S5 13: Making Abortion Unthinkable: The Church’s Role in Supporting Women with Amy Ford
The Strong Women Podcast
Sarah Stonestreet
2.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
God doesn’t need you to do big things for Him. He wants you to take the small steps of obedience that are right in front of you. These small steps eventually led Amy Ford to start Embrace Grace, a ministry dedicated to helping churches support women and families facing unplanned pregnancy. Tune in to hear how the Church can make abortion unthinkable by creating a culture of love, encouragement, and tangible support.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Strong Women podcast, where we explore the beautifully diverse ways God invites and equips women to participate in his story. |
| 0:16.0 | We're here to encourage one another as we step out of the shallow definitions of what it means to be a woman |
| 0:22.3 | and into the flourishing life that comes when we walk out our design. |
| 0:27.0 | I'm your host Sarah Stone Street. |
| 0:28.7 | I'm so glad you're here. |
| 0:33.2 | Welcome back, listeners. |
| 0:34.5 | I'm so glad you're with us today. |
| 0:36.2 | Before we jump in, I wanted to read you |
| 0:38.0 | something that came through on our Apple podcast reviews. This is from Fab Five of Kansas. I wish I knew |
| 0:46.5 | who actually wrote this comment, because it's so encouraging. So if you are Fab Five, thanks so much. |
| 0:52.2 | But she says, finding this podcast has been such a blessing. Every |
| 0:56.6 | episode becomes my new favorite. What I especially love is it's for all ages of women, whether you're |
| 1:03.0 | young, married, single, divorced, empty nester, retirement age, grandparent, you will gain more |
| 1:08.9 | insight about your faith. My reading list continues to grow |
| 1:12.5 | based on all the recommendations, which is another big plus. Whenever I'm asked to recommend a podcast, |
| 1:19.1 | this is the one I give. I love being a woman so much more from listening. And I appreciate that |
| 1:25.3 | encouragement so much because I agree with you. Like I love being a woman so much more just by learning how God has gifted us in unique ways, but invites us all in the same way to participate with him. So thanks for that. And you guys, if you haven't had a chance, go rate our podcast wherever you get your podcast and write a review. It helps people find us better. But I'm going to thank you in advance because I know you guys will go do that. So I appreciate it. My guest today is Amy Ford. And Amy has a real passion to help churches serve those who are facing unplanned pregnancies. |
| 2:02.8 | And she and her husband Ryan have four kids and about to have a grandkid, which is so fun. |
| 2:08.8 | And they began this ministry, Embrace Grace, in 2012. |
| 2:13.3 | And the whole goal is this passion of hers to help churches open their doors and minister to these families, these men and women, who have found themselves in an unplanned pregnancy. |
| 2:26.8 | And Amy has a small dream. |
| 2:28.4 | Very small. |
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