When Unplanned Becomes Purpose - Interview with Roland Warren
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Aaron & Jennifer Smith
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🗓️ 9 January 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode of the Marriage After God podcast, Aaron interviews Roland Warren, CEO of Care Net, who shares his powerful journey from facing an unplanned pregnancy as a Princeton student to leading one of the largest pregnancy care networks in America. Through his story and ministry experience, Roland presents a transformative perspective shift from being merely "pro-life" to embracing what he calls "pro-abundant life."
In this profound conversation, we explore:
- How Roland's personal experience with unplanned pregnancy shaped his ministry
- Why the traditional "pro-life" label falls short of God's complete vision
- The crucial role fathers play in pregnancy decisions
- How the story of Mary and Joseph provides a biblical model for facing unplanned pregnancy
- The church's vital role in supporting vulnerable families
- The connection between the Great Commandment, Great Commission, and the sanctity of life
- Why discipleship must be at the heart of pregnancy care ministry
Whether you're passionate about life issues, interested in family ministry, or simply want to understand how to better support those facing unplanned pregnancies, this conversation offers biblical wisdom for embracing God's complete vision for life and family.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, marriage, God, family. I wanted to take a quick moment to tell you about Samaritan Ministries, biblical health care that puts your family first. |
| 0:07.3 | See, we're so excited about this because my family and I, we've been using Samaritan Ministries for years for our family health care, and we truly love it. |
| 0:14.3 | If you've never heard of them, Samaritan Ministries is a biblical solution to health care. |
| 0:18.4 | It's a community of believers who share each other's medical needs through prayer, encouragement, and direct financial support. You'll actually get money |
| 0:26.0 | directly from another believer to help pay for your bills, and every month you'll pay directly |
| 0:30.4 | to another believer to help pay their bills. And not only do you get to send this directly to |
| 0:35.0 | them, but you also get to pray for them and send them a message of encouragement. |
| 0:38.8 | We love it, and you'll love it. |
| 0:41.0 | We get to have the freedom to choose our own doctors while participating in a ministry that prioritizes Christian values. |
| 0:46.5 | Plus, it could be more affordable than what you're currently paying right now. |
| 0:50.1 | So if you're interested in finding out more about Samaritan Ministries and what they could do for your family and your medical needs, |
| 0:55.9 | please go to Marriage AfterGod.com forward slash SM, that's the letters SM, |
| 1:01.5 | Marriage AfterGod.com forward slash SM, and find out more about Samaritan Ministries and see if it's got a good fit for your family. |
| 1:09.3 | Hey, everyone, welcome back to another episode of the Merit Draft for God podcast. |
| 1:12.5 | In this episode, I get the pleasure of interviewing Roland Warren, the CEO of cairnett.org. |
| 1:20.2 | This is an organization that my family and I have been supporting for years now. |
| 1:24.9 | Even when you buy a book from our store, a portion of the proceeds |
| 1:27.8 | go to cairnett.org. They have over 1,200, I believe, pregnancy resource centers around the |
| 1:35.3 | country. They don't just promote pro-life. They are pro-abundant life. And that's what this |
| 1:41.0 | conversation is about today is, is about Warren and his life, how he became the CEO of cairnett.org, and also what care net's about. |
| 1:50.0 | And we just got into a really great discussion about Mary and Jesus and unplanned pregnancies and the power that the church has and the mandate that the church has in supporting pro-abundant life, |
| 2:02.0 | not just desiring to see babies be born, but also seeing mothers and fathers and families |
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