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" Be the Village: "
Barrick, Bradley Jackson
Mostert, Johan
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1110771
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TLpq2491062203
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Barrick, Bradley Jackson
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Mostert, Johan
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Be the Village:\ Barrick, Bradley JacksonMostert, Johan
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| College
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Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
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2021
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2021
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D.Min.
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263
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| Abstract
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The current foster care system in the United States remains overloaded and overwhelmed. This has led to a foster system that suffers from a lack of capacity, stability, and quality. The Church, however, holds the answer to addressing the crises facing the foster care system because foster care aligns with the heart of God, who mandates the Church to care for the orphaned. When churches properly view foster children and foster families in the way that God views and cares for them, churches will take responsibility by loving, encouraging, and supporting them. In response to God’s mandate to care for foster families, this project launched Be the Village, a fully operational and highly effective ministry that recruits new foster parents and provides wraparound care for current foster families. To accomplish this, Enid First Assembly partnered with CompaCare, an Assemblies of God Family Services Agency, and developed its foster care ministry under the 4-phase, 17-step CompaCare design. This project also analyzed the effectiveness of the CompaCare model. A pre- and post-ministry online assessment ascertained foster families’ reactions to the wraparound support provided by Be the Village. The evaluative measures indicate that the CompaCare plan is well-designed, easy to execute, and highly successful. Our foster families experienced a complete transformation in relation to feeling appreciated, encouraged, and supported.
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Pastoral counseling
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Social work
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Theology
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