How every Christian can support adoption and foster care

About this episode

Todd Unzicker and Andrew Hopper discuss the connection between spiritual adoption and caring for orphans, emphasizing the role of the church in supporting adoptive and foster families.

Join Todd Unzicker and Andrew Hopper as they discuss the theological connection between believers’ spiritual adoption in Christ and the call to care for the orphan. Discover how your church can grow from “guilt-driven” ministry to become a community of “rope holders” for the vulnerable and the families caring for them. In this episode, Todd Unzicker sits down with Andrew Hopper, pastor of Mercy Hill Church, to discuss his new book, Chosen: Building Your Family the Way God Builds His. Hopper shares his personal journey as an adoptive father and explains why adoption should never be a “litmus test” for the faith, but rather a response to the gospel. They explore the theological framework of being “chosen” by God and how that reality should naturally overflow into a church’s mission to care for vulnerable children. Listen as they offer practical encouragement and unpack different ways local church members and N.C. Baptists can act as “rope holders” – the vital support system of believers who sustain adoptive and foster families. Whether through financial generosity, providing childcare or offering relational support, Hopper and Unzicker emphasize that every member of the local…

People in this episode

Host: Todd Unzicker

Guest: Andrew Hopper

Topics covered

• adoption
• foster care
• theological connection
• church support
• vulnerable children
• gospel-centered home

Keywords

• adoption
• foster care
• church support
• theology
• vulnerable children
• gospel
• community support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mercy Hill Church, Every Child

Books & works: Chosen: Building Your Family the Way God Builds His