Name: Building an Effective Collaboration: Local networks that work and that last by More Than Enough Podcast
Duration: 27 min 44 s
Description: How do you build a local foster care network that actually works—and lasts? In this episode, we explore three essential structures for sustainable collaboration, with real-life insights from leaders of Every Child Arkansas: Phil Goad, Derek Brown, and Shayne Baker. Learn how steering teams, backbone support, and working groups can bring lasting impact to your community.

In this episode, we imagine together what it looks like when the Church supports families even before child welfare needs to remove children from homes, as Jason talks with Clint Brauer, Jeff Chaisson, and Ariel Moore. 

Cultivating Good Soil: Building strong biological families from the ground up

In this episode, Jason talks with Ryan Skoog and Peter Greer, two of the authors of the book Lead with Prayer. We then hear from five foster care leaders, Heidi White, Shelly Radic, Rhonda Littleton, Janelle Shelton, and Andrew Holmes about how they prioritize prayer in their lives, work, and leadership, as they serve children and families all across the country. 

Praying Leaders: Experiencing the power of God in foster care transformation

Discover insights from a new US foster care and adoption survey conducted by Pinkston and the Christian Alliance for Orphans that can help us better understand what the public really thinks about foster care and what truly motivates people to get involved. Download the full report in the show notes. https://cafo.org/podcasts/more-than-enough-podcast/mtep-episode18/

Removing Barriers to Foster Care: What new research reveals

Today we’re diving into something that sits right at the heart of what we’re all about — relationships. As believers, we know this isn’t just a nice idea. We’re uniquely called and equipped to offer the kind of relationships that go the distance — the kind that reflect the love and faithfulness of Jesus, even when things get messy.
We’ll hear today from Amber Knowles with The Riverside Project in Houston and then Stephanie Ellison, the Foster Adoption Ministry Associate Director at Beltway Park Church in Texas.  (Note: Her story is powerful, but it contains some sensitive themes that may not be ideal for younger listeners.)

Around the Table: Keeping relationships at the center of foster care strategy

In today’s episode, we explore the power of a local collaborative network where churches, organizations, agencies, and advocates are coordinating their efforts, working together to better support children and families in foster care. Jason is joined by Keith Fortier and Colin Wells, two members of a local network in Wake County, North Carolina, as they share stories of the impact they’ve seen in their own community. 

The Power of a Local Network: What’s possible when all the parts work together

How do you build a local foster care network that actually works—and lasts? In this episode, we explore three essential structures for sustainable collaboration, with real-life insights from leaders of Every Child Arkansas: Phil Goad, Derek Brown, and Shayne Baker. Learn how steering teams, backbone support, and working groups can bring lasting impact to your community.

Building an Effective Collaboration: Local networks that work and that last

This episode features an exclusive preview of the new audiobook version of Until There’s More Than Enough and then a conversation with Philip Pattison, the Executive Director of Foster the City. We explore how organizations can step into new spaces with care—so that unity grows—and so that kids and families are better off because of it.

Invading Someone’s Bubble: How turf wars significantly shape our ability to care for families

In this episode, we sit down with Austin Ludwig for a powerful conversation about the goodness of God, His redemptive heart, and the ways He’s worked in Austin’s life—often in unexpected and transformative ways. Austin is an artist, a passionate advocate for children in foster care, and a staff member at the Winshape Foundation, where he helps equip local churches in their mission to care for children in foster care. This honest, moving story is a beautiful reminder that even in brokenness, God is always at work.

A Conversation with Austin Ludwig

The More Than Enough Podcast connects you to the people, ideas, and tools in foster care that will help your community work together to fill the biggest gaps in caring for children and families.

Building an Effective Collaboration: Local networks that work and that last

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