Across the nation, the adoption movement is arising.

More and more people are embracing the fullness of what the writer James called 'pure religion' - to care for the orphans and widows. They are adopting or preparing themselves by doing home studies and asking the hard questions about what it means to be wholly pro-life.

Just as the rising tide floats the boat, this movement is having an affect on Church.  Pastors and leaders of congregations are  in the exciting position of leading a movement with a momentum of it's own. Those who choose to step up and help facilitate this new, proactive life movement will have the opportunity to build the kingdom - within their church walls and beyond - in an exciting new way.

It's not a denomination or even a network in the classic sense, but proactive nexus of like minded spiritual families who recognize what God is doing in regards to adoption, want it to run far and wide within their local church and beyond...and know that we can run further together than we can alone.

A Zoe Church...

Prays Regularly for the Adoption Movement

1. We believe that prayer is the most practical thing a church can do in furthering God's purposes.
   

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3. A Zoe Church will include adoption in it's regular prayer concerns - during services, at prayer meetings, whenever the saints gather to call on God. Praying for a spirit of adoption moves God's heart as well as keeps our heart tender toward these things.
   

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5. The Zoe Foundation can provide the local church with specific prayer points, real-life families to pray for, and updates on results of these prayer initiatives. We can also be a clearinghouse for your own adoption related prayer needs - you can unleash an army of prayer for your adoptive families by connecting with The Zoe Foundation.
   

Provides Congregation With Information on Adoption Resources and

Opportunities

1. There are countless people in your community who would like to adopt but don't know where to start. Additionally, many of the resources they find during internet searches are thinly disguised sales pitches from people looking to profit from the burden God has put on people's hearts. By helping sort fact from fiction, the local church can help build families in a concrete way.
   

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3. A Zoe Church will provide solid, practical, easy to understand resources to help people adopt.
   

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5. The Zoe Foundation is constantly gathering information on adoption resources in your area to compile into online and printable resource. Zoe Churches will get regular, updated information specific to their area, including occasional emergency placements that your home study ready families may be interested in adopting.
   

Publishes Adoption Stories in it's Newsletters and other Publications

1. Facts convince people of things but stories move their hearts to action. Every church has a newsletter, an email blast, a bulletin or some written form of communication that can be used to keep the spirit of adoption in front of the church body.
   

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3. A Zoe Church will use their forms of written communication to spread the spirit of adoption.
   

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5. The Zoe Foundation will be a resource for stories as well as make predesigned bulletin inserts available for you to customize with your own logos, contact information or service times. You add a few details to make it your own.
   

Promotes a Zoe Weekend Celebrating Adoption

1. Most of the American church is ardently prolife, but are not sure how to engage in the debate in a way that feels constructive and proactive.
   

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3. Once a year, each Zoe church focuses on the issue of adoption as a positive alternative to abortion. Suggested activities would be a Zoe Foundation fundraiser, a special sermon on the issue of adoption, or inviting adults who were adopted to share what it means to them to have been given a chance they might not have had.
   

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5. The Zoe Foundation will provide how toʼs, follow up information or even a speaker to maximize the impact on your congregation.