Faith, Family, and Foster Care with Jamie Finn

🎙️In this episode of The Defender Podcast, we welcome Jamie Finn—author, nonprofit leader, and advocate for vulnerable children. As a foster and adoptive mom, she shares her journey, the biggest challenges foster families face, and how the Church can offer meaningful support. Jamie and her husband, Alan, have been foster parents for over 11 years, welcoming more than 30 children into their home while parenting seven children through birth, adoption, and foster care. She discusses how faith sustains her, the heart behind her work, and how she equips and encourages families through writing, speaking, and ministry.

🎧 Tune in to hear:
✅ Jamie’s personal fostering journey & challenges
✅ The biggest needs of foster families today
✅ How churches can truly support foster parents
✅ How faith sustains families through the highs and lows of fostering

Guest: Jamie Finn

Jamie is the author of Foster the Family, founder and president of Foster the Family, host of The Real Mom Podcast, and owner of Goods & Better. She is a sought-after speaker for foster and adoptive parent events and offers encouragement through her popular social media accounts. Jamie and her husband, Alan, live in New Jersey with their seven children.

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Host: Dr. Rick Morton

Dr. Rick Morton is the Vice President of Engagement at Lifeline Children’s Services.

Resources & Next Steps: 

💙 Interested in Foster Care? At Lifeline Children’s Services, we equip families with gospel-centered training to make a lasting impact in the foster care system. Whether you’re considering fostering or supporting foster families, we have resources, training, and support to guide you.

🔗 Learn more: LifelineChild.org/Foster

📖 About Lifeline Children’s Services:
Our mission is to equip the Body of Christ to manifest the gospel to vulnerable children. Our vision is for children and communities to be transformed by the gospel and to make disciples.

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