This New Adoption Movement has six levels.  Where do you fit in?

1. The People (parents, and supporters)
2. Churches (OCML—ministry, resources, support groups, county partnerships)
3. Alliance of Churches (several churches in a single geography working together strategically)
4. Resource Developers – (systems, tools, databases, training materials, curriculums, commercials, stories storehouse, etc.)
5. National Voices(the loud voice, media, and gathering of resources)
6. God—without a doubt we believe that God is orchestrating it all.

Project 1.27 fits into #3 and #4.  We work to unify the collective efforts of a lot of churches to serve a net population area of around 4 million people and their corresponding number of “waiting” children in foster care (around 1000).  The success of this model is based on a number of factors.

1. God’s providence—first and foremost
2. The Wind—where the Holy Spirit is moving
3. Churches—are the local churches willing to work together?  Are they motivated by the needs of the orphan
4. Pastors—are there pastors passionate about the issue, and are they willing to call their people from the pulpit
5. People—are Gods’ people in that area moved toward the orphan.

A Project 1.27 in your State? If you are interested in organizing an alliance of churches to recruit, train, and support Christians in Churches to adopt the waiting children in your local foster care system, then I want to encourage you to begin to prepare by doing the following.  As you progress through these steps, get in touch with us and we will help you along.  God willing, the resources will be available for everyone in this movement to walk together and find homes for our foster kids around the country. Assignments:

• Pray
• Write out a Strategic Plan (preparation, learning, consulting, recruiting, resourcing, walking)
• Build Preparation Budget based off your plan
• Present Initial Strategic Plan Preparation Budget to local pastors, businesses, individuals

Recommended Reading:

• The Adoption Network, Laura Christiansen
• The One Factor, Doug Sauder, 4 Kids of South Florida
• The Dangerous Classes of New York and Thirty Years of Work Among Them, Charles Loring Brace
• Small Town Big Miracle, Bishop W.C. Martin
• The Four Year Old Parent, Shane Salter
• Somebody’s Someone, Regina Louise

Recommended Resources:

• P-Base – Database – need web link
• P-Core – Parent Training Curriculum—need web link
• Nurturing God’s Way — Parent Training Curriculum
• Journey to Me — Parent Training Resource
• Hope for Orphans Resources — a Ministry of Family Life
• iCare About Orphans Resources — a Ministry of Focus on the Family
• Show Hope Resources — a Ministry of Steven Curtis Chapman
• Adoption Discovery — On-line training for small groups on the world of adoption
• Saddleback Church Orphan Care Connection — Pastor Rick Warren’s Church

Go to a Conference:

• Summit VI—Christian Alliance for Orphans, this is the big one

• Systems Conference—Project 1.27, CO.  The tools you need for a church alliance ministry and how to use them.
• OCML—Project 1.27, CO. How to start and build an adoption ministry in your local church

Send us your info:

• Can we give your contact info to other ministries in your local area? (Web entry link coming soon)

If you still have more questions then contact:  Chris Padbury, National Ambassador/Advisor of Project 1.27 at cpadbury@project127.com