Alternative Parenting Experience : a training for increasing participation in foster care in the life and ministry of Memorial Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Missouri.

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dc.contributor.advisorVang, Preben, 1955-
dc.contributor.authorTowns, Mark Edward.
dc.contributor.departmentTruett Seminaryen_US
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University. George W. Truett Seminaryen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-05T16:21:51Z
dc.date.available2020-11-05T16:21:51Z
dc.date.copyright2017
dc.date.issued2020-11-05
dc.description.abstractThis project will introduce the Alternative Parenting Experience (APEX) training as a process for increasing participation in foster care in the life and ministry of Memorial Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Missouri. The project will implement a seven-week intervention with the APEX training, which has three main components: 1) training and certification as a Certified Respite Provider through the Cole County Department of Social Services, facilitated by a licensed social worker, 2) training on the biblical, theological, and social reasons for foster care in the local church, 3) engaging in two respite care events (one in-home interview and one three-hour group respite), and 4) a guided journal to record the experiences of each participant throughout the trainings. Eight church members were selected to participate in the APEX training, each of whom was asked to complete all seven-weeks of the intervention and to take part in pre- and post-intervention interviews. The research of this project was guided by two major research questions: 1) What effect did the APEX Training have on participants’ involvement in foster care in Jefferson City, Missouri and 2) What effect did the APEX Training have on members’ understanding of their relationship with God as parent?en_US
dc.description.degreeD.Min.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2104/11157
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectAlternative Parenting Experience (APEX) training.en_US
dc.subjectFoster care.en_US
dc.subjectRespite care.en_US
dc.subjectMemorial Baptist Church (Jefferson City, Missouri)en_US
dc.subjectGod as parent.en_US
dc.titleAlternative Parenting Experience : a training for increasing participation in foster care in the life and ministry of Memorial Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Missouri.en_US
dc.typeProjecten_US

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