Herbie Newell is joined by his wife Ashley, who helped their children found Stand for Orphans, and Jenna and Mary Beth Brown, a mother and daughter duo that have participated in Stand for Orphans for years, for a discussion about the impact of this initiative. Hear about the heart behind Stand for Orphans and how to engage your children in orphan care from a young age. GUEST Ashley Newell is the wife of Herbie Newell and helped her children found Stand for Orphans. Jenna and Mary Beth Brown have...
Aug 25, 2021•39 min
GUESTS Karla Thrasher, Director of International Adoption, is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a licensed social worker. She is also a TBRI® Practitioner, certified by the TCU Karen Purvis Institute of Child Development. Karla has been on staff at Lifeline since 2001 and currently serves as the Director of International Adoption. In her role, Karla is privileged to manage the day to day of Lifeline’s International Department and provide leadership to the international te...
Aug 18, 2021•28 min
GUEST Ann Maura Hinton is the Director of BRIDGE Educational Services. She joined the Lifeline team in August of 2017. She brings with her over 25 years of teaching experiences in a variety of different settings and with a variety of different abilities. She loves to learn and is constantly looking for new ways to help build a bridge from frustration to hope alongside families in need. She is a certified Cognitive Developmental Therapist and has earned her master’s and undergraduate degree in Sp...
Aug 11, 2021•42 min
GUEST Lynn Beckett, Education Specialist at Lifeline Children's Services, received her bachelor of social work from the University of Georgia in 1981. She worked in the area of foster care and adoption in Georgia and Virginia before joining Lifeline staff in 1989. She became a TBRI® Practitioner in 2016. Lynn feels that it is an incredible privilege to be able to be a part of this ministry that is so committed to the care of orphans both here in the States and around the world. Lynn is married t...
Aug 04, 2021•34 min
HOST Rick Morton is the Vice President of Engagement at Lifeline Children's Services. RESOURCES Parent Coaching is a service available for any parent who needs additional insight into their child’s behavior. Each 45-60 minute session is tailored to each family and child. These sessions are filled with proven tools and techniques to help parents build additional strengths in parenting. Visit lifelinechild.org/parentcoaching for more information and to be connected with a Lifeline staff member. LI...
Jul 28, 2021•35 min
HOST Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services and its ministry arms. CO-HOST Rick Morton is the Vice President of Engagement at Lifeline Children's Services. RESOURCES For those seeking to adopt, we have produced an eBook to help you as you financially prepare for the journey. This resource is filled with tips, resources, contact information for grant organizations, and more. To receive this free eBook or to learn more, visit lifelinechild.org/fundy...
Jul 21, 2021•28 min
HOST Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services and its ministry arms. CO-HOST Rick Morton is the Vice President of Engagement at Lifeline Children's Services. RESOURCES Stand for Orphans is our kid-initiated, kid-run opportunity to make a difference in the lives of orphaned and vulnerable children around the world. There are many ways to utilize Stand – making lemonade, baking cookies, doing an online talent show, etc. There really is no limit and al...
Jul 07, 2021•38 min
GUEST Lauren Eddie joined the Lifeline staff in January of 2018 as a pregnancy counselor. She’s originally from New Orleans, LA. She got her undergrad in social work at Mississippi College and then continued her education by attending The University of Alabama for grad school. HOST Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services and its ministry arms. CO-HOST Rick Morton is the Vice President of Engagement at Lifeline Children's Services. RESOURCES Vessels...
Jun 30, 2021•11 min
GUEST Julie Adams, Arc Stories Speaker. HOST Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services and its ministry arms. CO-HOST Rick Morton is the Vice President of Engagement at Lifeline Children's Services. RESOURCES Parent Coaching is a service available for any parent who needs additional insight into their child’s behavior. Tailored to each family and each child. These are 45-60-minute sessions filled with proven tools and techniques to use in building ad...
Jun 23, 2021•13 min
GUEST Shane Etheredge joined Lifeline in September of 2019. He is from Birmingham, Alabama and serves on the Marketing Team as the Creative Director. Shane received his BA in Graphic Design at Auburn University. Shane has been married to Brandi since 2005 and they have two boys keeping them busy and two girls adopted from Ukraine. HOST Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services and its ministry arms. CO-HOST Rick Morton is the Vice President of Engage...
Jun 16, 2021•15 min
GUEST Mckinley Landen serves on the Education team as a Family Therapist. She received her Bachelors in Human Development and Family Sciences and her Masters in Social Work from Samford University. McKinley primarily works with attachment and trauma in adolescents, adults, and couples, as well as helping people with anxiety, grief, depression, anger, marriage and parenting support. McKinley utilizes Person-Centered Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapies, and Family Systems Therapies. She enjoys worki...
Jun 09, 2021•35 min
GUEST Dr. Walt Mueller, the Founder and President of Parent Youth Understanding. It helps provide parents with an understanding of the culture that kids are living in, and how to respond to conversations through a gospel-centered perspective. HOST Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services and its ministry arms. CO-HOST Rick Morton is the Vice President of Engagement at Lifeline Children's Services. RESOURCES Stand for Orphans® is an initiative create...
Jun 02, 2021•52 min
GUEST Jessie Jacobs , is a social worker in the Huntsville office on the Foster Care team. Jessie received her BS in Psychology at Blue Mountain College and her Masters of Social Work from Auburn University. Carrie Dean , is a mom through Foster Care. Carrie has brought two generations home. Chris and Alicia Johnson are bringing the Church to bear in child welfare. They are adoptive and foster parents. Chris serves as the National Director of Church Engagement at Lifeline. You may also know thei...
May 26, 2021•27 min
GUEST Ed Litton is the Pastor of Redemption Church in Mobile, Alabama and nominated as the President of the Southern Baptist Convention HOST Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services and its ministry arms. CO-HOST Rick Morton is the Vice President of Engagement at Lifeline Children's Services. RESOURCES We house hundreds of helpful articles, activity ideas, and other materials on our Resources Page. Topics covered include: adoption, attachment, sibli...
May 19, 2021•57 min
GUEST Aren Williams joined Lifeline in October 2020. She is from Birmingham, Alabama and serves on our Foster Care Team as the Older Youth & Independent Living Transitions Coordinator. Aren attended Baylor University and received her Bachelors in Business Administration and later her Masters of Science in Health Administration and Masters of Business Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. HOST Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’...
May 12, 2021•39 min
GUEST Ann Maura Hinton is the Director of BRIDGE Educational Services. She joined the Lifeline team in August of 2017. She brings with her over 25 years teaching experiences in a variety of different settings and with a variety of different disabilities. She loves to learn and is constantly looking for new ways to help build a bridge from frustration to hope alongside families in need. She is a certified Cognitive Developmental Therapist and has earned her master’s and undergraduate degree in Sp...
Apr 28, 2021•44 min
GUEST Angela Maines, MA, LPC, TBRI® Practitioner, Registered Play Therapist, joined Lifeline’s team in December 2012. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a minor in Family Science from Anderson University, a Master’s Degree in Licensed Professional Counseling from Liberty University, and a certificate in Play Therapy from Capella University. Angela primarily works with attachment and trauma in children, adolescents, and adults, as well as helping people with anxiety, grief, depressio...
Apr 21, 2021•42 min
GUEST Kristen Avery, is a missionary in Kenya. She provides an adoptive parents perspective during a really difficult year. HOST Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services and its ministry arms. CO-HOST Rick Morton is the Vice President of Engagement at Lifeline Children's Services. RESOURCES We house hundreds of helpful articles, activity ideas, and other materials on our Resources Page. Topics covered include: adoption, attachment, siblings, medical...
Apr 14, 2021•41 min
GUEST Lynn Beckett, received her bachelors of social work from the University of Georgia in 1981. She worked in the area of foster care and adoption in Georgia and Virginia before joining Lifeline staff in 1989. She became a TBRI® Practitioner in 2016. Lynn feels that it is an incredible privilege to be able to be a part of this ministry that is so committed to the care of orphans both here in the states and around the world. HOST Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeli...
Apr 07, 2021•51 min
GUEST Rob Pacienza, Lead Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida HOST Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services and its ministry arms. RESOURCES The Defender Bible Study Another free weekly podcast for you – led by a Lifeline staff member. Featuring an in-depth study either on a portion of Scripture, or a book like “Plain Theology for Plain People” or “New Morning Mercies,” etc. LIFELINE CHILDREN'S SERVICES The miss...
Mar 31, 2021•32 min
GUEST Brad Evangelista , lead pastor at CrossPointe Church in Columbus, Georgia and church partner with Lifeline Children's Services. RESOURCES Parent Coaching is a service available for any parent who needs additional insight into their child’s behavior. Tailored to each family and each child. These are 45-60-minute sessions filled with proven tools and techniques to use in building additional strengths in parenting. HOST Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Child...
Mar 24, 2021•32 min
Bridge Educational Services - lifelinechild.org/bridge GUEST Rick Burgess has been the cohost of the “Rick and Bubba Show” since 1994, a nationally syndicated radio show which airs to 1.2 million people weekly. Rick has coauthored multiple New York Times bestselling books that are autobiographical in nature, but his latest release is a 40-day devotional designed to disciple men, a personal passion and calling from the Lord. "How to Be a Man, the Pursuit of Christ-Centered Masculinity" is coautho...
Mar 17, 2021•43 min
Lifeline Store - https://store.lifelinechild.org/ GUEST Jason was born and raised in Birmingham, AL before moving to Suwanee, GA where he would finish high school. Upon graduation, Jason signed a football scholarship at The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) where he would be a 4 year starter and 4 year letter winner at Fullback. Though raised in a home that taught him to love and fear God, it was not until his sophomore year at Ole Miss when he began to walk faithfully with Jesus. In 2009 Jas...
Mar 10, 2021•27 min
Lifeline Store - https://store.lifelinechild.org/ GUEST Pastor John Onwuchekwa RESOURCES Join us for the next Arc Stories event, featuring Lifeline family stories on adoption, fostering, family restoration, and orphan care. Proceeds from the event go to support Lifeline's ministry departments taking gospel hope to the vulnerable. Purchase Your Tickets Today ! HOST Herbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services and its ministry arms. LIFELINE CHILDREN'S SE...
Mar 03, 2021•34 min
Lifeline Store - https://store.lifelinechild.org/ GUEST Josh Caldwell, Vice President of International Ministries Claire Davis, Program Director of Domestic Adoption Kemonia Brown, MA, LPC, NCC, Family Therapist RESOURCES Parent Coaching is a service available for any parent who needs additional insight into their child’s behavior. Tailored to each family and each child. These are 45-60-minute sessions filled with proven tools and techniques to use in building additional strengths in parenting. ...
Feb 24, 2021•20 min
Lifeline Store - https://store.lifelinechild.org/ GUEST Jason Paredes, is the lead pastor of Fielder Church in Arlington, Texas and joined the staff in 2005. He assumed the role as lead pastor in 2016. He has an amazing family. (Wife: Virginia and has 5 daughters and 1 son) RESOURCES Road Map to International Adoption Webinar: If you’re considering international adoption but are stuck with too many questions to list, we invite you to join an upcoming webinar, Road Map to International Adoption. ...
Feb 17, 2021•35 min
Lifeline Store - https://store.lifelinechild.org/ GUEST Chuck Johnson serves as president and CEO of the National Council For Adoption. He is responsible for all aspects of NCFA, including management as well as implementing the organization’s mission. He is an advocate for children, birth parents, and adoptive families, and is a frequent writer, speaker, and commentator on adoption policy and practice. Prior to joining NCFA, Chuck served 17 years with a licensed child-placing agency in Alabama, ...
Feb 10, 2021•41 min
Lifeline Store - https://store.lifelinechild.org/ GUEST Chuck Johnson serves as president and CEO of the National Council For Adoption. He is responsible for all aspects of NCFA, including management as well as implementing the organization’s mission. He is an advocate for children, birth parents, and adoptive families, and is a frequent writer, speaker, and commentator on adoption policy and practice. Prior to joining NCFA, Chuck served 17 years with a licensed child-placing agency in Alabama, ...
Feb 03, 2021•37 min
Lifeline Store - https://store.lifelinechild.org/ GUEST Lili, Birth Mother, shares her story of God's goodness and mercy. Lili is a super hero in our eyes as she was faced with overwhelming odds and options. Learn more about how Lili had to decide what was best for herself and her twins. Lauren Eddie, Pregnancy Counselor, joined the Lifeline staff in January of 2018. She’s originally from New Orleans, LA. She received her undergrad in social work at Mississippi College and then continued her edu...
Jan 27, 2021•32 min
Lifeline Store - https://store.lifelinechild.org/ GUEST Dr. Rick Morton, Vice President of Engagement Rick shepherds Lifeline's outreach to individuals, churches, and organizational ministry partners as well as the ministry’s commitment to publishing resources that aid families and churches in discipling orphans and vulnerable children. Holding both the Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Arts degrees in Christian Education from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Rick taught on the faculty...
Jan 20, 2021•37 min
