https://www.foster-church.org/new daily 0.75 2020-04-30 https://www.foster-church.org/home daily 1.0 2021-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1611332433166-7ZC7KOGNYNYQTBN65NVM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Foster Fos-ter :to promote growth or development of: :encourage: :to care for or cherish: https://www.foster-church.org/together daily 0.75 2022-01-22 https://www.foster-church.org/our-hope daily 0.75 2022-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1621872343905-SJAV78PQFGD73CFV8H30/unsplash-image-yZrn66TS5Uw.jpg What - Good to know. Mission: To become the type of people who love God with our whole person and who love our neighbors as much as we love ourselves. Vision: A body of disciples who seek to foster abundant life in the Kingdom of God who are marked by their love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Values: We value sincerity, humility, accuracy, ongoing spiritual maturity and transformation. Service: We serve the foster care community by becoming foster families and/or supporting foster families through sharing our time, resources, and skills. Other-oriented: We focus our attention and care on our sphere of influence and serve the people and places in our path. We are careful to ensure our path intersects with those who are unlike ourselves, and are mindful that our choices do not contribute to the oppression of creation. Our Logo: A sprouting tree surrounded by water, fostered by a diverse community that comprises the good soil. “Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jer. 17:7-8. https://www.foster-church.org/our-story daily 0.75 2022-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1592241138123-FV1VAHMDUZLI40PA9YBS/AroHa_02.jpg Who The pastors live in Edmonds, WA. We (Dan and Krista), have a few rambunctious children and clearly enjoy sunset pictures. We graduated from Regent College with Masters of Divinity and have been in ministry for 17 years. We like sports (and we don’t care who knows), hanging out with people, good books, good food and playing in the woods. https://www.foster-church.org/people-1 daily 0.75 2022-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1604427917040-T4R1VFT7K7M012L07F2C/IWQeV%2525f8T8KaGYfR7dTzUA.jpg Where https://www.foster-church.org/offering daily 0.75 2022-01-22 https://www.foster-church.org/groups daily 0.75 2020-05-19 https://www.foster-church.org/sermons daily 0.75 2020-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1589836980152-66A8A92OGU4ZD5G3A98A/image-asset.jpeg Listen https://www.foster-church.org/learn-more-1 daily 0.75 2020-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1592409610570-1N0DOWYQUF4K6GFP1KAU/image-asset.jpeg Learn More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1592410260299-A14C4E63O1A3YDR9VDXQ/image-asset.jpeg Learn More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1592411689211-IBVH7XAZ6M5SQ19Q69VJ/image-asset.jpeg Learn More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1588181510193-QC0NDQWS14EYO55AKURJ/MEH_0725.jpg Learn More https://www.foster-church.org/watch daily 0.75 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1589835105603-0BCE4DBET8AWEZW4COZY/image-asset.jpeg Watch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1589836323740-MJS8D0G98OQ03LMIXB4G/image-asset.jpeg Watch https://www.foster-church.org/read daily 0.75 2022-04-12 https://www.foster-church.org/not-really-a-church-person daily 0.75 2022-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1592406526950-0B04BHWD9QGG56HP46Y5/image-asset.jpeg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1592406673368-6VO9W0DI6VLPEAYBOXZB/image-asset.jpeg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1592406760426-86OONWHSN1884BWUJGWK/image-asset.jpeg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1592412336933-2HSA76S8YDPRCD46WM97/image-asset.jpeg Welcome - What to do now? Connect with the pastors. We would love to meet you and answer questions about Foster-Church — what we are up to and where to begin. https://www.foster-church.org/pray daily 0.75 2020-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1592407607382-KZ5K2E6S5C8X0JMY7PMD/image-asset.jpeg Pray - Lectio Divina Purpose: Literally “divine reading” has become a way of reading Scripture by engaging the Bible with a posture of listening. Time needed: 5-15 minutes 1 – Invocation & Reading: Ask for God’s guidance and light through this time of prayer. Choose a passage of the Bible and read it slowly, giving space to absorb it. Do this 2 to 3 times, noting what stands out to you (a verse, phrase or word). 2 – Meditate: Think about the reading and ask God to help you see connections with your lifeImagine being in the situation, as a person to whom the words were originally addressed or as one of the characters in the story. 3 – Pray: Dialogue with God about the passage. Thank Him for the passage and ask Him to tell you anything you might need to hear. 4 – Contemplate: Note anything God might be teaching you through the passage, meditation and time of prayer. Clarify what it might be and express gratitude to God. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1592408026367-H0YHKEYN33BHABROD2KS/image-asset.jpeg Pray - Prayer of Examen Purpose: Originally used to prepare for Confession, this prayer method is a way of reviewing the day with God while giving thanks. Time Needed: A few minutes each day When: Typically at the end of the day First, pray for God to give you understanding and appreciation for the day that’s ending. Second, with gratitude, review the day. Third, note some of the thoughts and feelings that arise while reviewing the day. Where was God present? Where was he absent? Fourth (chose one of them), whether positive or negative, and bring it before God with a spirit of gratitude asking Him to make sense of it. Give thanks as you will. As His forgiveness for sins or regrets. Fifth, thank God again for the day and anticipate meeting Him tomorrow. https://www.foster-church.org/general-6 daily 0.75 2020-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e30c9ff770b7105aa1b17df/1592408832760-59HZMKKHBK9BQCR8NLAC/image-asset.jpeg Rest - Rest is essential to our wellbeing. It helps us see beauty, appreciate the people around us, and reset our priorities. Choose one day a week to slow down.