Disparaging heart: the black church's response to abandoned infants and children, 2003
Jones, Betty Ryan
2003-04-15
2000-2009
The project for this dissertation was a train-the trainer awareness workshop regarding Black abandoned infants and children. The purpose of this project was to develop programs within the Black church to create awareness regarding black abandoned infants and children and their families, inclusive of other needs, that will ultimately lead to the prevention of abandonment. In America, there are more than 588,000 infants and children in state custody with 7,000 of these entering state custody on an annual basis. The state of Georgia has an astounding daily rate of 14, 300. 40% of these children are Black. Black infants and children languish in state institutions longer than whites because of the color of their skin and because there are not enough Black families adopting or becoming foster parents. The train-the-trainer workshop was a medium by which trainers were empowered to train leaders and lay people in the development of programs within Black churches in the metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia area in order to prevent the abandonment of infants and children. The modules used in the workshop were selected to inform and educate participants regarding these infants and children and their families. The intent of the project was to create an awareness of the plight of this segment of our society, including their families, through a train-the-trainer awareness workshop. To facilitate awareness, a workshop was designed that promotes the establishing of ministries in Black churches, shows an understanding of the role of these churches, and empowers lay people to develop on-going ministries that relate to the affected population. Traditionally, the Black church has been the support arm for the Black family. The link between the Black church and the Black family must be reestablished and maintained to help prevent the continued abandonment of these infants and children.
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Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Interdenominational Theological Center
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/itc.td:2003_jones_betty_r
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