Collaborate
Hosted by the CAFO Global Network
Collaborate brings together CAFO Global Network leaders from around the world to share expertise, make new connections, learn best practices and add your voice to joint projects and objectives that are key to vibrant, locally-led vulnerable child and family care networks. This year’s in-person Collaborate event is in Nashville and we will be learning and discussing the theme of Church Engagement.
The goals of the Collaborate forum are:
- To gather member networks of the CAFO Global Network and other global advocates to share and collaborate on strategies to develop movements and engage local churches in family and community-based care.
- To understand foundational building blocks of best practices and the latest research to wisely guide regional/national networks.
- To gather working groups to collaborate on CAFO Global Network projects and objectives to benefit the global movement.
- To continue developing attendees’ leadership skills to better serve their emerging/growing networks.
The Collaborate Global Forum will be a hybrid of in-person, virtual and locally hosted Collaborate+ events. All connected via online sessions!
Presenters
Jason Weber, Director of More Than Enough
Jason and his wife Trisha first gained a passion for children in foster care while living and working in the inner city. Many of the kids and families they encountered in their neighborhood had experienced foster care at some point in their lives. Partially as a result of this experience, Jason and Trisha became foster parents and have been caring for and adopting children from U.S. foster care since 2001. They have had the privilege of adopting their five children from foster care. Jason has helped to produce and write several books, bible studies, and other tools all created to serve the Church as it cares for hurting kids. He eagerly anticipates the day when God, through his Church, provides more than enough for kids and families in foster care. Jason serves as the National Director of Foster Care Initiatives for the Christian Alliance for Orphans and currently lives in Plano, Texas.
Jason Johnson, Director of Church Mobilization, CAFO
Jason Johnson serves as CAFO’s Director of Church Mobilization and Engagement, providing training, coaching and consulting to church-based ministry leaders and organizational executives around the country.
After 20+ years in church based ministry staff and nonprofit leadership roles Jason has seen both sides of the equation up close – being approached by nonprofits as a church staff member and approaching church leaders as part of nonprofit organizations. You name it and he’s likely seen, felt and experienced the dynamic and nuanced nature of these relationships.
Jason is also a sought-after speaker for churches, retreats, conferences, and events for foster and adoptive parents as well as for those considering getting involved. He has authored four books: Reframing Foster Care, Everyone Can Do Something, ALL IN Orphan Care and Effectively Engaging Churches. You can find many of his writings at www.jasonjohnsonblog.com.
Jason and his wife, Emily and their young daughters became a foster family in 2012. They live in Texas with their daughters and are loving the teenage years they’re in with their girls!
Details
Date: Tuesday, Sept 17
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Brentwood Baptist Church, TN