The Study Guide is in the works. Its aim is to help illuminate the Biblical principles that serve as the foundation for the philosophy and the interventions detailed in The Connected Child. We are working hard to have this resource ready by early 2010. In the meantime, you can register for updates about the upcoming Study Guide by using the form below, and be sure to check out our other great resources.
Empowered To Connect Contributors
Karyn Purvis, PhD.
Dr. Purvis is the director of the TCU Institute of Child Development. She has devoted the past decade to developing research-based interventions for at-risk children. She and her colleague Dr. Dave Cross were awarded the Heroes in Healthcare Award in 2006 by the Dallas Business Journal, and they have co-authored a book titled The Connected Child (2007). Dr. Purvis is the recipient of the T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., statewide (Texas) Infant Mental Health Advocacy Award, and was recently honored by the National Council for Adoption as a Distinguished Fellow in Adoption and Child Development. She also serves until 2010 as the Presiding Officer of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Committee on Licensing Standards, appointed by Governor Perry in 2008. Karyn is a former foster parent, a mother of three boys and a grandmother of eight.
Michael and Amy Monroe
Michael and Amy Monroe are the proud parents of four children, each of whom were adopted. Together they lead Tapestry, the adoption and foster care ministry at Irving Bible Church. Since 2005 Tapestry has grown to serve hundreds of families and children through a wide variety of educational and social events, support groups, financial assistance and community outreach. Michael and Amy have had the privilege of personally providing support and counsel to countless couples and singles in the adoption and foster care process. They are also active leaders in the growing movement among Christian churches in America committed to serving orphans through adoption, foster care and international orphan care ministry. In addition, Michael and Amy lead the DFW Alliance of Adoption and Orphan Care Ministries, a network of over 20 churches in Dallas/Ft. Worth actively engaged in adoption, foster care and international orphan care ministry. Michael also writes frequently for national adoption and foster care publications and contributes regularly to AdoptiveDads.org.