Back to School Tips with Lynn Beckett
Education specialist, Lynn Beckett, joins Rick and Herbie to talk about the transition back to school with your kids.
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 to Brian and they have two daughters.
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
The ruling by the United States Supreme Court on the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health is impacting pro-life laws across the nation in significant ways. Many women are waking up with paralyzing fear and are facing an unknown future. We want them to know they are loved and valued as we share life-affirming options with them. Visit https://lifelinechild.org/dobbs-supreme-court-case/.
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION RESOURCES
ABCs for a Successful Start to the School Year
Back to School Tips for Educators
Creating Trauma-informed Classrooms
Helping to Make Schools More "Adoption-Friendly"
Sleep
Lunchbox Notes
Homework Help for Billie by Heather Forbes, LCSW
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 to Brian and they have two daughters.
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
The ruling by the United States Supreme Court on the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health is impacting pro-life laws across the nation in significant ways. Many women are waking up with paralyzing fear and are facing an unknown future. We want them to know they are loved and valued as we share life-affirming options with them. Visit https://lifelinechild.org/dobbs-supreme-court-case/.
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION RESOURCES
ABCs for a Successful Start to the School Year
Back to School Tips for Educators
Creating Trauma-informed Classrooms
Helping to Make Schools More "Adoption-Friendly"
Sleep
Lunchbox Notes
Homework Help for Billie by Heather Forbes, LCSW
LIFELINE CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The mission of Lifeline Children’s Services is to equip the Body of Christ to manifest the gospel to vulnerable children. Our vision is for vulnerable children and their communities to be transformed by the gospel and to make disciples.
Creators and Guests
Host
Herbie Newell
Herbie Newell serves as the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services, holds an MBA in Accounting from Samford University and brings years of experience from his work as an independent auditor at WAKM Companies, LLC. Serving as Lifeline's Executive Director since 2003, Herbie has significantly expanded international outreach, obtained licensure in 17 states, and led the establishment of the foster care arm. A passionate advocate, he co-founded (un)adopted in 2009, focusing on equipping orphaned children with life skills for community transformation. Herbie, also the author of "Image Bearers: Shifting from Pro-birth to Pro-Life," emphasizes that being pro-life extends beyond opposing abortion, urging a broader ethic that includes fighting for racial equality and embracing every individual with the love of Christ. Herbie and his wife, Ashley, reside in Birmingham, Alabama, and are the parents to three children.
Host
Rick Morton
As Vice President of Engagement, Rick Morton shepherds the ministry’s outreach to individual, church, 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. Prior to Lifeline, Rick served for 15 years as a college and seminary professor, and he also served local churches in Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi. He is an accomplished writer and sought after speaker. Most notably, Rick is the co-author of the popular Orphanology: Awakening to Gospel-centered Adoption and Orphan Care and the author of KnowOrphans: Mobilizing the Church for Global Orphanology. Rick and his lovely wife Denise have been married for over 32 years, and they have 3 children, all of whom joined their family through international adoption. God has continued to grow their family, and he now enjoys the role of “Doc” to his precious granddaughter!
Guest
Lynn Beckett
Lynn graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in social work. 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 and a certified Parent Coach with Connected Families in 2021. She is the manager of the Parent Coaching Services for Lifeline. Lynn feels that it is a privilege to be a part of Lifeline and to support families in their parenting journey. She is married to Brian and they have two daughters, two sons in law and three grandchildren.