Bill sat down with Adrien Lewis of CarePortal for a for a powerful conversation about Care-Sharing and how your church can live out Matthew 25 by meeting the needs of families in your own community.

If you want an easy way for your church to see and serve your neighbors, especially the vulnerable kids in your midst, watch the replay or read about the webinar below.

Visit CarePortal’s website www.careportal.org to get your church connected today.

What Is Care-Sharing—and How Your Church Can Live It Out

Every pastor longs to see their church embody Matthew 25:

“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”

But many churches struggle to know how to make that command practical in their community.
That’s where CarePortal, and a new idea called Care-Sharing, comes in.

What Is Care-Sharing?

Adrien Lewis, founder of CarePortal, coined the term “care-sharing” to describe what happens when technology helps believers see and serve their most vulnerable neighbors.

Just like ride-sharing connects riders and drivers, care-sharing connects people in need with people who want to help. It’s not a new idea. It’s the Church living out the Gospel with a little technological boost.

Care-sharing gives churches a trustworthy, frictionless way to mobilize members to meet real, verified needs in their own ZIP codes. And it’s transforming how congregations live out compassion every day of the week.

The Story Behind CarePortal

Adrien didn’t start in ministry. He worked in business development until a mission trip to Haiti changed everything. Seeing people care for one another with almost nothing awakened him to God’s heart for vulnerable children.

Years later, while serving with The Global Orphan Project, Adrien and his wife became foster parents. That experience revealed a gap close to home:
Most children in foster care aren’t there because of abuse but because of neglect and poverty.

He saw that while churches wanted to help, many didn’t know how to start. Asking families to open their homes to foster children felt overwhelming. So Adrien began asking a different question:

What if the Church could step in earlier, before families fall apart?

That vision became CarePortal.

How CarePortal Works

CarePortal is a web-based platform and mobile app that bridges two worlds:

• Submitters (social workers, school counselors, caseworkers) identify families in crisis and post verified needs.
  
• Responders (churches, small groups, individuals) receive those requests and choose how to respond.
  

A local mom trying to regain custody of her children might need beds before they can come home. A family might need groceries or help paying a utility bill. Those requests are vetted by professionals, then shared with nearby churches.

When a church member donates a bed, or shows up to help set it up, they don’t just meet a physical need. They form what CarePortal calls a meaningful connection: a relationship that offers both help and hope.

Why It Matters for Your Church

Care-sharing isn’t another program to run. It’s a pathway for your people to live out the compassion they already have.

Through CarePortal, your church can:

• Serve families in crisis within your own community
  
• Build relationships that open doors for the Gospel
  
• Partner with schools, agencies, and other churches for greater impact
  
• Reignite your congregation’s sense of purpose and unity
  

And there’s no cost to churches. Agencies and donors fund the platform, so your people can simply focus on showing up and serving.

Getting Started

It’s simple to begin:

1. Visit CarePortal.org.
   
2. Enroll your church and identify a leader or small team to coordinate responses.
   
3. Start meeting real needs in your community. One family at a time.
   

CarePortal’s team will walk alongside you, providing training, technology setup, and practical support.

Be the Church, Church.

Adrien Lewis says it best:

“When we see and serve our neighbors, we bump up against Jesus, and it changes us.”