ADOPTION IS AN OPTION | Ep 3

What happens when you reach a point in life where you have everything you thought you wanted—and then God asks, “What’s next?”In this episode of Doing Good Better, Steve Kaloper sits down with John Knox, founder of Adoption Is an Option, for a deeply personal conversation about adoption, purpose, stewardship, and following a calling.John shares his remarkable story of being adopted, finding his birth parents later in life, and discovering the profound impact adoption had on his own life. He also explains how, after selling his company and recovering from a serious case of COVID in 2020, he intentionally stepped away from his career with no clear plan for what would come next.During a month-long journey of becoming “empty” and listening, John says God gave him four words:Adoption is an option.Those four words became a mission to change the cultural conversation around adoption and ensure that adoption is recognized as an important option for women facing unexpected pregnancies.John and Steve discuss the importance of honoring birth mothers, changing the language we use around adoption, engaging the medical community, and telling the stories of adopted people through the I Am That Kid movement.Most importantly, John shares what it looks like to go “all in” when you believe God has given you a mission.Key Takeaways1. Sometimes you have to become empty before you can discover what's next.John intentionally stepped away from his career without knowing what his next chapter would look like. That openness created space for a new calling.2. Adoption needs to be part of the conversation.John believes women facing unexpected pregnancies deserve to hear about all three difficult options available to them—including adoption.3. Language matters.The words we use shape the way we think. John challenges the phrase “giving a child up for adoption” and encourages a greater understanding of the courage and selflessness involved in choosing adoption.4. Our stories can become part of our mission.John's experience as an adopted child isn't simply part of his past. It's become a powerful reason for him to advocate for other children and birth mothers.About the John Knox:John Knox is the founder of Adoption Is an Option, a mission focused on bringing adoption back into the national conversation and helping change the way America understands adoption.John is also an adopted child himself. After spending decades building and selling companies in the insurance and surety industry, John entered a new season of life in 2020. What began as a season of stepping away from his career became the beginning of a new mission.Through Adoption Is an Option and I Am That Kid, John is working with organizations, medical professionals, churches, political leaders, and communities to elevate adoption and share the stories of people whose lives began through adoption. Connect:Learn more about John Knox and the work of Adoption Is an Option at Adoption.is.Discover stories and learn more about the I Am That Kid movement at IamThatKid.com. Listen If You Want to Learn…• How one man's adoption story became his life's mission.• What can happen when you intentionally make room for God's direction.• Why adoption deserves a stronger place in the cultural conversation.• How our language can influence culture.• The importance of honoring birth mothers.• What it really means to go “all in”.