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Discipling Your Elementary Age Kids (7-11) Sep 16, 2024

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Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant continue their discussion on how to disciple children at various stages by focusing on the elementary age group!Questions Covered in This Episode:

What’s going on developmentally for seven to eleven year olds?
What are the spiritual opportunities with this age group?
What did this look like for us?
Why does Family Discipleship start to drop off for families at this stage?
How do you help grow kids in responsibility and the ability to solve their own problems at this age?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Family Discipleship Podcast
- Intentional Fatherhood with Jon Tyson
- In the Eswine Home with Zack Eswine
“The Cost of Discipleship” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Discipling Your Preschooler (4-6) Sep 09, 2024

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Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant discuss how we can disciple our preschoolers!Questions Covered in This Episode:

What’s going on developmentally for four to six-year-olds?
What are the spiritual opportunities with this age group?
What did this look like for our family?
What about a kid who won’t obey or listen at this age?
What resources do you like for this age group?
If kids this age can just repeat what I say like a parrot, why should we disciple them?
What kind of expectations should parents have for family discipleship time?
What are age-appropriate faith conversations for preschoolers?
Any family discipleship milestones for this stage?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

“Jesus Storybook Bible” by Sally Lloyd-Jones
“The Gospel Story Bible” by Marty Machowski
“Old Story New” by Marty Machowski
“Long Story Short” by Marty Machowski
“Little Prayers for Ordinary Days” by Tish Harrison Warren

Discipling Your Toddler (1-3) Sep 02, 2024

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Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant have a conversation about discipling your toddlers.Questions Covered in This Episode:

What’s going on developmentally for one to three-year-olds?
What are kids this age doing independently for faith formation and what are the parents carrying for them?
What did this look like for us?
What about a kid that won’t sit still?
Can you bring a kid this age to church?
What resources do you like for this age group?
What kind of expectations should parents have at this age?
What do you think toddler-level faith conversation can entail?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

“The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross” by Carl Laferton
Abbey Wedgeworth Books
“What Will You Teach Me?” by Adam Griffin
Slugs and Bugs
Jesus Kids by Shai Linne
Worship in the Word by Shane & Shane

Discipling Your Baby Aug 26, 2024

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Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant talk about how you can practice discipleship with a new baby in your family.Questions Covered in This Episode:

What is your earliest memory?
Why does this feel weird to so many families?
Can you disciple a baby?
Can you love your baby before they know what love is?
What age can you start discipling your child?
Do we have any examples of this in the Bible?
What did this look like for us?
What role do you think habits play into discipling a baby?
When is too early to bring a baby to church?
If a mom asked you, “what should I be praying for my baby”, what would you say?
How does the way you love and care for your baby build a religious perspective for them?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Season 7 Trailer Aug 19, 2024

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Season 7 of the Family Discipleship podcast begins on August 26! In this episode, Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant preview what is to come in Season 7.Questions Covered in This Episode:

What are we going to talk about this season?
Who are we excited about talking to this season?

Resources Mentioned:

“The Wingfeather Saga” by Andrew Peterson
Behold the Lamb of God by Andrew Peterson
“The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross” by Carl Laferton
Risen Motherhood

If A Good Man is Hard to Find… Jun 10, 2024

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Adam Griffin has another solo episode to talk about fatherhood and manhood from a biblical perspective.Questions Covered in This Episode:

If you woke up tomorrow and you were the opposite gender of what you are now, what are three things that would be different about your life?
What is the most manly position?
As Christians, how do we define manhood?
Where do we see a lack of manhood in society?
What are we going to do about it?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Proverbs 20:6-7, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12, 1 Thessalonians 5:14, Psalm 55
Forerunner Mentoring
ROD Ministries

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Mom's Panel Mother's Day Episode with Bethany Barnard and Kelly Needham May 06, 2024

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Chelsea Griffin and Cassie Bryant are joined by Kelly Needham and Beth Barnard to discuss motherhood.Questions Covered in This Episode:

What emotions surface on Mother's Day for you ladies? Any Mother's Day traditions you have that you want to share?
Let’s talk about “Mom Fails;” do you have a moment where you felt like a total failure and how did God’s grace meet you in that moment?
Beth, can you share with us how a season of grief shaped you as a mom?
Kelly, what wisdom can you offer moms who are struggling to connect with other moms who want to build friendships?
What encouragement can you offer to the mom who is unsatisfied with her purpose in the home?
What does discipleship look like in your home?
What is the best piece of advice you’ve received as a mom?

Guest Bio:Kelly Needham is a servant of Jesus Christ, a student of the Bible, and COO of her home, where she lives with her husband, Jimmy and their five children. She is the author of Friendish and Purposefooled and has been a contributing author to many other books including Faithful and Beautifully Distinct. She has served on staff at two different churches, serving in youth, college, and women's ministry and currently co-leads a women’s teaching program at her church, training women to accurately handle the word of truth, and co-hosts the Clearly podcast with her husband, Jimmy. You can find more of her writing and speaking at kellyneedham.com.Bethany Barnard is a Christian singer-songwriter who began her CCM career in 2004, at age 15, with her debut album Bethany Dillon. After marrying Shane Barnard (Shane & Shane), she released her first independent album, A Better Word, as Bethany Barnard in 2017. As a stay-at-home mom of four daughters, Bethany began writing again in 2020 when her father died after a long battle with cancer, and she was subsequently diagnosed with OCD and depression. Her new album, All My Questions, is the result.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

“All My Questions” by Bethany Bernard
“Friendish” by Kelly Needham
“Purposefooled” by Kelly Needham

What's the Matter with the Kids Ministry? Apr 29, 2024

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Adam Griffin has a ministry monologue about what makes a kids ministry great.Questions Covered in This Episode:

What are things that need to be considered when evaluating a kids ministry?

Adam’s list of 7 things:

Safety
Scriptural
Supplementary
Shepherding
Supportive
Sensitive
Fun

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

New Morning Mercies for Teenagers with Paul David Tripp Apr 22, 2024

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Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by Paul David Tripp to discuss his new devotional for teenagers.Questions Covered in This Episode:

Would you tell us a little bit about what led you to want to publish a devotional for teenagers?
What are things you’re seeing that are capturing the attention of teenagers instead of the gospel?
How do you see a strong devotional life as an important part of a family’s discipleship to help their kids follow Jesus?
Why do you think depression is so rampant in this generation and how are you addressing that in this resource?
Do you have any wisdom for the parent who is trying to understand how God would have them lead their family well around social media?
What would you say to parents about why having an open dialogue about pornography is important?
What role do you think the church can and should be playing in the lives of teenagers and is there anywhere that you think we are particularly falling short?
How do you see New Morning Mercies fitting into how God works through families?
What are teenagers going to learn about God as they work their way through this resource?
What are the roles of law and grace?
What can you say to embolden those parents who feel like they can’t measure up?
Why did you write Age of Opportunity and what will parents find there?

Guest Bio:Dr. Paul David Tripp is a pastor, international event speaker, and a best-selling and award-winning author. With more than 30 books and video series on Christian living, Paul’s driving passion is to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.Paul attended Columbia Bible College (now Columbia International University) and majored in Bible and Christian Education. He went on to receive his M.Div from the Reformed Episcopal Seminary and his D.Min in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary.Paul launched his own ministry in 2006. He lives in Philadelphia and is hopelessly in love with his wife of more than 50 years, Luella. They have four grown children and six grandchildren.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

“New Morning Mercies” by Paul David Tripp
“New Morning Mercies for Teens” by Paul David Tripp
“Parenting” by Paul David Tripp
“Age of Opportunity” by Paul David Tripp

Concrete Conversations: The Best (and Most Beautiful) New Resource for Family Discipleship Apr 15, 2024

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Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by their kids to have a conversation using their new resource with Concrete Conversations designed to help families have intentional talks about life and faith.Questions Covered in This Episode:

What is Concrete Conversations?
What family story makes you laugh the hardest?
What is your favorite place to go to as a family?
Who is the most faithful person you know? What do you admire about them?
What does Proverbs 3:5-6 have to do with faith?
If you could tame one wild animal and have it as a pet, what would you have?
Say something encouraging to the person on your left.
How can we improve the way we serve one another?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Proverbs 3:5-6, Galatians 5:13
familydischipleship.com
Concrete Conversions

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