The Family Teams Podcast

Resources Mentioned:

Family Inc: https://courses.familyteams.com/familyinc

Family Teams Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator

Top 12 Tips for Training Your Kids: http://familyteams.com/train

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Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

The Hidden Female Superpower In A Multigenerational Family Apr 10, 2025

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This feminine superpower is designed to build relational connectivity and love in big, multigenerational families, but is often misunderstood and completely ignored in the modern world.

Jeremy discusses the ideal use for this in a large family and how it is such a blessing to husbands and the entire family, but also shows why it's so maligned these days.

He reacts to a couple videos, one from Jonathan Haidt, and another of Jordan Peterson to show just how important it is for wives and mothers to cultivate this amazing superpower.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

0:29 Jonathan Haight on Girls and Social Media

2:39 The Superpower of Social Mapping in Families

5:53 The Role of Mothers in Family Dynamics

7:55 Balancing Authority and Relational Health

11:49 Feminine Relational Dynamics from Adam and Eve

17:09 Practical Applications for Modern Families

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Resources Mentioned:

Jonathan Haidt Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeRmxUGRgVc

Jordan Peterson Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R-vkbxX8r4

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How To Raise Kids Who Want To Become Parents Apr 03, 2025

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The decision to have kids - or, more commonly these days, to NOT have kids - isn't just some random decision your kids make.

It comes after years of seeing how you treat fatherhood and motherhood. Whether you value it. Whether you've taught them the importance of their gender and how God intentionally created them that gender, and that He loves certain things about that gender.

If you value family, having kids, and obeying God, then you need to actually train your kids to WANT to become parents.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:23 Raising Kids Who Want to Become Parents

3:05 ANNOUNCEMENT: Family Inc Opening Again!

6:40 Success Stories from Family Inc.

9:37 Teach Your Kids To Want Kids

12:13 Fertility Crisis and Cultural Influences

22:28 The Risk of Hyper Individualism

29:56 Idea Viruses Attacking Our Children's Desire To Be Parents

31:35 Creating A Pro-Feminine Culture

44:46 Modern Fear of Correcting Children

50:01 Modeling Thriving Parenthood

Resources Mentioned:

Family Inc: https://courses.familyteams.com/familyinc

Discipleship Program: https://1kh.org/

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Reviving Biblical Holidays: Practical Tips for Family Celebrations Mar 27, 2025

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Jeremy is joined by Accelerator Coaches Brent and Katie Kruithof to explore how to incorporate biblical holidays into your family's traditions.

We dive into the significance of these holy days, creative ways to make them fun and meaningful for kids, and the importance of combining ancient traditions with modern family life.

Discover practical tips from Passover baskets to wearing handcuffs at dinner (this will make sense when you listen to the episode!) all aimed at deepening your family's faith and identity.

👉 Join us in the Family Teams Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

0:23 Exploring Biblical Holidays

1:41 Spring Holidays Accelerator

3:17 The Kruithof's Journey with Biblical Holidays

7:36 Identity Formation Through Holidays

12:52 Designing Family Celebrations

20:52 Honoring Jewish Traditions in Christianity

23:52 Fun Things We Do To Celebrate The Biblical Holidays

33:36 Encouragement for Holiday Restoration

40:28 Conclusion and Resources

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MENTIONED:

FREE How To Lead A Family Passover PDF: https://familyteams.com/passover

Story Formed Life: https://storyformedlife.org/

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How (And Why) To Celebrate Biblical Holidays This Spring Mar 20, 2025

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One of our favorite ways to disciple our kids - while having a ton of fun - is to celebrate the 7 Biblical feasts.

They're not just for Jewish people...they all prefigure Christ, and are an amazing opportunity to talk about the Gospel to our kids on an annual rhythm.

This month's focus in the Family Teams Accelerator is how to lean into the 4 Spring Festivals, and in this episode we give you a sneak peak into some of our tips and rhythms, as well as what to expect as you begin to celebrate things like Passover, Shavuot, etc.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

0:39 It's Odd That Most People Don't Live Spiritual Seasons

1:32 The 4 Biblical Spring Holidays

3:49 Why Celebrate These Holidays

4:31 How The Pryor's Have Developed Their Family Festival Celebrations

10:56 These Festivals Are All About Christ

17:30 How To Celebrate Passover

24:10 Family Shavuot Celebrations

27:12 Join The Accelerator This Month!

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Resources Mentioned:

Free Passover Celebration Cheat Sheet for Families: https://familyteams.com/passover

Join us in the Family Teams Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator

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Building A Family Economy with Rory Groves Mar 13, 2025

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Jeremy is joined by Rory Groves, who moved his family to a homestead 12 years ago and eventually quit his software engineer job to build a family economy.

They talk about the implications of the industrial revolution and how anti-family (and anti-God) it is, and how families can start to make the mindset shift to build a family economy in a modern world.

There are some really fundamental, theological questions that require wrestling with, because so many Christians today give up some fundamental arguments to the secular world, and Jeremy and Rory break many of these down around topics like work, family, economy, and more.

They look ahead at the next few years and what to expect with AI, and Rory gives an overview of his book Durable Trades as a way to defend your family against the likely devastation that's incoming.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:05 Rory's Journey From Programming To Farming

5:55 Did God Design Family To Work Together?

8:07 The Industrial Revolution...Disaster?

17:53 The Economic Implications of a Family-Centered Life

23:12 The Family as The Basic Economic Unit

29:36 How Important is Land?

31:01 How To Launch Into A Family Economy

35:14 The Future of AI and How Families Can Properly Defend Themselves

41:30 Family Worship Rhythms

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Resources Mentioned:

Family Life by Kevin Swanson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0996171983/

The Natural Family by Allan Carlson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0747Q5XKL/

Durable Trades by Rory Groves: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1725274140/

The Grovestead Newsletter: https://www.thegrovestead.com/newsletter/

Gather and Grow: https://gatherandgrow.us/

Family Inc: https://courses.familyteams.com/familyinc

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Is It Worthwhile To Invest In A Family Legacy? (Hormozi Reaction) Mar 06, 2025

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Is it pointless to try to leave a family legacy when your great grandkids probably won't even know who you are?

That's what business influencer Alex Hormozi said recently. "Just help people now, don't worry about a family legacy", is essentially his argument.

Reilly Pilgrim and Chris Cirullo join Jeremy to discuss whether this is the right way to think about this as Christians building Family Teams. Jeremy shows us that the Bible actually explicitly answers this question. You might be surprised to find out where!

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:39 Hormozi Says Future Legacy Is Pointless

14:20 The Bible Explicitly Answers This Question

29:25 Getting A Story Of Your Family

36:09 Knowing Your Family Line

40:40 Should You Want To Be Famous?

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Resources Mentioned:

The Mission-Fit Father by Chris Cirullo: https://www.missionfit.co/book/

John Adams by David McCullough: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC0QHA/

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The 3 Fundamentals of Family Team Marriages with Rhett and Angela Barbour Feb 27, 2025

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This month in the Family Teams Accelerator, we're going deep on The Romantic Partnership.

Marriage is so much more than just romance or just partnership. We think it fundamentally has three parts to it that we've spent a long time trying to get right. In this episode, we're joined by Rhett and Angela Barbour, who are our Accelerator coaches this month, to discuss super practical ways to apply these three fundamental principles to your marriage, so you can build a true romantic partnership that creates a family that lasts generations.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

3:29 Covenant As The Foundation

14:16 Stoking Romance with Date Nights

24:32 Partnership and Organizational Leadership

35:02 How To Thoughtfully Apply This

Mentioned:

Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator

7 Tips For Date Night: https://familyteams.com/date

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3 Ways To Build A Marriage That Lasts 1000 Generations Feb 20, 2025

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FREE GUIDE: 7 Tips For Leveling Up Your Date Nights: https://familyteams.com/date

The world...even most of the Christian world...sees marriage wrong.

Marriage is not primarily a romantic, love-based relationship.

It's much more than that. It's a covenant, designed to create a God-honoring family that lasts 1000+ generations.

In this episode, you'll learn 3 things we've done to build our own marriage that also seems to have worked for the dozens if not hundreds of couples we're closely connected with.

To get the FULL deep dive into all of these topics (and more), join us in the Family Teams Accelerator this month!

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro and Sydney's Wedding!

2:07 Family Teams Sees Marriage Differently

4:37 Play #1: Found Your Marriage On The Bedrock of Covenant

12:35 Play #2: Date Night

17:56 Play #3: Building Your Romantic Parntership With "Co-Founder Meetings"

25:47 Join Us In The Accelerator!

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Resources Mentioned:

Family Teams Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator

FREE GUIDE: 7 Tips For Leveling Up Your Date Nights: https://familyteams.com/date

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Lessons From Large Families Defying The Collapsing Birth Rate with Dr. Catherine Pakaluk Feb 13, 2025

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Birth rates are declining rapidly across the Western and developed world.

Yet...there are still families out there having 5+ children, completely defying modern trends.

What encourages someone to have a large family?

How do we promote the benefits and joys of having a lot of kids?

What does it mean for the future of our country and our world?

In today's episode, Jeremy dives into this topic with economist and author, Dr. Catherine Pakaluk of the Catholic University of America, to discuss her work on the subject, specifically her book Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying The Birth Dearth.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:01 Why Write A Book About Mothers With 5+ Children

5:35 Why Women Choose To Have More Children

8:04 How Do Lawmakers React To Such A Faith-Focused Finding?

14:21 A Purpose So Strong You Can Withstand Anything

24:18 Individual vs Team Mentality in Family

31:04 Roles in Family

36:30 The Healing Power of an Infant

41:48 The Benefit of Having Older Kids Around Young Siblings

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