The Family Discipleship Podcast

Adam Griffin and Chelsea Griffin are joined by Preston Perry to discuss his new book, “How to Tell the Truth.”Questions Covered in This Episode:Can you tell us the story of how God led you to write this book?What’s the story behind the art on the cover?Why do you think so many Christians are so hesitant and afraid to share their faith when for you it’s such a genuine joy?Can you share with us how this legacy of family faith looks in your household now? How do y’all pray for and disciple your family?What was Gary doing for you that could be a great lesson for Church leaders, parents, and anybody?Why is knowing about other worldviews and religions such an important part of evangelism?How has sharing your faith with people with other worldviews shaped the way you share your faith with your kids?Has listening to understand been a skill that’s helped you as a husband and a father as well?Can you spend a few minutes encouraging and emboldening our listeners who have friends and family who are close to them but far from God?Guest Bio:Preston Perry is husband to Jackie and Father to Eden, Autumn, Sage, and August. He is also a poet, performance artist, teacher, and apologist. Resources Mentioned in this Episode:1 Corinthians 3:15“How to Tell the Truth” by Preston PerryWith the Perrys PodcastApologetics with Preston Perry Sponsors:To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website.Follow Us:Instagram | Facebook | TwitterOur Sister Shows:Knowing Faith | Tiny TheologiansThe Family Discipleship Podcast is a podcast of Training the Church. For ad-free episodes and more content check out our Patreon. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Adam Griffin is joined by Phil and Diane Comer to discuss their story of how they desired to raise their children to love and follow Jesus.Questions Covered in This Episode:What did it look like for your family to follow Jesus daily?How did y’all customize discipleship for each one of your kids?How does God disciple and raise us and how does that affect how we should raise our kids?Did y’all do anything intentional to help your kids love the body of Christ as y’all raised your kids?How do you have non-negotiables around spiritual disciplines in your home raising your children (requiring them to read their Bibles, attend church, etc.)?Guest Bio:In 2004, Phil & Diane Comer, along with their son John Mark, planted Solid Rock, A Jesus Church (now known as Westside: A Jesus Church), in Portland, Oregon. Over the years, God moved powerfully and other churches were planted across the West Coast including Bridgetown Church, where John Mark Comer served as Founding/Pastor of teaching and vision for ten years before launching “Practicing The Way”.  After raising four kids who are all walking with Jesus, Phil & Diane were commissioned by the elders with the task of teaching parents how to raise passionate Jesus followers.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:Philippians 4:9, Deuteronomy 6:4-9“Raising Passionate Jesus Followers” by Phil Comer and Diane Comer“Jesus Storybook Bible”“He Speaks in the Silence” by Diane ComerINTENTIONAL: Raising Passionate Jesus Followers Sponsors:To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website.Follow Us:Instagram | Facebook | TwitterOur Sister Shows:Knowing Faith | Tiny TheologiansThe Family Discipleship Podcast is a podcast of Training the Church. For ad-free episodes and more content check out our Patreon. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by Melissa Kruger to discuss her newest book “ Parenting with Hope.”Questions Covered in This Episode:Will you share the story of wanting to write “Parenting with Hope”?As your kids changed into teenagers what changed about you as a parent?Why is that so foundational for parenting that parents are rooted in God’s word?What are some of the things you learned about God through parenting?What are some family habits that you think we could invite our kids into more ownership as they grow older?Can you give us a bit of a window into what your mornings look like and what role that plays in the discipleship of your family?Can you tell us more about prayer cards and what they look like?What critical role do you see the church and parents playing in the teenage stage that’s full of so much change?How would you advise a family who is making a church decision based on where their child wants to go? What’s great about that and do you see any reason to be cautious about letting a teenager’s preference drive a family church decision?How is idolatry a core battle to be in alongside your teenager? Can you explain the difference between a source idol, a surface idol, and a cultural idol for us?How can a parent discern when it’s time to let them fail and when it’s time to step in?Why is listening so important in this stage of parenting? Can you share what you mean when you say “My response is my responsibility” and why it is important for Christian parents to understand?How does that difference between correction and criticism impact how you respond to something your child did?Guest Bio:Melissa B. Kruger is vice president of discipleship programming at The Gospel Coalition and author of multiple books, including Growing Together, Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood, and the popular children’s book Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know. Her husband, Mike, is the president of Reformed Theological Seminary, and they are the parents of three adult children in Charlotte, North Carolina.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:“Parenting with Hope” by Melissa Kruger Sponsors:To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website.Follow Us:Instagram | Facebook | TwitterOur Sister Shows:Knowing Faith | Tiny TheologiansThe Family Discipleship Podcast is a podcast of Training the Church. For ad-free episodes and more content check out our Patreon. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant discuss how we can lead and disciple our families when it comes to social media.Questions Covered in This Episode:What are we going to do about kids on social media? Why is this all over the news right now?What is the difference between social media and general access to the internet for a kid? What is the benefit of social media? Maybe start with for anyone and then can you see any benefit for kids?What is the potential harm of having kids on social media?What decisions if any are you making about social media for your family or for the families you lead at church?What scriptures come to mind for you when you talk about whether to be on social media platforms?Denison Forum Recommendations:Draw boundaries and keep them rock solid. Educate your kids on the inherent risks, pornography, and stranger danger. Allow them freedom in proportion to their trustworthiness. (limited usage? Smart devices?)Give them a safe space to talk about things that make them uncomfortable. Be a loving ear for their woes and keep up a healthy dialogue about their relationship with social media. Carefully consider at what age to allow them to enter certain sites, if ever.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:Matthew 5:29, 1 Corinthians 6:12The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory: Social Media and Youth Mental HealthBetter Screen Time Sponsors:To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website.Follow Us:Instagram | Facebook | TwitterOur Sister Shows:Knowing Faith | Tiny TheologiansThe Family Discipleship Podcast is a podcast of Training the Church. For ad-free episodes and more content check out our Patreon. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant have a conversation about why obedience is important in our homes.Questions Covered in This Episode:Why do we want obedience?Why does the human heart resist obedience?How should that inform how we go about parenting our kids?Why would getting our kids to be obedient by using the means of threat or brides be effective but self-defeating?What scriptures come to mind for you when you talk about obedience?Why do you think God wants obedience from us and how does he go about it like a parent?If a mom was having trouble getting their child to be obedient, how would you advise her?What about first-time obedience?When is the right and the wrong time to negotiate with a child about what we are going to do?Resources Mentioned in this Episode:Psalm 19, Psalm 40:8, Jonah, 1 Peter 3:17, Psalm 34, 1 John 5:1-5, Colossians 3:20 Sponsors:To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website.Follow Us:Instagram | Facebook | TwitterOur Sister Shows:Knowing Faith | Tiny TheologiansThe Family Discipleship Podcast is a podcast of Training the Church. For ad-free episodes and more content check out our Patreon. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by Trillia Newbell to have a conversation about how we can help our kids study the Bible.Questions Covered in This Episode:Tell us why you had a vision for some Bible Studies for kids? Why do you think that there aren’t many people making resources for kids 8-12 years old? How do we make the transition from reading story Bibles to our kids having personal Bible study?Are these resources something that parents or church teachers leaders could use with a family or a class as well alongside their kids? What would you say to a mom or dad who feels like they don’t know the Bible well enough themselves to be able to help their kids learn to study the bible?What has Bible study looked like in your family?How would you encourage parents who are facing resistance at home right now? For the new bible study you have coming out this spring, why did you pick Romans 8 (God is for Us) for kids to study?If parents are just getting started in discipling their families, is there a part of the bible you’d suggest they start with?What practical tips would you give a kids who is looking to start Bible study on their own?Guest Bio:Trillia Newbell is the author of several books including, A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Sacred Endurance, If God Is For Us, Fear and Faith, and the children’s books, Creative God, Colorful Us and God’s Very Good Idea. When she isn’t writing, she’s encouraging and supporting other writers as the Acquisitions Director at Moody Publishers.Trillia is married to her best friend, Thern, they reside with their two children near Nashville, TN where they enjoy hiking and eating lots of bbq. Resources Mentioned in this Episode:“When Wrong Seems Right” by Adam Griffin“If God Is For Us” by Trilla Newbell Sponsors:To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website.Follow Us:Instagram | Facebook | TwitterOur Sister Shows:Knowing Faith | Tiny TheologiansThe Family Discipleship Podcast is a podcast of Training the Church. For ad-free episodes and more content check out our Patreon. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Adam Griffin and Cassie Bryant are joined by Afshin Ziafat to discuss what sets Christianity apart from other religions and how discussing that with our kids helps reinforce the gospel.Questions Covered in This Episode:Can you walk us through some of your story of coming to Christ? Why do you think it’s important for parents to teach their kids about what other people believe?How can parents help their kids to respect people who don’t believe the same thing we do while standing firm on what we believe? What really sets Christianity apart from so many other religions and worldviews?Can you see how teaching kids what other people believe might be a chance to reinforce what we believe over and over again?How can parents help kids develop the ability to distinguish what is orthodox from what is false?What role should the church play in equipping parents to understand and address different worldviews and religions?What role can parents play in preparing their kids to enter a society that thinks of Christianity as a bias and atheism as neutral or even open-minded?Guest Bio:Afshin Ziafat is the lead pastor and an elder of Providence Church. Afshin serves as a council member for The Gospel Coalition and has written for numerous outlets, including Desiring God.Afshin received his undergraduate degree in history from the University of Texas at Austin. He went on to receive his Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages degree from Southwestern Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas. He and his wife, Meredith, have three children.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:1 Peter 3:15Perspectives“Window on the World” by Operation World Sponsors:To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website.Follow Us:Instagram | Facebook | TwitterOur Sister Shows:Knowing Faith | Tiny TheologiansThe Family Discipleship Podcast is a podcast of Training the Church. For ad-free episodes and more content check out our Patreon. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Adam Griffin and Cassie Bryant are joined by Chap Clark discuss how we can disciple our families well during the teenage years.Questions Covered in This Episode:A lot of your writing is for parents of teenagers. How did that become your expertise or passion?Does every generation go through the same thing or is there anything unique or changing about today’s teenagers?How do adolescents find the answers to those questions?How can we pass on our faith and disciple our kids without creating some adolescent resentment for our attempts to teach them to value the same things we value?Is there any way to avoid a season of opposition in teenagers?What would you say to a parent who is really struggling right now to lead their family with a rebellious teenager at home?How should “leading our families spiritually” change as our kids get older?What role should the church play in coming alongside families of teenagers?Do you see any common misconceptions about student ministry in our churches?Guest Bio:As a former pastor of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, CA, a professor and vice provost at Fuller Seminary, and a 15-year leader on Young Life staff, Chap has given his life to the encouragement and empowerment of young people and those who work with and for them.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:Institute for Ministry Leadership“Hurt 2.0” by Chap Clark“3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager” by Kara Powell and Brad M. Griffin Sponsors:To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website.Follow Us:Instagram | Facebook | TwitterOur Sister Shows:Knowing Faith | Tiny TheologiansThe Family Discipleship Podcast is a podcast of Training the Church. For ad-free episodes and more content check out our Patreon. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by Russell Moore to discuss how to lead and disciple our families when it comes to politics and current events.Questions Covered in This Episode:You’ve got a new book, “Losing Our Religion.” What led you to write this book? Looking at the year ahead and expecting it to be full of tension and division, how can Christians stand out and be different in a good way?How are we gonna keep churches from devouring each other over politics this year? How can moms and dads help their families not get caught up in the spectacle of our news cycle to see what’s going on?Anything specific that you’re seeing that we should be concerned about as church members and leaders?Who do you see benefitting from all the division and fear right now?Could you give us some general wisdom on how you would advise parents to have good conversations about American politics with their kids?Can you share with us what that has looked like for you as a parent? Is it ever hard for you to love Jesus more than your family?How can parents use current events and cultural realities in the way they disciple their families and why is that important?Guest Bio:Russell Moore is Editor in Chief of Christianity Today and is the author of Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America. He also hosts the weekly podcast The Russell Moore Show and is co-host of Christianity Today’s weekly news and analysis podcast, The Bulletin.An ordained Baptist minister, Moore served previously as President of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and, before that, as the chief academic officer and dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also taught theology and ethics. Moore was a Fellow at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics and currently serves on the board of the Becket Law and as a Senior Fellow with the Trinity Forum in Washington, D.C.A native Mississippian, he and his wife Maria are the parents of five sons. They live in Nashville, where he teaches the Bible regularly at their congregation, Immanuel Church.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:“Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America” by Russell Moore“The Storm Tossed Family” by Russell Moore Sponsors:To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website.Follow Us:Instagram | Facebook | TwitterOur Sister Shows:Knowing Faith | Tiny TheologiansThe Family Discipleship Podcast is a podcast of Training the Church. For ad-free episodes and more content check out our Patreon. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.

Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by Abbey Wedgeworth to have a conversation about how to care for someone in the pain of miscarriage, what her family discipleship rhythms look like, and how we all need the gospel. Questions Covered in This Episode:How did God use Psalm 139 to minister to you in your own grief?How would you encourage someone after a miscarriage to lean into the desire to have children?Is there anything you wish dads or church workers knew to care for these women well?What inspired the series of “Training Young Hearts” books for you?Can you give us a window into what following Jesus together looks like right now for the Wedgeworth family? What are your “gospel rhythms”?What are some of your favorite memories of spiritual conversations with your kids?What scriptures do you lean on to shape your role as a mother and disciple-maker?What role does your church play in discipling your family?How would you encourage a parent who is listening to this episode and can relate to what you are saying?Where do you find or look for joy in leading your family to follow God?Guest Bio:Abbey Wedgeworth is a wife, mother, and writer. The author of Held and the Training Young Hearts series, she is passionate about discipleship and Bible literacy, and loves to see the way that the gospel transforms how people think and live. Abbey lives on the South Carolina coast with her husband, David, and their three children.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:Psalm 139, Romans 7-8, Matthew 25:14–30“Held” by Abbey WedgeworthHeld Podcast“Ours” by Eric Schumacher“What Are Mouths For?” & “What Are Hands For?” by Abbey WedgeworthThe New City CatechismAbbeywedgeworth.com Sponsors:To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website.Follow Us:Instagram | Facebook | TwitterOur Sister Shows:Knowing Faith | Tiny TheologiansThe Family Discipleship Podcast is a podcast of Training the Church. For ad-free episodes and more content check out our Patreon. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.