

1000 Houses Podcast
Jeremy Pryor and the 1KH Team
Welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast where we encourage and equip households to make disciples in and through the home. In each episode you’ll hear interviews, teachings, and conversations around what it looks like to turn your home into a hub for mission, community, and discipleship.
If you want to learn more about 1000 Houses or check out some of our resources, visit 1kh.org.
If you want to learn more about 1000 Houses or check out some of our resources, visit 1kh.org.
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Sep 22, 2024 • 52min
From Chaos to Clarity (Part 2): Tips and Tricks for Implementing SOP's in Your Home
In this talk, Lucas Cole and Blake and Chandler Smith teach us the top 10 tips for how to implement SOPs in your home to maximize clarity and minimize chaos.
In this episode, we talk about:
00:00 Introduction
2:00 Tip 1: Begin with the end in mind
4:25 Tip 2: Every process has a shelf life
6:03 Tip 3: Simplify
7:35 Tip 4: SOPs are for parents, too
11:31 Tip 5: They WANT this
14:30 Tip 6: You can use rewards + SOPs
16:35 Tip 7: Focus on ROI
19:34 Tip 8: Work with the age of the kid
21:20 Tip 9: Make it work FOR you
24:28 Tip 10: Keep it in the family
26:11 Q&A: The Blessing Hour: A Pre-Dinner Routine
27:32 Q&A: Morning Routine: Waking Up and Breakfast
28:34 Q&A: Logistics for Kids Making Breakfast
30:36 Q&A: Chores for Younger Kids
35:54 Q&A: When do you actually write these down and talk about them?
36:55 Q&A: When kids are "helping" (actually making more mess)
39:31 Q&A: Will we pass these down to our kids?
41:18 Q&A: Allowance and Financial Education
45:21 Q&A: What a Well-Managed, Well-Ordered, Hospitable Home Looks Like
47:33 Q&A: Training Kids Tips
Resources Mentioned:
Hunt, Gather, Parent
Watch last week's episode where Blake explains the how and why to create family SOPs here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C8uanCvG08
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🏠 EARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org
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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Sep 15, 2024 • 40min
From Chaos to Clarity (Part 1): Implementing SOPs to Transform Your Home
In this talk, Blake Smith teaches us how to manage a household effectively using Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Through personal anecdotes and practical advice, he explains how SOPs have transformed his family's culture.
The focus is on training children in household tasks, creating order, and fostering responsibility with an ultimate goal of reducing chaos and enhancing family dynamics.
In this episode, we talk about:
00:00 Introduction and Opening Prayer
00:58 Introducing Household SOPs
02:23 Biblical Perspective on Ambition and Household Management
04:43 Applying Business Principles to Family Life
07:17 The Importance of Training and SOPs
08:31 When Your Kids Make Breakfast for the Family EVERY Morning...
11:31 The 5 Whys of Implementing SOPs in the Home
17:48 How to Define and Create SOPs
22:53 Transitioning SOPs from Business to Family
24:33 Per Child or Per Behaviour?
25:44 "Live" Example: Dinner Pickup
28:49 Training and Iterating Family SOPs
31:53 Q&A: Addressing Common Challenges
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🏠 EARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org
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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/
Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000_houses/

Aug 25, 2024 • 30min
How Christian Dads Can "Build An Ark" To Prep For Emergencies (Even While They Trust In God)
Should every father be a prepper? Or should we just trust in God and "not care"?
Jeremy Pryor and his wife April discuss this topic, which he writes about in his new book, The Ruling Household.
Jeremy reads a section from one of the book's chapters, then discusses how to actually balance this tension that we have to hold as Christians, between being wise and preparing (even for generosity's sake) and trusting in God. There are a few steps, that if you break them down over the next 3, 5, or even 10+ years, will set your family up not only to survive a cataclysmic event, but to thrive and be generous with your neighbours.
In this episode, we talk about:
1:24 Every father, a prepper (from Jeremy's new book)
5:11 How to "build an ark" to prep for contingencies
14:15 The tension between preparing and trusting God
20:35 Assumption of stability has undermined the multigenerational family
23:36 The point is generosity
26:04 Turn it into an annual project with the kids
Resources:
The Ruling Household: Every Father A Prepper?
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🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org
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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/
Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/

Aug 18, 2024 • 34min
5 Tips For Disciple-Making When You Have Little Kids
Jeremy Pryor and his wife April answer one of the most common questions they get while discipling through 1KH:
"How do I make disciples while I'm in the season of life where I've got little kids?"
In this episode, you'll learn 5 practical tips to ensure you're still able to obey Jesus' command to make disciples, without putting your family (or sanity!) at risk.
In this episode, we talk about:
1:37 5 tips for disciple-making in a season with littles
3:29 Family ON mission vs. family AS mission
7:40 The risks of ONLY discipling your kids (and not bringing other people into your disciple-making process)
11:53 Tip 1: Integrate your spouse and kids into your getaways
15:09 Tip 2: Make disciple-making a 4-month season of your year
19:10 Tip 3: Only make disciples of those who are willing and who value a more integrated experience based around your schedule
22:54 Tip 4: Support your spouse's disciple-making efforts
26:02 Tip 5: Be comfortable only giving what you have
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🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org
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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/
Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/

Aug 11, 2024 • 53min
Why Every Father Must Be The CEO of His Family
Jeremy Pryor is joined by Blake Smith to discuss a chapter from Blake's upcoming book, Unicorn Family.
Using real-world, startup-based experiences from business, Blake argues that fathers should be the "CEO" of the family.
In today's social climate, this is a conversation people want to stop us from having...but lack of clarity and understanding in family leadership is destroying families! With so much at risk, it's worth getting uncomfortable to talk about leadership roles in a family and why a father is uniquely situated to be the one assuming the responsibility for the blessing of everyone involved.
In this episode, we talk about:
1:10 Building a "Unicorn Family" with Blake Smith
5:37 Who is the Leader? Discussing a chapter from Blake's upcoming book
13:07 Are you a misogynist if you believe fathers should be the "family CEO"?
21:27 Relational tension when there's no clear leader
32:18 Why defining "family" is so important to organizational and leadership structure in the home
36:27 Why one person must feel more responsible than the rest
40:26 Are males inherently designed to be the leader of the family?
47:11 Gender is a family construct, not a social construct
Resources Mentioned:
Blake Smith on LinkedIn
Blake's Newsletter
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🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org
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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/
Follow on Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/](https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/)

Aug 4, 2024 • 51min
10 Tips For Celebrating Biblical Holidays as a Family
Brent and Katie Kruithof are joined by the Tiderman team (Mark and Michelle) to give their top 10 tips on celebrating Biblical holidays as a family.
If you're looking for actionable ways to implement last week's episode about the 7 Biblical festivals, this will help you start your own traditions of celebration.
They spend the last 15 minutes answering live Q&A so it's likely that this will cover all the bases and questions you've got so you can get started right away!
In this episode, we talk about:
1:14 Introducing Mark and Michelle Tiderman and their journey in celebrating Biblical holidays with their family
5:13 The 3 annual journeys
7:59 "Signpost"
13:30 Top 10 Tips for Celebrating Biblical Holidays
13:47 Tip 1: Start Small
15:16 Tip 2: Defend the Rhythm
16:39 Tip 3: Expect Distractions
17:58 Tip 4: Celebrate with Others
19:40 Tip 5: Make it Magical
24:21 Tip 6: Make it a Team Effort
25:19 Tip 7: Think of your Grandkids
27:54 Tip 8: Choose Unity over Division
31:42 Tip 9: Be a "Doer"
33:06 Tip 10: Make it a "Signpost"
36:41 Question: Where to start
37:46 Question: Are there any resources to prepare ahead of time and stay organized?
39:25 Question: How do you keep the festivals fun when they tend to all be close together date-wise?
42:15 Question: Did you tell the people you invited for Sukkot that it was Sukkot, or just a party?
46:18 Question: Have you had success inviting grandparents into the celebrations?
48:27 Question: What feast got the least traction with the kids?
Resources Mentioned:
Celebrating Jesus in the Biblical Feasts by Dr. Richard Booker
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🏠 EARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org
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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/
Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000_houses/

Jul 28, 2024 • 40min
The 7 Biblical Holidays and How To Celebrate Them As A Family
Brent and Katie Kruithof, experts in Biblical celebrations, share insights on intentionally integrating the seven Biblical holidays into family life. They discuss how these festivals, linked to Jesus, enrich children's understanding of God's story. From unique Christmas practices to the significance of Passover, they highlight engaging ways families can celebrate these holidays. Their personal anecdotes and traditions inspire listeners to foster deeper spiritual connections and community through purposeful celebrations.

Jul 21, 2024 • 33min
We Drastically Multiplied Disciple-Makers in Our Community With This One Tool
Today Jeremy and April discuss one big change they've made in their discipleship model that has turned each of their disciples into disciple-makers themselves, which has created a reproductive, "multi-generational" effect, creating tons of new disciples and disciple-makers.
This episode is a segment from April and Jeremy's disciple-making course, called Life on Life Discipleship (which you can find at 1kh.org).
Learn how immersion events focused on reproduction can help your disciple-making efforts bear more fruit!
In this episode, we talk about:
3:16 Updating our send-off immersion event process
6:02 April explains her send-off process
16:54 Bringing disciples through a feeling of fear and insufficiency
20:17 How to actually organize this discipleship model and send off
30:04 Encouraging through hesitation
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🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org
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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/
Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/

Jul 14, 2024 • 1h 13min
How Dads Build A Kingdom Family Culture That Lasts for Generations
Jeremy recently led a Men's Empowerment Workshop at a local church, and this is the presentation he gave on practically building a family culture.
With input from his father and son, Jeremy talks about creating a weekly rhythm for your family, the first few tools and tips to do so effectively, how to bring in upstream and downstream generations, and how to craft a weekly family meal that transcends generations.
In this episode, we talk about:
0:58 Your family team needs a mission, values, and pillars...a Culture
2:12 God's technology to bring your family into order
10:17 Why fathers in the Western world have such a hard time building a family rhythm in a 7 day week
13:58 Fatherhood as a primary identity and stewarding The Week
15:44 Step 1 to leading your family
22:41 Tips on crafting a family week
28:30 Jeremy's son Jackson shares his personal favourite weekly rhythm: Sabbath
32:50 The 1 tool that will almost guarantee a multi-generational family team
41:01 How to craft and lead a restful and connective weekly family meal
51:24 Audience Q&A
Resources Mentioned:
The Family Plan Calendar
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🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org
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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/
Follow on Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/](https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/)

Jul 7, 2024 • 52min
The 5 Phases of Creating a Disciple-Making Movement In Your City (Starting In Your Home)
In this episode Jeremy Pryor is joined by local city partners James Maasen, Zach Shaner, Chris Cirullo, and Joe Freudenberg to talk about the 5 phases every city partner plans to go through in order to build a local, grassroots disciple-making movement in their city.
Not many ministries give you the actual blueprint of what it looks like to fulfill the Great Commission over the course of multiple generations, and we are committed to NOT being a sterile, fruitless ministry...this episode will give you a picture of why we have City Partners, what we're encouraging them to do, what it would look like to do this yourself, and what the future can hold in 5, 10, or 20 years if you commit to this today.
In this episode, we talk about:
2:37 The City Partner Pathway
6:49 Phase 1: Gather the Fathers
26:25 Phase 2: Build a City Team
42:01 Phase 3: Expand the Movement
44:43 Phase 4: Re-establish the City Church
47:06 Phase 5: Disciple the Nation
Resources Mentioned:
Rad Dads
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🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES FOR JESUS, IN AND THROUGH YOUR HOME: 1kh.org
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Hi, welcome to the 1000 Houses Podcast! Our goal here is to help you spread the Gospel, build a community, and multiply disciplines...in and through your home. Your host is Jeremy Pryor. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Youtube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1khouses/
Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1000houses/
Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@1000HousesCoaching-zr2dv