The Disciple-Making Parent

This Sunday, hundreds of thousands of parents will drop off their children at the children's ministry of a church. And hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours will have been spent in preparation, but is the ministry safe? And is it effective? We're going to be talking with Deepak Reju about two of his very helpful books. In the first part of the interview, we will talk about the, his book Build on Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide for Gospel Based Children's Ministry. In the second half of our conversation, we talk about a second book On Guard: Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse in the Church. We talk about why we should be on guard and what parents and church leaders can do. Whether you're a pastor, a parent, a children's minister, or a volunteer, you will find the conversation with Deepak helpful

God cares about our words. Our words are powerful. They can encourage someone made in God's image or discourage them. Do you need some challenge to honor the Lord with your words?I recently preached on Ephesians 4:29. In that passage, God tells us that we're not to let any on wholesome or corrupting talk, come out of our mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up others according to their needs.All of us need to grow in becoming a godly communicator and I think this sermon might help you in that process. ——I'd like to remind you about our video Bible study Parenting with Patience.It's perfect for those who are in a sin confess, sin confess cycle with anger in the home. I struggled with anger and the truths contained in this study helped me tremendously. And in the launch period, we're giving away a one year subscription of the videos for free with the purchase of a workbook.Visit www.parentingwithpatiencestudy.com for more information.

Our homes are filled with words. Some of these words are helpful and unfortunately, some are not.What if we had some help thinking biblically about communication?In today's podcast, we're going to be talking with my friend, Tim Shorey about his book Respect the Image. In that book, Tim uses the acrostic COMMUNICATE to give us biblical principles of communication.ChillOpen UpMake TimeMean What You SayUnderstand What You HearNourish with GraceInitiate PeaceCelebrate OthersAssume You are WrongThink the BestExamine Your HeartI think you'll find our conversation enjoyable and practical as you seek to speak in a godly way and as you seek to train your children to speak in a godly way.Tim has been a believer for over 40 years and has been in active pastoral ministry since 1982. He is Risen Hope’s primary preaching pastor. He is the author of Respect the Image: Reflecting Human Worth in How We Listen and Talk.He has also written An ABC Prayer to Jesus: Praise for Hearts Both Young and Old; along with two devotional books, Worship Worthy: Alliterative Adoration, and 30/30 Hindsight: 30 Reflections on a 30-Year Headache.He and his wife, Gayline, have six adult children and more than a dozen grandchildren.You can find out more about Tim at his website www.timothyshorey.com or on his Respect the Image Facebook account.

It's easy as Christians to get into a sin confess cycle that we don't actually back up and think about what comes before the sin. Once you start looking, you'll find that both the concept and the word temptation are all over scripture.We would do well to recover and think about the biblical teaching on temptation and how it benefits those of us seeking to live out the gospel in our home.In this episode we’ll look at a proper understanding of temptation and how it can help frame the way we understand ourselves and shepherd our children.

We give away the audio book of my book The Disciple-Making Parent, absolutely free. Simply email audiobook@theapollosproject.com letting us know you heard about the offer on the podcast.

We give away the audio book of my book The Disciple-Making Parent, absolutely free. Simply email audiobook@theapollosproject.com letting us know you heard about the offer on the podcast.

How important is the local church in your life? And when you think of your church, what metaphors come to mind? Is one of the first the household of God? What does leadership in the home have to do with leadership in the church? In today's podcast, we're going to be talking with Alexander Strauch about your household, the household of God, and the overlap between the two. ----We give away the audio book of my book The Disciple-Making Parent, absolutely free. Simply email audiobook@theapollosproject.com letting us know you heard about the offer on the podcast.

Do you have teens at home? If so, how's it going? Would you say that your heart is connected to theirs? Would they say their heart is connected to yours? In today's episode of the podcast, we're going to talk with Dr. Richard Ross about two very important subjects.The first is, how do we stay connected to the heart of our teen? What tends to destroy those connections? And second, how do we give our teen a vision for the glorious reign of Christ? I think you're going to love this episode. It's going to be well worth your time.

We are raising children in the information age. We need a new unit of measurement – the exabyte. Experts predict in 2025, 463 exabytes will be created online everyday. That’s the equivalent of over 270 million DVDS. Even more amazingly, that data is all available from a device I carry in my hand.But what if all this information was not making my family more wise, but instead more foolish?In this today’s podcast we are going to talk to Brett McCracken about his book – The Wisdom Pyramid. In it McCracken lays out a vision for the living a wise life by feeding on contents that are good for our souls. With a glimpse at the food pyramid, he is going to encourage us to have large portions of those things that nourish us, and tiny amounts of those that don’t. I think you will find application for yourself and the discipleship of your children.

Christians usually take church attendance for granted. That is, until Covid struck in March of 2020. But the pandemic merely exposed some of our unclear thinking. After all, why should we go to church? With all the pressures on us as parents, why make church a priority?