Faith in Kids

How can we talk about sexuality to our children? How can we explain the difference between friendship & sexuality?Let's start by helping our children to understand that all of us need friends. Listen in for a conversation about the current situation in our schools, the developing conversation with our children through puberty and the right way to understand identity labels. Catch Amy's big news on Farmer Adam's wife and how the little screaming people in her head have been brought under control.Resources highlighted in this podcast:Finding Your Best identity by Andrew BuntRaising Confident Kinds in a Confusing World by Ed Drew (Available to pre-order now)'Who Am I' Faith in Kids downloadable resources. Session 2 covers friendship and sexualityEp 108 - Friendship with Matt FullerPeople:Ed Drew - is the Director of Faith in Kids. He is the author of Meals with Jesus, the Wonder of Easter and The Adventure of Christmas.Amy Smith - is a writer for Faith in Kids.Andrew Bunt, is Emerging Generations Director for Living Out and is part of a church on the south east coast. He is the author of Finding Your Best identity and People Not Pronouns: Reflections on Transgender Experience  Julie Maxwell, a Community Paediatrician shares insight around the issues children are facing as they struggle with mental health and question their gender. Julie also works for Lovewise.Ed Shaw - is the pastor of Emmanuel City Centre in Bristol, England, and part of the editorial team at Living Out. He loves his family and friends, church and city, gin and tonic, and music and books.Support the show

Ever been stuck somewhere for 38 years? How bad can traffic be? And when Jesus does something amazing, do we miss the point? What is work? Is this too many questions? And what was life like was Jam and Ed were ten? This week, the third sign in John 5:1-16.Sketch by James Cary, performed by Rob and Nat HolmanSong: Get up by Slugs & Bugs featuring Zeke Mitchell from Sing the Bible Vol. 3Boogie along to the video QuestionsUnder 5 What amazing thing did Jesus do in this story?5-7 How do you think you would have reacted to what Jesus did if you’d been there?8-11 If you’d been there, what questions would you have had for Jesus?Over 11s Do you find it hard to live for Jesus while you have unanswered questions? Why is that? Support the show

The SECOND sign of the secret King in John's gospel: Jesus heals an official's son when he's literally miles away! And loads of fun facts about very strange-but-true Royal officials. After all, why should the King carve his own meat, or wind up a clock?Sketch written by James Cary and performed by Rob and Nat Holman.Song is May My Mind by Michael J Tinker from Mission To Dendros Mix TapeAnd why not try the Mission to Dendros comedy series, written by Jam Cary!Theme and background music via licence from Soundstripe.Support the show

Everyone wants friends. Most people want more friends. No one wants to be alone. No one is looking for bad friends. Friendship should be simple. It often feels very very complicated. On this podcast hear the Christian distinctive of friendship with Ed, Amy and Matt Fuller.Let's help our children be the friends they want others to be for them. We have more to offer than invitations to parties and sleepovers. Hear us disagree over whether it is good to say, 'please be my friend '.Ed Drew - is the Director of Faith in Kids. He is the author of Meals with Jesus, the Wonder of Easter and The Adventure of Christmas.Amy Smith - is a writer for Faith in Kids.Matt Fuller:  Matt is the Senior Minister of Christ Church Mayfair. He is married to Ceri. They are very grateful to God for their teenage son, who will imminently flee the nest. He was on the staff of the church when it was planted in January 2001 and has had the enormous pleasure of seeing many people trust in Christ and grow in their faith during this time. He is the author of numerous books including  ‘Be true to yourself’.Support the show

Ed and Jam are back for a new series carrying on with their explorations into the Gospel of John. But what are the seven signs of the secret king? The first is the most famous miracle of all - Jesus turns water into wine.  Find out more about that massive picture by Veronese here.Sketch written by James Cary and performed by Rob and Nat Holman.Song: The Hero by Awesome CutlerySupport the show

As parents we instinctively want to protect our children from hurt and harm. Yet we are raising them in a broken world.How do we navigate a hurting world?How do we keep being certain that a Good God is in charge when it hurts so much?Join Ed and Amy as they talk with Paul Mallard, Pastor, Conference Speaker, FIEC Board member, Author, Husband, Dad, Grandad who has invested his suffering and beautifully shares his wisdom here. An honest and encouraging listen!Ed Drew - is the Director of Faith in Kids. He is the author of Meals with Jesus, the Wonder of Easter and The Adventure of Christmas.Amy Smith - is a writer for Faith in Kids.Paul Mallard - was formerly the Pastor of Widcombe Baptist Church in Bath and a member of the FIEC Trust Board. He has been a main speaker at various events, conferences and conventions including Keswick, Word Alive and the Aber Conference. His other books are: Invest Your SufferingAn Identity To Die ForInvest Your DisappointmentsOther ResourcesChristopher Ash , Out of the StormTim Keller, Walking With GodLauren Chandler, Goodbye to GoodbyesJonathan Gibson, The Moon is Always RoundSupport the showThese podcasts are only possible because of the faithful generosity of our supporters and listeners. Faith in Kids exists because people like you give generously. If you've enjoyed listening, you share our passion for the Gospel to be shared with children and for them to be raised in faith. Will you support us financially? For the cost of a cup of coffee per month, you could enable Faith in Kids to reach more parents, churches, and ultimately, children for Christ. Click here. Support the show

Continuing in our 'Who am I?' series this episode explores how Christians can cope with disability and believe in a good God who gives our bodies as a gift to us.We hear from Nick and Dorothy Jones parents from County Cavan in Ireland. Nick is a Rector, Dorothy is a trained physiotherapist, they have two children; a son and a daughter. Their son suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a life limiting muscle wasting condition for which there is no cure.They share their families story and offer rich encouragement to us all.Ed Drew - is the Director of Faith in Kids. He is the author of Meals with Jesus, the Wonder of Easter and The Adventure of Christmas. Amy Smith - is a writer for Faith in Kids. Nick and Dorothy Jones - Nick Jones is a Rector in County Cavan in Ireland. He is married to Dorothy and they have two children; a son and a daughter. Their son suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Resources:Disability and the Gospel by Michael S BeatesSupport the show

From silence to tantrums, from verbal outbursts to punching fists, from pulling out hair to cutting themselves; our children are struggling to manage their emotions. There is a lot happening in their lives and they may not be able to talk it all through calmly. Helen Thorne (BCUK) tells us about her own journey through self harm, as well as helping us to calmly think through helping our children with the normal experience of extreme emotions.We are also joined by Simon Poole (CiS) who tells us about a time in his life when his desire for excellence in sport caused him harm.Ed Drew - is the Director of Faith in Kids. He is the author of Meals with Jesus, the Wonder of Easter and The Adventure of Christmas. Amy Smith - is a writer for Faith in Kids. Helen Thorne - is the Director of Training and Resources for Biblical Counselling UK, which seeks to foster and support Christians as they go about the transforming work of Christ that is accomplished through personal ministry of the Word. Helen is an experienced speaker, counsellor and author whose recent books include Hope in an Anxious World, Walking with Domestic Abuse Sufferers, Purity is Possible, Real Change and Real Change for Students. Simon Poole - works for Christians in Sport as part of the Elite Sport Team supporting elite and professional track and field athletes. He lives in Bicester and is a duathlete. Resources: A blog by Simon on how this topic can touch on sport A blog by Helen on Self HarmA booklet by Helen on recovering from Self HarmSupport the show

Bonkers! Amazing! Unbelievable! Really? If you don't believe it, come and see for yourself. The final episode in the series. Whatever age your children are, find out together about the selfie toaster, the baby mop and the time Jam met his favourite TV star. And then stay to hear how Nathanael how to find out for himself if Jesus really was the real deal. Let's do the same in 2023. Reading and sketch performed by Anna Boon and Cameron Potts with James Cary.Support the show

Imagine a place where Father Christmas and baubles celebrate New Year (not Christmas). In that land the local church does a Christmas nativity play, except the cast don't know what the angel does  next or where the baby is born. This is Kazakhstan. Hear about the thrills, the surprises and the lessons from Christmas in far off lands.Ed Drew - is the Director of Faith in Kids. Starting out as an engineer, he became the children's ministry leader for a large church in London for 12 years, before setting up Faith in Kids in 2017. He is the author of Meals with Jesus, the Wonder of Easter and The Adventure of Christmas. He is the presenter of the Faith in Kids podcast. He’s married to Mary and they have three children.Amy Smith - is a writer for Faith in Kids. She co-hosts the Faith in Parents podcast. She lives in Liverpool with her husband Ste and their four lively children. She is passionate about teaching the Bible to children faithfully, simply and creatively. Amy is happiest on a beach or adventuring with her family.Andy & Jo - with their 2 daughters who are 11 and nearly 13, live inKazakhstan. Sometimes they are working in "normal" jobs like projectmanagement and finance but they are focused on seeing the small localChurch encouraged, equipped and mobilised to reach out tothose around them. Kazakhstan is a beautiful country filled with amazingpeople and adventure! Due to their sensitivity of their ministry, they have asked to withhold their surname.Ken & Helen - spent 4 years in the Indian Subcontinent seeking to share their lives and the Gospel with their community before returning to live in Bradford where they and their two daughters now live and work.If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We won't read out your emails on the podcast if you don't want us to, but we'd love to hear your stories and feedback.Support the showThese podcasts are only possible because of the faithful generosity of our supporters and listeners. Faith in Kids exists because people like you give generously. If you've enjoyed listening, you share our passion for the Gospel to be shared with children and for them to be raised in faith. Will you support us financially? For the cost of a cup of coffee per month, you could enable Faith in Kids to reach more parents, churches, and ultimately, children for Christ. Click here. Support the show