Famous at Home

How is your family approaching these uncertain times? Do you feel overwhelmed by schooling from home? Confused about what God might be up to right now? Figuring out what a new normal looks like for your family? In this episode, we talk candidly about our own pursuit of the deeper things of God during these uncertain times. Specifically, we talk about: * How to not to "miss" our child's inner world* Overcoming the spirit of distraction* How to turn our focus onto what really matters in the day-to-day * Why we believe God wants to use families in these uncertain times* How we approach discipleship with our kids* Why bringing our kids into the conversation mattersShow Notes: We extended the 20% OFF registration for The Leader’s Heart Cohort. Register now or schedule a call with Josh to learn more!

Dorena Williamson joins us for a beautiful, honest, and at times, uncomfortable conversation about race. Dorena loves the power of story and writes children’s books that adults need too. She is the author of ColorFull, ThoughtFull, and GraceFull, children's books that feature diverse ethnicity and shape perspective on race, disability, and homelessness. She is the co-planter of multiracial Strong Tower Bible Church in Nashville, and a leader with Be the Bridge. Dorena joins us to talk about her children's books and gives us insight on how to talk to our kids about race. Here are some highlights: * Why it's necessary for our kids to see color* A biblical basis for every child's identity, regardless of color* A historical perspective on how the United States veered away from the biblical foundation of human creation and worth* Dorena shares practical ways she has taught her kids about race, the history of injustice, and the cultural experiences she gives them.* How we can see our own bias, prejudice, and pay attention to the pain in our stories.Show Notes: Find Dorena's books and visit her at dorenawilliamson.com. She has a great list of resources to learn more about growing in racial awareness. Click here for those resources. Click here for Dorena's book ColorFull!Click here for Dorena's book GraceFull!Click here for Dorena's book ThoughtFull!We extended the 20% OFF registration for The Leader’s Heart Cohort. Register now or schedule a call with Josh to learn more!

Working from home. Managing school from home. Raising little kids (especially under age three). And living on little sleep. This recipe is perfect for treating your spouse like a three-year-old. Pouting. Talking back. Ignoring. You know, just being emotionally immature with your spouse.We get it. We're on little sleep. Have an infant at home. And date nights come at a premium these days. In this episode, we talk about how to treat your spouse like an adult. Or, in other words, how not to be emotionally immature with each other. A few highlights: * We talk about our own recent "disconnection." * How to talk to one another about expectations.* The ways we can accept influence from each other.* How to keep our relationship fresh.* Showing up for one another with weird schedules and new routines.Show Notes:We extended the 20% OFF registration for The Leader’s Heart Cohort. We're almost full, but you can still get in. Register now or schedule a call with Josh to learn more!

We cannot pretend that life is going to get back to normal. It's not. And we believe that's a good thing, especially for families. In this episode, we talk about what we believe God is up to in this moment of history. There is an apocalypse, or a revealing, taking place in our society. How do you discern  what that means for your family? That's what this episode is all about.We discuss a number of topics relevant to your family right now:* How to listen to God in this hour and what He has for your family.* Our decision to lay everything on the table and decide what needs to go and what needs to stay.* Why we decided to homeschool this year and what that looks like.* How to grieve and say goodbye well to an old season so we can properly say hello to a new one.* What it means to "unschool" ourselves in regard to being famous at home.Show Notes: Sign up today for The Leader’s Heart Cohort and receive 20% off registration. Spaces are running out!

Carlos Whittaker tells stories in books, on stage, and on Instagram. In this episode, he tells stories about race, trauma, and talks about his new book Enter Wild. Carlos' voice in these trying times is one we all need to listen to. In this episode, Carlos covers some amazing ground on how we as families can specifically hear from God. If you're in a difficult season as a family and questioning God's presence, Carlos will challenge you. Instead of asking "What if God doesn't show up?" Carlos challenges us to ask, "What if He does?"Here are some highlights: * Carlos talks about why we're afraid to ask God for specific requests. * How we can teach our kids to pray to God for specific prayers. * What the Lord is really committed to as it relates to you and your family. * What it costs to step out of a mild and mundane faith* What the real goal of being a parent is and how to achieve it. Show Notes & SponsorsSign up today for The Leader’s Heart Cohort and receive 20% off registration.Do yourself a favor and follow Carlos Whittaker on Instagram. Click here. Click here to get Enter Wild: Exchange a Mild and Mundane Faith for Life with an Uncontainable God. Register now for The Patient Parent: How to Stop Yelling, Quit Overreacting, and See Your Child for Who They Really Are. Click here to register.

The upcoming school year is fast upon us and unlike any we've encountered. As parents, it can feel unsettling with all of the unknowns. You might be working from home. You may be going into work. Either way, keeping the kids at home this school year or having them learn online adds further burden. Not only is fear of the unknown an issue, so is our depleting frustration tolerance. In this episode, we reveal the decision we made about this school year and invite you on the journey to use the podcast as an ongoing discussion as we all journey through these uncharted waters as families this fall. No matter the decision you make for your family, we can all lead well for our kids and inside of our homes. Show Notes: Sign up today for The Leader’s Heart Cohort and receive 20% off registration.Register now for our FREE webinar, How Not to Lose Your Ever-Loving Mind on Your Kids coming up the week of July 27th. Click here to register.Looking to establish Your Family Purpose for this fall? Sign up here and get 20% OFF!Join the Famous at Home Network by clicking here.

When we lead, we influence culture. Whether culture is at home with your kids or it's at work, how you show up has a ripple effect on the environment. Bill Lokey joins Josh for the final episode in a 4-part series on the Heart of Leadership. This week we talk about the heart of your culture: at home and work.In this fourth and final episode on leadership and connection, Josh and Bill talk about: * The game of spiritual mathematics in relationships* Why healthy culture starts with understanding* How we can enter into the stories of those we lead and love* The multiplying power of making our world smaller* Ways to cultivate healthy culture both at home and workShow Notes: Get 20% OFF before July 17! Bill and Josh together will be facilitating The Leader’s Heart Cohort beginning September 1. Seats are limited. To learn more about this holistic emotional / spiritual one-year journey, click here.

Bill Lokey joins Josh again for part 3 of our 4-part series on the Heart of Leadership. And this week we talk about something deep for each one of us: how trauma influences our heart, soul, and how we lead.In this third episode on leadership and connection, Josh and Bill talk about: * Why we tend to feel like imposters* The definition of trauma and how it shows up in how we act toward others* The subtle traumas we may have never labeled as such* How trauma influences our relationships* Why we tend to medicate our trauma and what we use to medicate* The power of feelings in healing the pain from our past* Why it's so difficult for us to face shame and trauma as an adult* Practical ways to face our trauma and show up for those we leadShow Notes: Bill and Josh together will be facilitating The Leader’s Heart Cohort beginning September 1. Seats are limited. To learn more about this holistic emotional / spiritual one-year journey, click here.

Bill Lokey joins Josh again for part 2 of our 4-part series on the Heart of Leadership. And this week we talk about something we all tend to struggle with: meaningful connection and spending time with those we love. In this second episode on leadership and connection, Josh and Bill talk about: * The barriers to meaningful connection and how we can overcome them* Shame as a bad motivator for change* How to silence shame so we can connect deeply with others* How self-medicators keep us from intimacy* What it feels like to spend time with someone who really likes you* How to show up for someone you really like spending time with* Spiritual disciplines for meaningful connection with GodShow Notes: Bill and Josh together will be facilitating The Leader’s Heart Cohort beginning September 1. Seats are limited. To learn more about this holistic emotional / spiritual one-year journey, click here.

No matter your stage, you lead people. As a parent, you lead your kids. As a spouse, you lead your husband or wife. At work, you lead your employees, congregants, soldiers, clients, and teams. How would those you lead describe your ability to connect to their realities? And how much do we really pay attention to those realities versus focusing solely on our own?Make no mistake, the quality of how well you lead rises or falls on your inner world. And the people you lead feel it. That's why we begin season 8 of our podcast with a 4-part series on the Heart of Leadership. Sitting in as co-host while Christi is on maternity leave is world-renowned therapist Bill Lokey. In this series, we'll be covering The Heart of Your Leadership, The Heart of Connection, The Heart of Trauma, and The Heart of Your Culture.In this first episode, Josh and Bill talk about: * What makes a person a leader* What happens when your stage is ripped out from under you* How to transition well as a leader when bad things happen* What it means to grieve and why it's critical for how we lead* Why we have a tendency to focus more on reputation than character* What happens when we feel like we're not enough or don't have what it takes to leadShow Notes: Bill and Josh together will be facilitating The Leader's Heart Cohort beginning September 1. Seats are limited. To learn more about this holistic emotional / spiritual one-year journey, click here.