HouseCraft Podcast

Jeremy will be walking through the Biblical history and description of Sukkot, as well as explaining how and why one might celebrate it in a modern, gentile family. Sukkot is an ancient holiday of the Lord with immense symbolism and infused meaning. It's a great tool for training your kids. The video for this podcast can be found at familyteams.com/videos

The Hines Family is exploring a rugged, revised model of hospitality. They have set themselves on a new course with an eye toward: living authentically to the true Story, cultivating the gift of family, exploring a rugged, relaxed model of hospitality and endeavoring to focus on what really counts at the end of the day. This talk will help you learn about hospitality and how the Hines' host large groups of people for house shows.

We all need to eat and we often hear about the importance of eating together as a family, but what happens when you eat regular meals with another family? Erin will share how they have developed a rhythm of intentional meal sharing with another neighborhood family 2-4 times per week and the impact on their family and those relationships.

When you take your family team on mission you will encounter opposition. Levi will walk us through how they learned to pray together as a family as they did ministry in and through their household including practical ideas on how to help children understand and engage in intercession.  

When your child becomes mobile it can suddenly change your ability to engage in conversation with others, nurse a new baby or have a heart to heart with your other children. April will take you through the training steps to implement "Blanket Time" for your active toddlers that can help save your sanity and your most important conversations. Watch video on familyteams.com/videos/

We understand the need for vision in companies or ministries but what about the vision needed for the family? Daniel and Arian will walk us through the practical steps a family can use to pull off regular family vision retreats as well as share insights on the impact this has had on their family team, including hardships they faced when they went too long without them. Watch video at familyteams.com/videos

Parents and teens can easily get locked into a cycle of permissiveness followed by infraction and then harsh correction from a place of anger or exasperation. How can you find those teachable moments when you can speak into your kid's life in an effective way? Jeremy will share a tool that starts with observing patterns, finding the root causes and then setting up a heart to heart with your kid in a way and at a time when they're most likely to really listen. Watch full talk at- familyteams.com/videos

A couple years ago the Wolfenbergs cut cord with the internet in their house to go along with no TV or video games. It was not an easy jump but they experienced some powerful things along their journey. Justin, his wife and their six children will share the impact of this dramatic change. Watch the video at familyteams.com/videos