Raising Cross Formed Kids

Do you find yourself wishing you could walk and talk with Jesus? Wouldn't life be easier if we had that face to face relationship with Him? Did you know that Jesus told his disciples - people who did have a face to face relationship with him - that it was better that He was going to leave them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit? In this episode Coat and Phylicia discuss the role and power of the Holy spirit and how to help your child understand and build a relationship with Him.

How do you teach the concept of the Trinity to children when even adults have difficulty understanding it? Is an egg or three leaf clover the best solution or do anaologies like that lead you down dangerous paths?

Ryan and Phylicia kick off season 3 of the Cross Formed Kids podcast talking about how to talk to your kids about one of the most foundational theological topic: The Bible.

In this episode Coat and Phylicia have a fun discussion about Classical education, including why it is an important discipleship tool.

In this episode Phylicia and Ryan talk about how to raise kids who know how to relate well to non-Christians. 

Coat and Phylicia discuss whether it is ok to keep our kids in “big church.” How can we think about this as parents seeking to raise Christian kids?

In this episode, Coat and Phylicia discuss the challenges related to remaining consistent in discipling our kids.

Coat and Phylicia Discuss how we can break patterns of generational sin and how we can go about parenting as first generation Christians. 

Most people either love to hate it or hate how much they love it. In this episode Coat and Phylicia take a balanced approach and discuss how we can navigate technology to ensure that our kids are not negatively impacted by it.

How can we practically structure our days and weeks and months so that we faithfully disciple our kids?

The Bible is more important than our theological preferences, but does our theology impact our parenting? Are there specific pitfalls to watch out for, depending on where we fall on the theological spectrum?

In this episode Phylicia and Coat discuss how we can raise kids who know what to do with their feelings.   

In this episode, Phylicia and Coat discuss strategies for managing our emotions in the context of discipline and disciplining our kids.

In this episode Phylicia and Coat discuss parenting and stress. Parenting can be stressful. How do we manage stress in parenting? How can we be sure our stress doesn't negatively impact our kids?

In this episode Coat and Phylicia discuss the doctrine of sin and how our understanding of it informs our parenting.

Ryan and Phylicia discuss ways to turn the tables on the subject that society has deemed awkward and uncomfortable and instead make "The Talk" an ongoing conversation with your children where you are their go-to source for information.   This conversation is more important now than ever because your children ARE curious and WILL learn this information from someone. If that someone isn't you, then you don't know whether or not (or how badly) their view on their body and sexuality is being twisted.

Ryan and Phylicia Talk about the beauty of family and the importance of raising kids as an aspect of stewarding God's creation. 

Phylicia and Ryan discuss how to teach kids to hold to and defend the faith without fear or self-righteousness.

Time is limited, so with that in mind, what exactly should I focus on teaching my kids in order to foster a faith that lasts?   Additional Reading:  https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf103.iv.iii.iv.html    

When it comes to raising Christian kids, what is the role of the family and what is the role of the local church?   Ryan and Phylicia discuss the roles of parents and local churches in raising Christian kids. What should parents be doing? How can churches best contribute? Where in Scripture do we the mandate for family discipleship?

Phylicia and Coat dive into the rhythms of family discipleship. What is a rhythm? How do we form habits? What is the role of catechesis? How have people gone about discipling kids historically? How can moms and dads share the load of discipling kids?

2/3 of kids are leaving the faith as soon as they leave the house.   Is this true? Why is this happening? What does this mean from an historical/theological perspective? What does this mean from a biblical perspective?   Coat and Phylicia dive in to one of the most pressing problems facing the Church. Every pastor and every genuine Christian parent desires to see kids remain in the faith. Almost every church is making an effort to raise kids who remain in the faith. And yet, 2/3 of the time, we are failing. What is going on? How can we stem this tide?   https://lifewayresearch.com/fast-facts/