Teaching the Heirs

Welcome to Teaching the Heirs! Join us as we introduce our new podcast where we will be discussing how to teach and equip the next generation in our church family.

Join us as we begin our journey discussing the principals in Jack Klumpenhower’s book Show Them Jesus. Heather Dirkse and Laney Stayton start off the first episode by discussing Chapter 1. We hope you will be encouraged to teach the Bible as one story about Jesus and the freedom this bring to the Sunday school room.

Great news! The good news begins at creation. Join us as we walk through the four creational relationships and how good they were at the start and then look at sin’s effect on them. This has an influence on how we teach children the Gospel.

Saved or unsaved, we all need the good news of Jesus and his kingdom daily. In this episode we talk about equipping our children for life by focusing on Jesus, not on outcomes or external behavior.

In this episode, we close out Section 1 of the book Show Them Jesus by Jack Klumpenhower by talking through Chapter 5. After a brief recap, Laney Stayton and Heather Dirkse leave you with five concrete ways to encourage you as you read the Bible that can influence the way you teach.

Can it really be done? Listen in as Heather Dirkse and Laney Stayton teach through Joshua 7-8 and apply Jack Klumpenhower’s methods and tips found in Chapter 6 of Show Them Jesus.

In this episode, Heather Dirkse and Laney Stayton talk about the environment that surrounds our teaching and how we can create an atmosphere that supports and models the Gospel and the need we all have for Jesus.

In this episode on prayer, Laney Stayton and Heather Dirkse talk about the importance of prayer in the classroom and at home. We have the privilege of talking with Nancy Guthrie as she shares from both her books and her personal life some thoughts on prayer.

In this episode, Heather Dirkse and Laney Stayton wrap up our series on the book “Show Them Jesus” by Jack Klumpenhower, and we remind ourselves of the never ending need to lean on Jesus.

Welcome back! In our new season, we walk through the fruit of the Spirit and how both parents and children grow in this fruit. But first, we take a look at the Vine we abide in that ultimately produces this fruit.

In this episode, Heather Dirkse and Laney Stayton work through the definition of love and how we teach children of all ages about this aspect of the fruit of the Spirit.

In this season of uncertainty, joy may be hard to come by. The great news is that real joy is given to us and sustained by the Holy Spirit. So how do we teach children about that?

Peace is not defined by our current circumstances, God's peace that surpasses all understanding is produced in us by the Holy Spirit. Join us as we talk about how we can teach ourselves and our children about this amazing aspect of the Holy Spirit.

What does patience actually look like? In a time of stress, it feels even less obtainable. Heather and Laney hope to refresh you in the Gospel by looking back at God and his enduring patience. In Jesus and through the power of the Holy Spirit we can be patient.

Thinking of others first and putting their needs ahead of our own is tough. It is even harder to teach kids how to be kind. Join Heather and Laney as they talk about Jesus and his kindness and how we can teach this aspect of the fruit of the Spirit to our kids.

Jesus was committed to doing good and in this He fulfilled the Father’s will. In Him, we can learn what it is like to be a people that are committed to doing good and reflect Jesus’ work on the cross and glorify our Father. Join us as we talk through this aspect of the fruit of the Spirit.

God has always shown himself to be faithful to his people. It is one of his most comforting attributes. But what does it look like for us to be a faithful people? Thankfully, the Holy Spirit is at work in our lives to help us fight against our consumeristic, selfish tendencies to be a faithful people and continue to do our Father’s work.

In this episode, we learn that contrary to what one might think, there is a lot of strength in gentleness. Gentleness comes from humility. Since this thinking goes against our current culture, we thank the Holy Spirit for the work he does to accomplish this in our lives. Join us as we walk through how to model and teach this to our children.

As Chris Wright puts it, self-control is not a quality that God needs. But our sinful, human nature does need to be controlled. This is one of the most important parts of Christian discipleship. Join Laney and Heather as they talk through what self-control looks like and raise some questions to ponder.