Bring Them Up

Welcome to Bring Them Up, a podcast made for parents at Christ Community Church. We follow Ephesians 6 where Paul writes - Bring your children up in the instruction and discipline of the Lord. We want this podcast to be a safe place were you can find resources, practical ideas and encouragement.

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Episodes

Deliver the mail and get out! Talking to your kids...

Deliver the mail and get out When you talk to your kids, you could do more damage than good. Join David as he discusses a few helpful ways to avoid being part of the problem.

Dec 02, 2021•15 min

How to school our kids? Homeschool, Christian, or Public?

Join David Heinrichs as he interviews Shaunna Kennedy (Public School), Allison Rhea (Homeschool), and Kevin Culotta (Christian School) as they disc the advantages and disadvantages of each educational option. Resources mentioned in this episode are attached below. Going Public: Your Child Can Thrive in Public School. Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801018196/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_NQ4NTPRA5G0QGF3AK7PK Why Christian Kids Need A Christian Education (Answers in an Hour). Learn more: https://ww...

Nov 18, 2021•39 min

Get Ready for Xmas!

There are 12 days where kids will not be in school this December. Are you ready for it? Well here are some "best ideas" from a collection of 10 empty nesters at CCC that told me how they learned how to survive the holidays. Listen and learn!!!

Nov 10, 2021•19 min

Parenting Rebels and Hypocrites

Matthew 21:28-32. Jesus tells us the parable of the 2 Sons, one a rebel and the other a hypocrite. If your child is one or the other, how can we parent these kids?

Nov 04, 2021•14 min

Stages of Parenting - Pace yourself!

Listen to David's teaching at the recent Parent Conference at Fort Caswell on September 25, 2021.

Sep 28, 2021•29 min

Key Relationships - It Takes a Church

Listen to David's teaching from the latest Parent Conference at Fort Caswell 2021.

Sep 28, 2021•27 min

Discipline and Consequences - how to do this through the ages

Join David as he discusses how to discipline kids differently through the phases of their life.

Sep 14, 2021•21 min

Peer Pressure: 3 questions you can ask to help your teen

FEAR GOD, not man. How can we as parents help our kids understand how to resist peer pressure? Come and find out the 3 questions you can ask your teen so they can begin to make progress and live more biblically!

Aug 31, 2021•21 min

Parent Conference and Spiritual Maturity for Teens

What is the plan of CCC to grow teens spiritually? Do we have a plan? A curriculum? Do we know how to assess our teens and determine what they might need based on the areas they are weak? David explains what his team is doing in the life of every teen at CCC. And it will happen for them on the same weekend of the Parent Conference! Don't miss it!

Aug 25, 2021•20 min

All About Screens

Join David Heinrichs as he discusses how to navigate the use of technology for our kids. He is joined today with Rich Biagini, Director of Children's Ministry at Port City Community Church, and our own Joseph Rhea, Associate Pastor of Community and Adult Discipleship.

Jun 18, 2021•43 min

Meet the new summer 2021 YOUTH STAFF!

Come and listen to the youth ministry's hopes and dreams for the summer of 2021~. Olivia Spain, Hannah Surratt and Connor Radford join David Heinrichs to talk more about the summer plans!

May 17, 2021•31 min

Family Vacations - What's the big idea?

David discusses how to have great family vacations. Come learn from 4 seasoned parents - Mark and Pam Hurt and my parents, Ken and Roberta Heinrichs as we explore why, how and where to do family vacations.

Apr 26, 2021•33 min

BTU Christian Teens and Dating

Hannah and David discuss how teens ought to date while in high school - the advantages and disadvantages to "dating" (aka, talking, group dating, courtship, etc...). Great Resources: Gospel Coalition: HOW THEN SHOULD WE DATE? "Boundaries in Dating," by Dr. Henry Cloud

Apr 20, 2021•25 min

Family Failures

Today we laugh and learn from our mistakes and craziness trying to be the best parents we can. From vacation fails to discipline backfires, come listen to Wendy Holdsworth, Louisa Belk, Sharon Radford and David Heinrichs, your host, remind you that you are not alone! We are all trying to do our best and we need each other since we are in this thing together!!

Apr 01, 2021•28 min

Getting Ready to Live in the Dorms

Parents - are you nervous about your child eventually moving hundreds of miles away to live on their own in a dorm filled with world and crazy teens? This is the plan for most universities - Well today we take a close look to get ourselves ready! David interviews 3 RA's from UNCW to get insight into what it is like to live in the modern day dorms. Listen to Raven, Lauren and Ambar who have each been involved in various ministries at CCC and have an invaluable perspective on ho Christian teens ad...

Mar 15, 2021•25 min

Episode 1 - Introductions and Vision

Meet Joseph Rhea, Sharon Radford and David Heinrichs as they give you a vision for what we want to do to support and encourage parents at Christ Community Church.

Mar 04, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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