Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant continue their discussion on how to disciple children at various stages by focusing on the elementary age group! Questions Covered in This Episode: What’s going on developmentally for seven to eleven year olds? What are the spiritual opportunities with this age group? What did this look like for us? Why does Family Discipleship start to drop off for families at this stage? How do you help grow kids in responsibility and the ability to solve their ...
Sep 16, 2024•45 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant discuss how we can disciple our preschoolers! Questions Covered in This Episode: What’s going on developmentally for four to six-year-olds? What are the spiritual opportunities with this age group? What did this look like for our family? What about a kid who won’t obey or listen at this age? What resources do you like for this age group? If kids this age can just repeat what I say like a parrot, why should we disciple them? What kind of expectatio...
Sep 09, 2024•40 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant have a conversation about discipling your toddlers. Questions Covered in This Episode: What’s going on developmentally for one to three-year-olds? What are kids this age doing independently for faith formation and what are the parents carrying for them? What did this look like for us? What about a kid that won’t sit still? Can you bring a kid this age to church? What resources do you like for this age group? What kind of expectations should parent...
Sep 02, 2024•37 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant talk about how you can practice discipleship with a new baby in your family. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is your earliest memory? Why does this feel weird to so many families? Can you disciple a baby? Can you love your baby before they know what love is? What age can you start discipling your child? Do we have any examples of this in the Bible? What did this look like for us? What role do you think habits play into discipling a baby? W...
Aug 26, 2024•41 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Season 7 of the Family Discipleship podcast begins on August 26! In this episode, Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant preview what is to come in Season 7. Questions Covered in This Episode: What are we going to talk about this season? Who are we excited about talking to this season? Resources Mentioned: “The Wingfeather Saga” by Andrew Peterson Behold the Lamb of God by Andrew Peterson “The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross” by Carl Laferton Risen Motherhood Sponsors: To learn more...
Aug 19, 2024•3 min
Adam Griffin has another solo episode to talk about fatherhood and manhood from a biblical perspective. Questions Covered in This Episode: If you woke up tomorrow and you were the opposite gender of what you are now, what are three things that would be different about your life? What is the most manly position? As Christians, how do we define manhood? Where do we see a lack of manhood in society? What are we going to do about it? Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Proverbs 20:6-7, 1 Thessaloni...
Jun 10, 2024•34 min•Season 6Ep. 17
Chelsea Griffin and Cassie Bryant are joined by Kelly Needham and Beth Barnard to discuss motherhood. Questions Covered in This Episode: What emotions surface on Mother's Day for you ladies? Any Mother's Day traditions you have that you want to share? Let’s talk about “Mom Fails;” do you have a moment where you felt like a total failure and how did God’s grace meet you in that moment? Beth, can you share with us how a season of grief shaped you as a mom? Kelly, what wisdom can you offer moms who...
May 06, 2024•45 min•Season 6Ep. 16
Adam Griffin has a ministry monologue about what makes a kids ministry great. Questions Covered in This Episode: What are things that need to be considered when evaluating a kids ministry? Adam’s list of 7 things: Safety Scriptural Supplementary Shepherding Supportive Sensitive Fun Resources Mentioned in this Episode: familydischipleship.com Concrete Conversions Sponsors: To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website . Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Our Sister Shows: Knowi...
Apr 29, 2024•28 min•Season 6Ep. 15
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by Paul David Tripp to discuss his new devotional for teenagers. Questions Covered in This Episode: Would you tell us a little bit about what led you to want to publish a devotional for teenagers? What are things you’re seeing that are capturing the attention of teenagers instead of the gospel? How do you see a strong devotional life as an important part of a family’s discipleship to help their kids follow Jesus? Why do you think depres...
Apr 22, 2024•41 min•Season 6Ep. 14
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by their kids to have a conversation using their new resource with Concrete Conversations designed to help families have intentional talks about life and faith. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is Concrete Conversations? What family story makes you laugh the hardest? What is your favorite place to go to as a family? Who is the most faithful person you know? What do you admire about them? What does Proverbs 3:5-6 have to do with f...
Apr 15, 2024•25 min•Season 6Ep. 13
Adam Griffin and Chelsea Griffin are joined by Preston Perry to discuss his new book, “How to Tell the Truth.” Questions Covered in This Episode: Can you tell us the story of how God led you to write this book? What’s the story behind the art on the cover? Why do you think so many Christians are so hesitant and afraid to share their faith when for you it’s such a genuine joy? Can you share with us how this legacy of family faith looks in your household now? How do y’all pray for and disciple you...
Apr 08, 2024•40 min•Season 6Ep. 12
Adam Griffin is joined by Phil and Diane Comer to discuss their story of how they desired to raise their children to love and follow Jesus. Questions Covered in This Episode: What did it look like for your family to follow Jesus daily? How did y’all customize discipleship for each one of your kids? How does God disciple and raise us and how does that affect how we should raise our kids? Did y’all do anything intentional to help your kids love the body of Christ as y’all raised your kids? How do ...
Apr 01, 2024•51 min•Season 6Ep. 11
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by Melissa Kruger to discuss her newest book “ Parenting with Hope.” Questions Covered in This Episode: Will you share the story of wanting to write “Parenting with Hope”? As your kids changed into teenagers what changed about you as a parent? Why is that so foundational for parenting that parents are rooted in God’s word? What are some of the things you learned about God through parenting? What are some family habits that you think we ...
Mar 25, 2024•31 min•Season 6Ep. 10
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant discuss how we can lead and disciple our families when it comes to social media. Questions Covered in This Episode: What are we going to do about kids on social media? Why is this all over the news right now? What is the difference between social media and general access to the internet for a kid? What is the benefit of social media? Maybe start with for anyone and then can you see any benefit for kids? What is the potential harm of having kids on...
Mar 18, 2024•43 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant have a conversation about why obedience is important in our homes. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why do we want obedience? Why does the human heart resist obedience? How should that inform how we go about parenting our kids? Why would getting our kids to be obedient by using the means of threat or brides be effective but self-defeating? What scriptures come to mind for you when you talk about obedience? Why do you think God wants obedience fr...
Mar 11, 2024•43 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by Trillia Newbell to have a conversation about how we can help our kids study the Bible. Questions Covered in This Episode: Tell us why you had a vision for some Bible Studies for kids? Why do you think that there aren’t many people making resources for kids 8-12 years old? How do we make the transition from reading story Bibles to our kids having personal Bible study? Are these resources something that parents or church teachers leade...
Mar 04, 2024•35 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Adam Griffin and Cassie Bryant are joined by Afshin Ziafat to discuss what sets Christianity apart from other religions and how discussing that with our kids helps reinforce the gospel. Questions Covered in This Episode: Can you walk us through some of your story of coming to Christ? Why do you think it’s important for parents to teach their kids about what other people believe? How can parents help their kids to respect people who don’t believe the same thing we do while standing firm on what w...
Feb 26, 2024•39 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Adam Griffin and Cassie Bryant are joined by Chap Clark discuss how we can disciple our families well during the teenage years. Questions Covered in This Episode: A lot of your writing is for parents of teenagers. How did that become your expertise or passion? Does every generation go through the same thing or is there anything unique or changing about today’s teenagers? How do adolescents find the answers to those questions? How can we pass on our faith and disciple our kids without creating so...
Feb 19, 2024•45 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by Russell Moore to discuss how to lead and disciple our families when it comes to politics and current events. Questions Covered in This Episode: You’ve got a new book, “Losing Our Religion.” What led you to write this book? Looking at the year ahead and expecting it to be full of tension and division, how can Christians stand out and be different in a good way? How are we gonna keep churches from devouring each other over politics thi...
Feb 12, 2024•33 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant are joined by Abbey Wedgeworth to have a conversation about how to care for someone in the pain of miscarriage, what her family discipleship rhythms look like, and how we all need the gospel. Questions Covered in This Episode: How did God use Psalm 139 to minister to you in your own grief? How would you encourage someone after a miscarriage to lean into the desire to have children? Is there anything you wish dads or church workers knew to care for...
Feb 05, 2024•49 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant continue their conversation from the last episode and discuss how to raise Godly women. Questions Covered in This Episode: Are there good resources on this topic? Is the way you think about raising girls different from raising boys? When did you feel like you could call yourself a woman instead of a girl? Do see a societal difference between a girl and a woman? What role do you think the church could or should make in helping with rites of passage...
Jan 29, 2024•38 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant have a conversation about how we can disciple our boys to help them enter manhood. Questions Covered in This Episode: One of the most important questions we have to address in discipleship is what are we aiming for? Are there some biological markers that separate boys from men? How do y’all think our secular culture defines manhood? How is that different from how the church defines it? What role do you think the church could or should make in help...
Jan 22, 2024•39 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Season 6 of the Family Discipleship podcast begins on January 22! In this episode, Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant preview what is to come in Season 6. Questions Covered in This Episode: What are you looking forward to in season 6? Who are some guests we will have on this season? Sponsors: To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website . Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Our Sister Shows: Knowing Faith | Tiny Theologians The Family Discipleship Podcast is a po...
Jan 15, 2024•2 min
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant answer questions from a live audience! Questions Covered in This Episode: How do you identify and invest in the gifts that God has given your children? What do family discipleship rhythms looked like in your home as your children have grown? If you had to pick one fast food restaurant that represents your parenting philosophy, what would it be and why? What is one simple tradition or milestone marker that your family does that is worth sharing wit...
Dec 11, 2023•43 min•Season 5Ep. 16
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant have a conversation about hypocrisy and how we can live authentically. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is hypocrisy? Where do you struggle with hypocrisy? Where do you see a lack of hypocrisy in your home? What does Jesus say about hypocrisy? How would you advise someone who is struggling with hypocrisy? Resources Mentioned in this Episode: John 12:43, Matthew 23:27-28, 2 Samuel 12, Psalm 51 Sponsors: To learn more about our sponsors pleas...
Dec 04, 2023•38 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant talk about what self-control is and how we can grow in it. Questions Covered in This Episode: How do define self-control? Where is self-control a struggle for you? Where do you see discipline in your life? What does the word of God say about self-control? What advice would you give someone who struggles with self-control or whose kids struggle? Resources Mentioned in this Episode: John 8:7, James 1:5, 1 Corinthians 6:12, Proverbs 25:28, Matthew 4:...
Nov 27, 2023•35 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant discuss how we can fight against indifference and care about the things God cares about. Questions Covered in This Episode: What comes to mind when you think about indifference? Where do you see indifference in your home? Is it possible for us to care about all things God cares about? Where do you care rightly in your home? What does the bible have to say about indifference? If someone is struggling with indifference, how would you counsel them? R...
Nov 20, 2023•32 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant continue their discussion on vices and virtues by talking about peace. Questions Covered in This Episode: What comes to mind when you think of peace? Where is finding peace hard for you? Where do you see peace in your home? Where do you see peace in scripture? What advice would you give to someone struggling with peace? Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Matthew 8:23–27, John 16:33, Isaiah 26:3, Matthew 8:28-34, Matthew 28:19-20 Sponsors: To lea...
Nov 13, 2023•33 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant talk about distraction and how we can model attention for our kids in our daily lives. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the opposite of distraction? Where do you struggle with distraction? Is your phone a distraction from being the parent you want to be? Is your phone a distraction from being a daughter of God? Do you feel resentment towards other when they are distracted by their phones? What wisdom does the Lord have for distraction an...
Nov 06, 2023•37 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant have a conversation about how we can have gladness of heart despite our circumstances. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the difference between happiness and joy? Do you struggle with joy? What is the opposite of joy? When people think joy and happiness are the same thing, what happens? What comes to mind from the Bible on joy? What is your advice for a parent who is struggling with joy? Helpful Definitions: Joy: Gladness of heart despite...
Oct 30, 2023•39 min•Season 5Ep. 10
