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

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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 depression is so rampant in this generation and how are you addressing that in this resource?
• Do you have any wisdom for the parent who is trying to understand how God would have them lead their family well around social media?
• What would you say to parents about why having an open dialogue about pornography is important?
• What role do you think the church can and should be playing in the lives of teenagers and is there anywhere that you think we are particularly falling short?
• How do you see New Morning Mercies fitting into how God works through families?
• What are teenagers going to learn about God as they work their way through this resource?
• What are the roles of law and grace?
• What can you say to embolden those parents who feel like they can’t measure up?
• Why did you write Age of Opportunity and what will parents find there?

Guest Bio:

Dr. Paul David Tripp is a pastor, international event speaker, and a best-selling and award-winning author. With more than 30 books and video series on Christian living, Paul’s driving passion is to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

Paul attended Columbia Bible College (now Columbia International University) and majored in Bible and Christian Education. He went on to receive his M.Div from the Reformed Episcopal Seminary and his D.Min in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary.

Paul launched his own ministry in 2006. He lives in Philadelphia and is hopelessly in love with his wife of more than 50 years, Luella. They have four grown children and six grandchildren.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• “New Morning Mercies” by Paul David Tripp
• “New Morning Mercies for Teens” by Paul David Tripp
• “Parenting” by Paul David Tripp
• “Age of Opportunity” by Paul David Tripp

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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 faith?
• If you could tame one wild animal and have it as a pet, what would you have?
• Say something encouraging to the person on your left.
• How can we improve the way we serve one another?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Proverbs 3:5-6, Galatians 5:13
• familydischipleship.com
• Concrete Conversions

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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 your family?
• What was Gary doing for you that could be a great lesson for Church leaders, parents, and anybody?
• Why is knowing about other worldviews and religions such an important part of evangelism?
• How has sharing your faith with people with other worldviews shaped the way you share your faith with your kids?
• Has listening to understand been a skill that’s helped you as a husband and a father as well?
• Can you spend a few minutes encouraging and emboldening our listeners who have friends and family who are close to them but far from God?

Guest Bio:

Preston Perry is husband to Jackie and Father to Eden, Autumn, Sage, and August. He is also a poet, performance artist, teacher, and apologist.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• 1 Corinthians 3:15
• “How to Tell the Truth” by Preston Perry
• With the Perrys Podcast
• Apologetics with Preston Perry

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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 you have non-negotiables around spiritual disciplines in your home raising your children (requiring them to read their Bibles, attend church, etc.)?

Guest Bio:

In 2004, Phil & Diane Comer, along with their son John Mark, planted Solid Rock, A Jesus Church (now known as Westside: A Jesus Church), in Portland, Oregon. Over the years, God moved powerfully and other churches were planted across the West Coast including Bridgetown Church, where John Mark Comer served as Founding/Pastor of teaching and vision for ten years before launching “Practicing The Way”. After raising four kids who are all walking with Jesus, Phil & Diane were commissioned by the elders with the task of teaching parents how to raise passionate Jesus followers.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Philippians 4:9, Deuteronomy 6:4-9
• “Raising Passionate Jesus Followers” by Phil Comer and Diane Comer
• “Jesus Storybook Bible”
• “He Speaks in the Silence” by Diane Comer
• INTENTIONAL: Raising Passionate Jesus Followers

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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 could invite our kids into more ownership as they grow older?
• Can you give us a bit of a window into what your mornings look like and what role that plays in the discipleship of your family?
• Can you tell us more about prayer cards and what they look like?
• What critical role do you see the church and parents playing in the teenage stage that’s full of so much change?
• How would you advise a family who is making a church decision based on where their child wants to go? What’s great about that and do you see any reason to be cautious about letting a teenager’s preference drive a family church decision?
• How is idolatry a core battle to be in alongside your teenager? Can you explain the difference between a source idol, a surface idol, and a cultural idol for us?
• How can a parent discern when it’s time to let them fail and when it’s time to step in?
• Why is listening so important in this stage of parenting?
• Can you share what you mean when you say “My response is my responsibility” and why it is important for Christian parents to understand?
• How does that difference between correction and criticism impact how you respond to something your child did?

Guest Bio:

Melissa B. Kruger is vice president of discipleship programming at The Gospel Coalition and author of multiple books, including Growing Together, Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood, and the popular children’s book Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know. Her husband, Mike, is the president of Reformed Theological Seminary, and they are the parents of three adult children in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• “Parenting with Hope” by Melissa Kruger

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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 social media?
• What decisions if any are you making about social media for your family or for the families you lead at church?
• What scriptures come to mind for you when you talk about whether to be on social media platforms?

Denison Forum Recommendations:

• Draw boundaries and keep them rock solid.
• Educate your kids on the inherent risks, pornography, and stranger danger.
• Allow them freedom in proportion to their trustworthiness. (limited usage? Smart devices?)
• Give them a safe space to talk about things that make them uncomfortable.
• Be a loving ear for their woes and keep up a healthy dialogue about their relationship with social media.
• Carefully consider at what age to allow them to enter certain sites, if ever.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Matthew 5:29, 1 Corinthians 6:12
• The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory: Social Media and Youth Mental Health
• Better Screen Time

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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 from us and how does he go about it like a parent?
• If a mom was having trouble getting their child to be obedient, how would you advise her?
• What about first-time obedience?
• When is the right and the wrong time to negotiate with a child about what we are going to do?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Psalm 19, Psalm 40:8, Jonah, 1 Peter 3:17, Psalm 34, 1 John 5:1-5, Colossians 3:20

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