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 are struggling to connect with other moms who want to build friendships?
• What encouragement can you offer to the mom who is unsatisfied with her purpose in the home?
• What does discipleship look like in your home?
• What is the best piece of advice you’ve received as a mom?

Guest Bio:

Kelly Needham is a servant of Jesus Christ, a student of the Bible, and COO of her home, where she lives with her husband, Jimmy and their five children. She is the author of Friendish and Purposefooled and has been a contributing author to many other books including Faithful and Beautifully Distinct. She has served on staff at two different churches, serving in youth, college, and women's ministry and currently co-leads a women’s teaching program at her church, training women to accurately handle the word of truth, and co-hosts the Clearly podcast with her husband, Jimmy. You can find more of her writing and speaking at kellyneedham.com.

Bethany Barnard is a Christian singer-songwriter who began her CCM career in 2004, at age 15, with her debut album Bethany Dillon. After marrying Shane Barnard (Shane & Shane), she released her first independent album, A Better Word, as Bethany Barnard in 2017. As a stay-at-home mom of four daughters, Bethany began writing again in 2020 when her father died after a long battle with cancer, and she was subsequently diagnosed with OCD and depression. Her new album, All My Questions, is the result.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• “All My Questions” by Bethany Bernard
• “Friendish” by Kelly Needham
• “Purposefooled” by Kelly Needham

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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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