We recently sat down with our good friend Curtis Zackery, or as many of you probably know him, CZ. CZ is a teaching pastor at Church of the City, but his first job with a church was as a youth pastor. In this conversation he shares about his life growing up and what he learned about parenting from his time as a youth pastor. CZ also just wrote his first book, Soul Rest. The book looks at God's invitation for us to find rest in him. With so many parents and students alike feeling stressed out and over-worked, we were excited for CZ to share some encouragement to the parent who is having hard time finding their own rest.

Archive Episode 11: Curtis Zackery

Church of the City Parents is a podcast hosted by COTC pastors Shannon Scott and Matt Vairetta. They bring their perspectives as both children's and youth pastors as well as parents with children in different phases. Episodes include conversations between the hosts and interviews with various experts in fields like education, mental health, and spiritual formation among others. For more information about Church of the City or its programs for families visit ChurchoftheCity.com.

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In this episode, Shannon interviews her friend, Jeannie Cunnion. Jeannie's passion is encouraging moms to live in the freedom for which Christ has set us free, which is something her own heart needs to be daily reminded of. She is the author of Parenting the Wholehearted Child, Mom Set Free, and the Mom Set Free Bible Study.  She is also a frequent speaker at women’s conferences and parenting events around the country.

Episode 7: Jeannie Cunnion

In this episode, Matt has a conversation with Jake Habegger. Jake is a Church Of The City Stakeholder, a dad of two girls, and a middle school history teacher. Jake is passionate about teaching and helping students, and he talks about what this season is like for teachers as they try to support their students remotely.

Episode 6: Talking School with Jake Habegger

In this episode, Matt and Shannon unpack the new Around The Table resource to go along with our new teaching series. To access these materials, go to churchofthecity.com/aroundthetable or go to our Church Of The City app.

Episode 5: Around The Table

This week Matt and Shannon have a conversation with Pastors Derek and Courtney Bareman. The Bareman’s moved to Spring Hill from Michigan, with their three kids, four years ago when Derek became the Leader Pastor of Church of the City Spring Hill.  Derek and Courtney have been in ministry together at different churches for nearly 20 years. Currently, Courtney leads KidCity and COTC Women in Spring Hill. In this episode they talk about the unique challenges and blessings of this season. They share practical advice for having spiritual conversations with their kids as well as how they balance having two working parents with three kids at home, all at home at once. We hope you enjoy this episode!

Episode 4: Pastors Derek and Courtney Bareman

In this episode, Matt and Shannon discuss the statement, "Parents are the primary disciplers of their children." When you hear that phrase, what stirs inside you? Excitement? Fear? Confusion? A mix of all three? In this wide-ranging conversation, we aim to offer both encouragement and practical advice for parents when it comes to discipling their sons and daughters. 

Archive Episode 11: Curtis Zackery

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