Christian Formation

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Christian Formation episodes

April 01319 - Ornate Church Buildings: Sinful or Significant?
Are ornate church buildings sinful? Are they better than meeting in a strip mall downtown? Are we as a church "missing something" by not owning our own church building? In this episode, we discuss church buildings and their impact on us as embodied creatures based off Marc Sims article, 12 Theses on Church Buildings.

Resources
12 Theses on Church Buildings by Marc Sims
312 - The Formative Power of Physical Space
266 - The Room Matters
109 - How to Come to Church

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40 min
March 25318 - The Power of A Parent's Presence
In this episode, we listen to what kids said they love about their parents. Join us as we listen to these encouraging statements and discuss the impact of a parent's presence.
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22 min
March 18317 - The Value of Discipline for Children
In this episode, we discuss the value of discipline for our children while having some of your children join us for the discussion. Why do we discipline and what does that practically look like for some of our families?

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48 min
March 11316 - Praying with Your Kids
As we are spending time focusing on our prayer life this year, why is it important to teach our children to pray? What does it look like to teach our children to pray? What is our role as parents to model a prayer life to our children?
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19 min
March 04315 - Equipping Your Kids to Know God
In this episode, we discuss the importance of teaching spiritual disciplines and practices to your kids even before they fully comprehend the truths about God and Christ. Listen along as we invite kids in our church to join the conversation.

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30 min
February 25314 - Fears and Failures in Parenting
Parenting, like most things in life, is never perfect. We often have failures and fears that play into the way we parent and how we interact with our children. This episode addresses various failures and fears in parenting, and how the gospel speaks into those areas.
Resources
Judges :: The Sin of Pride Sermon
Pride Breakdown Instagram Post
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40 min
February 18313 - Parenting 101
What is parenting? Why do we parent in the first place? What's God’s vision for parenting?
In light of our upcoming parenting conference and recent questions from members in our church, we take this episode to discuss parenting 101—a biblical look at what parenting is, why we parent, and it what it means to raise our children as image bearers of Christ.

Resources
309 - A Vision For Parents (with Trevor Nashleanas)
292 - Why Parent Commissioning?

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31 min
February 11312 - The Formative Power of Physical Space
Do we believe in the formative power of physical space? Do the items we have around us help shape and form us to fix our eyes on Christ?
In this episode, we discuss the reasoning behind the new position of both the communion elements and the baptismal tank on Sunday mornings. We also discuss the theological position of believing that space forms us.

Resources
266 - The Room Matters
109 - How to Come to Church
Spirit and Sacrament: An Invitation to Eucharismatic Worship by Andrew Wilson
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44 min
February 04311 - Preparing for Lent
In this episode, we discuss what Lent is, the history behind Lent, and how to observe Lent this year.
Resources
Podcast Episodes
290 - Why You Should Know the Nicene Creed
289 - Nicene Creed - Why does it matter? (with Steve Sarmiento)
222 - Lenten Practices
221 - Understanding Lent
018 - Observing Lent
Books
The 40-Day Sugar Fast: Where Physical Detox Meets Spiritual Transformation
The Good of Giving Up: Discovering the Freedom of Lent
Lent: The Season of Repentance and Renewal
Desiring God Article about Lenten practices
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44 min
January 28310 - Why Am I Dissatisfied With My Prayer Life?
A conversation around why we might be dissatisfied in our prayer lives as Christians and what routines to cultivate to help us to engage in a rich prayer life.
Resources
A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World by Paul Miller
A Praying Church: Becoming a People of Hope in a Discouraging World by Paul Miller
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38 min

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The goal of this podcast is to form disciples to live all of life with the presence of God, and we do this through conversations about theology, culture, and stories.