Church Of The City Parents

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.

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.

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.

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!

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. 

In this episode Shannon and Matt check in with one another as their families navigate a new reality due to the spread of COVID-19. They have an honest discussion in which they wrestle through the new reality parents find themselves in. The discussion addresses the challenges and opportunities they're experiencing in their own families, as well as offering advice on how parents capitalize on the unexpected time they now have with their children.

In this episode, Matt walks through three questions we need to help our kids answer in order to navigate the more complicated questions around sex, dating, and marriage that they will ask as they grow up.

In this episode, Matt shares some common mistakes he has observed that the Church has made when talking about sex, dating, and marriage.

This episode is a recording of a recent live gathering Matt led at Church Of The City Franklin. We are discussing three ways social media is affecting our kids.