Join in an epic chat with Graham Daniels (Dano to his mates) of Christians in Sport about the discipleship opportunity that sport presents.

🏏 With help to understand the big picture about being creative, relational, winning, losing, where we find our identity.

✋ And practical ways to live out our faith both on the pictch and on the sidelines in the conversations we have and the news we share.

🏅 Cracking episode for the sporty family, but with principles that apply whatever your kids passions may be.

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Faith, Parenting, Sports, Christianity, Family, Discipleship, Graham Daniels, Ed Drew, Amy Smith, Spiritual Growth, youth sports, parenting, discipleship, faith, sportsmanship, Christian values, role models, competitive sports, family support, community engagement

Welcome to parenting! 

First time parents Pete and Danielle bring the laughs, honesty and wisdom as we hear about vomiting in Asda, pacing round parks and the surprising amount of time spent getting a baby to sleep.

Join in the fun and share this encouraging episode with any new parents you know!

People:

Ed Drew - Director of Faith in Kids
Amy Smith - Writer for Faith in Kids
Pete and Danielle are first time parents to Isaac. They live in south west London where Danielle works part time for UCCF as a London team leader supporting and resourcing university students to share the good news of Jesus across the capital. Pete is a youth worker at Dundonald Church partnering with families to help disciple and evangelise secondary school aged young people.

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parenting, Christian parenting, family, challenges, joys, spiritual insights, new parents, parenting advice, family dynamics, everyday parenting, parenting, faith, community, support, social media, early childhood, encouragement, prayer, Christian parenting, family

How can we talk to our children about science?
Can Christians disagree well over the age of the earth, big bang and baptism?
Is Ed dull for getting so excited about a tortoise?
Is it odd that Amy knows so much about the green anaconda?
With inspirational chat about climate change, migrating swallows, elephants, leaves and Amy's two pieces of string that somehow explain everything.
Join Professor Grandad John Wyatt and his son Tim for an amateur's guide to talking science with your children.

People: 

Ed Drew - Director of Faith in Kids
Amy Smith - Writer for Faith in Kids
Professor John Wyatt - is a retired doctor (working as a paediatrician specialising in the care of newborn babies at a leading neonatal intensive care unit for more than 25 years), author, speaker and research scientist. John is a doting grandfather to Tim’s daughter, looking after her one day a week (along with his wife).
Tim Wyatt - is a religion and social affairs journalist, writing for in The Guardian, The Times, The Economist, and The Daily Telegraph. He is married with a 4 year old daughter.

Resources:

Together Tim and John host the Matters of Life and Death podcast, part of Premier Unbelievable. Recent episodes include discussions on gender medicine, technology and assisted suicide.

As many parents find out their primary school places and start to “get school ready” Ed and Amy take a humorous look at playground parent stereotypes and consider how to help each one learn how to depend on Christ. 

With education idol Ian… and child obsessed Cheryl among the cast - you won’t want to miss it! 

Can you spot your struggle?? Can you guess which is Amy and which is Ed?

People: 

Ed Drew - Director of Faith in Kids
Amy Smith - Writer for Faith in Kids

Many of the challenges of parenting are linked to our lack of control. We can't always control what our kids do, their struggles, the influences around them or the future, it can feel like we are parenting on the precipice! Good news, this episode is a balm to every parent's fears as Rachel Wilson returns with calm wisdom, a brilliant reminder to spot the gifts the Lord gives and a tear jerking sports day story. Listen in and be walked away from the cliff edge of panic to greater dependance on the Lord. 

People: 

Ed Drew - Director of Faith in Kids
Amy Smith - Writer for Faith in Kids
Rachel Wilson - Co-Author of ‘The Life You Never Expected’ with her husband Andrew. Her first episode with us can be found here.

Resources:

• The Life You Never Expected - Rachel & Andrew Wilson
• Unexpected Blessings - Sandra People

Amy and her Mum go free wheeling without Ed! They talk sobbing with a toddler. Parenting a monster and Amy being the easy child. We didn't see that coming. 

Talking about the aches of motherhood, and how we can approach mothering Sunday with grace. As well as strong opinions about a single daffodil, campaigning to allow women on motorways and Amy's two kitchen messages that keep her trooping on.

Amy Smith - Writer for Faith in Kids
Mary Shorter - Fondly known to her family as Mother Mary is Amy’s Mum. She has 4 grown up children who are all married and 12 Grandchildren and no Grand-dogs.  She is a retired accountant and has been involved in church life in various capacities – toddler group leader, treasurer, Sunday school teacher, she is currently coffee rota commandant, fellowships walk co-ordinator and heads up BBC – brews, bakes and chat a friendship group for seniors at her church.

Joy Carter was adopted during the Nigerian Civil war by a Christian couple. She came to the UK, only to experience bullying and racism. Joy has discovered that her name is a gift from the Lord. As a comedian and as an advocate she knows how to find joy in the hardest of circumstances. 

Join the joyful journey as Ed talks escalators and Amy goes mountain biking for the Lord. There is joy to be found!

People: 

Ed Drew - Director of Faith in Kids
Amy Smith - Writer for Faith in Kids
Joy Carter - Joy is a comedian and advocate, helping people engage with adoptees' stories. She has worked with the government, Social Work England and many charities. 

Resources:

JoyTalk is a stand-up comedy show about humour!

What have you built that you’re really proud of? Jam knows the answer to that question straight away! Find out what it is and… what’s so amazing about Common Cuckoos – and can Ed impersonate one? (He can!) Nehemiah’s finished building (including the Dung Gate), but how does he keep God’s people standing upright and leaning on each other? We find out in our final instalment of God’s Big Build with a sketch, a briefing and the exciting sing-a-long chorus of We are the Church by Awesome Cutlery. Singalong to the whole song HERE.

Get Resources for God's Big Build HERE

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As parents, can we model and help our children see prayer as more than pennies we put in the heavenly sweet machine to get what we want? Come and hear an honest and practical conversation about praying with and for our kids with Ed, Amy & Pastor Ste Casey - author of I Prayed and Nothing Changed.

Ed Drew - Director of Faith in Kids
Amy Smith - Writer for Faith in Kids
Ste Casey - is the pastor of Speke Baptist Church in Liverpool. He is also on the executive committee of Biblical Counselling UK (BCUK) - he leads the Liverpool certificate course with his wife Jane. Together they have 6 daughters and he is also a passionate and aerodynamic road cyclist!  

Resources:

I Prayed and Nothing Changed by Ste Casey is out now.

When did you last make a promise? How did it go? Ed’s promise had him dashing across London while Jam had a great time with a clear plastic cyclone of dust. God’s people have been making promises but they’re not going very well. Fun facts about party food, including the origin story of the Hawaiian pizza. Such a packed show – with a big chunk of Nehemiah, a briefing and a sketch - and a brilliant Awesome Cutlery song about how we are a Good News Family. This is God’s Big Build #5. Only one left!

Get Resources for God's Big Build HERE

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