Dr. Hancock welcomes Dr. Jason Salyer, Student Teaching Pastor at Carmel Baptist Church. 

Pastor Jason and his wife Bethany, are parents of three teenage children. Jason loves equipping parents to spiritually lead their children. He leads two small groups Bible studies for parents on Sundays at Carmel where he inspires parents to embrace the Four Pillars of Family Discipleship. Jason shares those pillars and more parenting tips in this practical episode. 

4 Pillars of Family Discipleship

Dr. Hancock welcomes Dr. Chris Fryar, Associate Head of School at CCS for the past two years. Dr. Fryar leads the education team and under his leadership has taken disciple-making education to a new level. In this episode, we discuss CCS’s Academic Vision, our new Biblical Unity standards, and how Dr. Fryar makes school fun! 

CCS Academic Vision Statement

CCS Biblical Unity Standards & Outcomes

Dr. Hancock welcomes CCS High School students from the Christian Leadership class. The Christian Leadership class is an elective that helps students develop leadership skills while impacting the spiritual life of the school. These thirteen Juniors and Seniors talk about their experiences and the lessons they have learned throughout this school year. 

Dr. Hancock welcomes Pastor Alex Kennedy, Senior Pastor of Carmel Baptist Church. Pastor Alex has been serving at Carmel since 2012 and he is passionate about preaching the gospel, shepherding and loving his wife and family, encouraging men to lead, love and serve their families and equipping the church to make disciples. 

Alex and his wife, Christy, have been married for 37 years

They have three married children: Joy, Zach and Anna Grace. And Lexi, their 9th grader.

Mentioned in the Podcast:

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

https://a.co/d/iAasOUU 

“What One Skill = An Awesome Life,” Dr. Shimi Kang, TEDxKelowna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EHZAQmw2JA 

Dr. Hancock welcomes Justin Taylor, Carmel Baptist’s worship pastor. Justin was born and raised in South Africa and came to Charlotte, NC to marry his true love Amber, who he met while she was on the mission field in South Africa. Justin and Amber have been married 16 years and have three boys. Justin is passionate about God-glorifying, Christ-centered, Spirit-filled, and Scripture-soaked worship. He also appreciates the traditions of the church and talks to us today about the ancient church tradition of Lent. 

Dr. Hancock welcomes Jason Jimenez, pastor, apologist, and national speaker who has ministered to families for nearly twenty years. He is the founder and president of Stand Strong Ministries, host of the Stand Strong in the Word podcast, and author of several books including his latest book Parenting Gen Z published by Focus on the Family. 

Dr. Hancock welcomes Dr. Kathy Koch, Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, to talk about raising resilient and responsible kids in today’s cultural and digital landscape. Plan to attend the parents’ session led by Dr. Kathy Koch and Jason Jimenez on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 6:30pm at First Baptist Church of Indian Trail’s Metrolina Christian Academy. 

Want to listen to more podcasts with Dr. Kathy? Visit https://celebratekids.com/podcasts 

Dr. Jay Hancock, Head of School at Carmel Christian School in North Carolina, introduces his series. Episodes in this series will cover 3 general topics: parenting as discipleship, being disciples ourselves, and leveraging your partnership with Carmel Christian to prompt discipleship discussions at home.

Future episodes will cover 3 topics: 

• Parenting as discipleship
• Being Disciples Ourselves, and 
• Leveraging your partnership with Carmel Christian to prompt discipleship discussions at home.