Raising Cross Formed Kids

By Ryan Coatney and Phylicia Masonheimer

Religion & Spirituality Kids & Family Christianity

What's Raising Cross Formed Kids about?

Raising Cross Formed Kids is a collaboration between two parents in the thick of raising kids. Our passion is to equip parents to become the primary disciple-makers in the lives of their kids. After all, raising Christian kids is always a miracle, but it's never an accident.

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Raising Cross Formed Kids episodes:

02.28.2023
What's the Holy Spirits Role in My Childs Life
Do you find yourself wishing you could walk and talk with Jesus? Wouldn't life be easier if we had that face to face relationship with Him? Did you know that Jesus told his disciples - people who did have...
02.21.2023
How to Teach the Trinity to Your Kids
How do you teach the concept of the Trinity to children when even adults have difficulty understanding it? Is an egg or three leaf clover the best solution or do anaologies like that lead you down dangerous paths?
02.14.2023
How to Talk to Kids About the Bible
Ryan and Phylicia kick off season 3 of the Cross Formed Kids podcast talking about how to talk to your kids about one of the most foundational theological topic: The Bible.
05.17.2022
A Case for Classical Education
In this episode Coat and Phylicia have a fun discussion about Classical education, including why it is an important discipleship tool.
05.10.2022
Raising Neighborly Kids
In this episode Phylicia and Ryan talk about how to raise kids who know how to relate well to non-Christians.
05.03.2022
Little People in Big Church
Coat and Phylicia discuss whether it is ok to keep our kids in “big church.” How can we think about this as parents seeking to raise Christian kids?
04.26.2022
The Challenge of Consistency
In this episode, Coat and Phylicia discuss the challenges related to remaining consistent in discipling our kids.
03.22.2022
Generational Realities in Family Discipleship
Coat and Phylicia Discuss how we can break patterns of generational sin and how we can go about parenting as first generation Christians.
03.15.2022
Technology and Family Discipleship
Most people either love to hate it or hate how much they love it. In this episode Coat and Phylicia take a balanced approach and discuss how we can navigate technology to ensure that our kids are not negatively impacted by...
03.08.2022
Time Management for Family Discipleship
How can we practically structure our days and weeks and months so that we faithfully disciple our kids?
03.01.2022
How Your Theology Impacts Your Parenting
The Bible is more important than our theological preferences, but does our theology impact our parenting? Are there specific pitfalls to watch out for, depending on where we fall on the theological spectrum?
02.22.2022
Little People, Big Feelings
In this episode Phylicia and Coat discuss how we can raise kids who know what to do with their feelings.
02.15.2022
All The Feels
In this episode, Phylicia and Coat discuss strategies for managing our emotions in the context of discipline and disciplining our kids.
02.08.2022
Stress in Parenting
In this episode Phylicia and Coat discuss parenting and stress. Parenting can be stressful. How do we manage stress in parenting? How can we be sure our stress doesn’t negatively impact our kids?
02.01.2022
Little sinners and Big sinners
In this episode Coat and Phylicia discuss the doctrine of sin and how our understanding of it informs our parenting.
12.14.2021
Strategies for the Sex Talk with Your Kids
Ryan and Phylicia discuss ways to turn the tables on the subject that society has deemed awkward and uncomfortable and instead make "The Talk" an ongoing conversation with your children where you are their go-to source for information. This...
12.07.2021
Family Discipleship as Creation Care
Ryan and Phylicia Talk about the beauty of family and the importance of raising kids as an aspect of stewarding God's creation.
11.30.2021
Apologetics and Family Discipleship
Phylicia and Ryan discuss how to teach kids to hold to and defend the faith without fear or self-righteousness.
11.23.2021
Sorting Through Catechisms and Covenants
Time is limited, so with that in mind, what exactly should I focus on teaching my kids in order to foster a faith that lasts? Additional Reading: https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf103.iv.iii.iv.html
11.16.2021
The Roles of the Local Church and the Family
When it comes to raising Christian kids, what is the role of the family and what is the role of the local church? Ryan and Phylicia discuss the roles of parents and local churches in raising Christian kids. What...
11.09.2021
Rhythms for Family Discipleship
Phylicia and Coat dive into the rhythms of family discipleship. What is a rhythm? How do we form habits? What is the role of catechesis? How have people gone about discipling kids historically? How can moms and dads share the...
11.02.2021
Why are Kids Leaving the Church?
2/3 of kids are leaving the faith as soon as they leave the house. Is this true? Why is this happening? What does this mean from an historical/theological perspective? What does this mean from a biblical perspective? ...

What's Raising Cross Formed Kids about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Raising Cross Formed Kids episodes:

What's the Holy Spirits Role in My Childs Life

How to Teach the Trinity to Your Kids

How to Talk to Kids About the Bible

A Case for Classical Education

Raising Neighborly Kids

Little People in Big Church

The Challenge of Consistency

Generational Realities in Family Discipleship

Technology and Family Discipleship

Time Management for Family Discipleship

How Your Theology Impacts Your Parenting

Little People, Big Feelings

All The Feels

Stress in Parenting

Little sinners and Big sinners

Strategies for the Sex Talk with Your Kids

Family Discipleship as Creation Care

Apologetics and Family Discipleship

Sorting Through Catechisms and Covenants

The Roles of the Local Church and the Family

Rhythms for Family Discipleship

Why are Kids Leaving the Church?