Real-Talk LIVE! with Families with Faith

Families With Faith, the Blog Talk Radio show of www.FamiliesWithFaith.org, airs “Facing the Teenage Elephant in the Room Series Episode 1” on Saturday September 18, at 6pm. Together, the ladies will tackle this week’s ‘Real-talk’ discussion, “When Babes Reach for the Forbidden Fruit: Discussing Sex, Celibacy and Christ with our Children” and this week’s Hot Topics, “How can Busy Parents Find Quality Time for our Children”.
Families With Faith is pleased to have the cofounders of Connected Families, and co-authors of “How To Grow a Connected Family”, Jim and Lynne Jackson, as this week’s special guest hosts. Along with Jim and Lynne, their son, Daniel Jackson will be joining Families with Faith to discuss his choice of faith and celibacy, and his walk with Christ as a teenager.

Jim and Lynne Jackson have nearly forty years combined professional experience working with children, teens and families. They speak, write, coach and consult out of their deep passion for families, community and faith.

In September of 2002, Lynne and her husband Jim launched the ministry organization Connected-Families to develop strong, connected families. The ministry provides Biblical teaching, coaching and counseling – all purposed to restore and develop strong families of faith. Their books “Parenting For Real Life” and How to Grow a Connected Family”, have helped hundreds of parents learn to be peaceful, purposeful, and confident. Their engaging presentations teach and train families, Church, school and social service professionals, and invite parents on an adventure of learning profound insights about themselves, God, and of course, their children! More can be found out about Connected Families by going to www.ConnectedFamilies.com.

Families With Faith is pleased to have Dr. Patricia Warford as their special guest host for this week’s episode. Dr. Patricia Warford is currently a licensed clinical psychologist in Newberg, Oregon. She is also the co-facilitator of the Association of Marriage and Family Ministries’ Healing from Abuse Ministry Team.
Dr. Warford’s educational credentials include: Doctor of Psychology from the Graduate School of Clinical Psychology at George Fox College, Masters Degree from George Fox College and Bachelor’s of Science from South Dakota State University.
A respected leader in her field, she is a highly sought after speaker, presenter and advisor for her expertise on domestic violence and sexual abuse issues. Dr. Patricia Warford is the former co-owner of Life Strategies, Inc., a Domestic Violence Intervention Program. She was also facilitator of the Men’s Resources Center’s male batterer intervention groups.
Patricia, or Patty, as she prefers to be called, has served in a variety of interagency capacities, including as an appointee on the Governor’s Council on Domestic Violence; an American Red Cross volunteer to New York City as a Disaster Mental Health provider and a Yamhill County Domestic Violence Task Force member. Finally, Dr. Warford was an initial member of a Senior Services Multi-Disciplinary Team designed to address abuse of the elderly.
Dr. Warford is a published author, whose writings include “Therapeutic Implications of Therapists’ Values For the Female Victim of Domestic Violence” and “Trauma Bonding” which is a chapter within the Oregon State Victims Assistance Academy Training Manual.
In the capacity of faculty member, Dr. Warford has served at the Oregon State Victims Assistance Academy, as an Adjunct Professor and as the Campus Clinical Team Leader at George Fox University.
Join Families with Faith and their very special guest host, Dr. Patricia Warford, in a lively, informative, intuitive and biblical examination of this week’s questions.

Families With Faith, the Blog Talk Radio show of www.FamiliesWithFaith.com, airs “When submission isn’t Easy” on Saturday September 18, at 6pm. Together, the ladies will tackle this week’s ‘Real-talk’ discussion, “Being submissive to the to the order of God when the Head is out of order” and this week’s Hot Topics, “Finding time for God when our schedule overflows”.
Families With Faith is pleased to have Dr. Brian and Tara Lewis, of Feel Your Faith Church, in Los Angeles, CA, as their special guest host for this week’s episode.
Dr. Brian Lewis is the Senior Pastor and CEO for Feel Your Faith™ Church, Founder and President of Feel Your Faith™ Ministries, Inc. and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Lewis & Elam Enterprises, Inc. His educational credentials include: Doctor of Ministry and Master of Biblical Studies degrees from Friends International Christian University, Juris Doctorate Graduate Study at the University of La Verne College of Law, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Pepperdine University School of Business and Management. Pastor Tara Lewis is a former fashion model, wife, and full-time mother of four children. Tara recently launched MomFit The Movement, Inc.® Her three current product offerings: MomFit Magazine™, MomFit Apparel™, and The MomFit Training Program™ empower and equip Moms to redefine themselves and reach personal wellness goals for themselves as well as their families. Tara is Co-Founder and Chief Power Mom of MomFit The Movement, Inc.®, Executive Publisher of MomFit Magazine™, Co-Pastor of Feel Your Faith™ Church, the Co-Founder of Feel Your Faith™ Ministries, Inc., and the author of the best selling book Fit, Fine & Fabulous: Seven Godly Principles to Live Fit!
Join Families with Faith and their very special guest hosts, Dr. Brian and Tara Lewis, in a lively, informative, intuitive and biblical examination of this week’s questions.

Families With Faith, the BlogTalkRadio show of www.FamiliesWithFaith.com, airs “I’m Married…Now What?!” on Saturday September 4, at 6pm. Together, the ladies will tackle this week’s ‘Real-talk’ discussion, “How do Newlyweds grow in Christ and Grow Together?” and this week’s Hot Topics, “Families With Faith’s Favorite Books for Newlyweds”.

Families With Faith is pleased to have Dr. Rob Rienow as their special guest host for this week’s episode. Dr. Rienow married his wife, Amy, in 1994 and they have been blessed with 6 children. His most important ministry is loving his wife and leading his children to know God and love Him. Rob's mom came to Christ shortly after he was born so he was blessed to be introduced to Jesus at an early age. His parents divorced when he was in high school and God used that painful time in his life to give him a heart for young people and families going through dark times.

Pastor Reinow attended Wheaton College, then completed an MA in theology at Wheaton College Graduate School, an MDiv from Trinity International Divinity School, and a Doctor of Ministry in Christian Leadership from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. He served as a Youth Pastor at Wheaton Bible Church from 1993-2004, and now serves there in the role of Family Pastor. He is the author of the book "God's Grand Vision for the Home" (Awana) and "Visionary Parenting" (Randall House) as well as two upcoming books "Visionary Marriage" (Sept 2010) and "When They Turn Away: Drawing Your Adult Child Back to Christ" (Dec. 2010).

He and his wife Amy have founded a ministry called Visionary Parenting, which can be found at www.VisionaryParenting.com. Visionary Parenting inspires parents and grandparents to disciple their children, and equips churches to build biblical family ministries. Rob and Amy live in Wheaton, IL.

Join our host and special guest in a lively, informative, intuitive and biblical examination of the Daily Question and Hot Topic.

Families With Faith, the BlogTalkRadio show of www.FamiliesWithFaith.com, airs " Slave No More" on Saturday August 21st, at 6pm. Together, the ladies will tackle this week’s ‘Real-talk’ discussion, “Release from the bondage of debt” and this week’s Hot Topics, “Rekindling the flame between husband and wife”.

Families With Faith is pleased to have Chris Hogan, Director of Dave Ramsey’s Financial Coaching and Counseling Division. Chris Hogan offers practical financial guidance to musicians, artists, business professionals and pro-athletes nationwide. Chris uses his background in the mortgage and insurance industries to help his clients identify and achieve their financial goals. He was a celebrated college athlete with a degree in Business and Communications from Georgetown College in Kentucky. As a team player and a coach, Chris can relate to young athletes and help them understand that they need a plan for their money.

Chris originally met Dave when he won a guest spot to be on The Dave Ramsey Show. He was unhappy working in the banking industry peddling credit cards and loans. From that broadcast, Chris and Dave developed a program to empower people to manage their wealth.

Join our host and special guest, Chris Hogan, in a lively, informative, intuitive and biblical examination of the Daily Question and Hot Topic.

Families With Faith, the BlogTalkRadio show of www.FamiliesWithFaith.com, airs "Caring for my Parents, Raising my Children" on Saturday August 14th, at 6pm. Together, the ladies will tackle this week’s ‘Real-talk’ discussion, "The New Generation of family. Supporting the Special Needs of Three Generational Households." And the Hot Topic: "What happened to the widows? Displaying the Heart of Christ by caring for the widows and widowers."

Families with Faith is pleased to have Jane Allison Austin, Attorney and Elder Advocate as this week's special guest.

Jane Allison Austin is a devout Christian, an attorney and elder care advocate. She is also the founder of LoveYourParents.com and began the site in response to her own care of her elderly mother. It is only her faith that helped her get through the difficult time.


The site, which often quotes encouraging scripture, chronicles her emotional changes as well as provided tips for those who were going through the same experience.


Since her mother's passing Jane Allison has made it her mission in life to help others create the tools they need to embrace taking care of your elderly parents without being taken advantage of and encourages others to rely on the Lord in difficult times.

Join our host and special guest in a lively, informative, intuitive and biblical examination of the Daily Question and Hot Topic.

Families With Faith, the BlogTalkRadio show of www.FamiliesWithFaith.com, airs " Lord, Please Heal My…" on Saturday August 7th, at 6pm. Together, the ladies will tackle this week’s ‘Real-talk’ discussion, “Choosing faith when a Family Member Falls Suddenly Ill” and this week’s Hot Topics, “Dating as a Single Parent”. Families With Faith is pleased to have Pastor Nathan Mitchell as their special guest host for this week’s episode.
Pastor Nathan L. Mitchell Jr. is a native of Panama City, Florida. He was blessed to grow up in a God-fearing home with parents that instilled in him compassion to love God. At the age of 13, he accepted Jesus Christ in his life as his personal savior. It was evident that God had something special for this young man. Every attempt that he made to walk away from the grace of God failed. It was just a few years later at the age of 17 that he recognized that God had a great call on his life.
Pastor Mitchell has been blessed to travel nationally and minister along side some of God’s greatest vessels: Pastors Randy and Paula White, Dr. Marvin Sapp, Bishop David and Dr. Claudette Copeland and many more. He is highly respected and known for training, teaching, and establishing music ministries in local churches through seminar’s and workshops. The primary focus of his music ministry is to produce an atmosphere that is conducive to the spirit of God to move freely. He promotes to every understudy and student that sits under his tutelage to live a life of holiness and good character.
In addition to his preaching, evangelistic, and music ministry: This man of God carries great delight in being the proud husband of a beautiful wife that walks with him in ministry: Lady Keisha H. Mitchell. As well as being the father of 3 wonderful children: Elisha Nathaniel, Emmanuel Juba, and Destiny Moriah.
Join our host and special guest, Pastor Nathan Mitchell, in a lively, informative, intuitive and biblical examination of the Daily Question and Hot Topic.

Families With Faith, the BlogTalkRadio show of www.FamiliesWithFaith.com, airs "Supporting Single Fathers in the Body" on Saturday July 31st, at 6pm. Together, the ladies will tackle this week’s ‘Real-talk’ discussion,"When Men are Called to be the Head and Heart". And the Hot Topic "No Hawks in The Henhouse: Refusing To Indulge in Lust or Covetousness in the Church.”

Families With Faith is pleased to have Kirk Weaver, the Executive Director for Family Time Training. Kirk Weaver has two children and has been doing Family Time lessons with his family since 1994. In 1999 Kirk founded a new ministry called Family Time Training. The ministry has averaged more than 80 trainings each year to 8,000+ family members. Kirk has written nine books containing Family Time object lessons including: "Wiggles, Giggles & Popcorn", "Seeing is Believing", "Tried & True",and "Bible Stories for Preschoolers- Old Testament & New Testament"

In 2005 Family Time India was launched in the Indian states of Bihar, Delhi, Uttra Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh. N.K. Thomas is the National Director for Family Time India.

Prior to founding Family Time Training, Kirk worked with the development programs at Colorado Christian Home in Denver (10 years) and Epworth Children’s Home in St. Louis (8 years).

Kirk earning degrees from Wheaton College and the University of Missouri. Between the years 1983 and 1991, Kirk pursued the hobby of mountain climbing and summitted numerous peaks including: Mt. McKinley in Alaska, Aconcagua in Argentina, Mt. Cook in New Zealand, and Chimborazo in Ecuador. He now lives in Littleton, Colorado and devotes his time to the greater challenge of raising his children in the faith.

Join our hosts and special guest, Kirk Weaver of Family Time Training, in a lively, informative, intuitive and biblical examination of the Daily Question and Hot Topic.

Families With Faith, the BlogTalkRadio show of www.FamiliesWithFaith.com, airs "Embracing the Heart of the Healer" on Saturday July 24th, at 6pm. Together, the ladies will tackle this week’s ‘Real-talk’ discussion, “Meeting the Spiritual and Physical Needs of Families with Developmentally and Physically Disabled Members” and this week’s Hot Topics, “Stressed, stretched and in need of a time out: Cheap, Short Memorable Vacation Ideas”.

Families With Faith is pleased to have Dr. Laura Hendrickson, trained as medical doctor and board–certified psychiatrist, presently ministers as a biblical counselor. The mother of an adult son who has recovered from autism, Laura is the author of Finding Your Child’s Way on the Autism Spectrum: Discovering Unique Strengths, Mastering Behavior Challenges, (Moody Publishers, 2009), and coauthor of Will Medicine Stop the Pain: Finding God’s Healing for Anxiety, Depression, and Other Challenging Emotions, with Elyse Fitzpatrick (Moody Publishers, 2006) and When Good Kids Make Bad Choices: Help and Hope for Hurting Parents, with Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jim Newheiser (Harvest House, 2003), as well as contributing author to several counseling anthologies. A popular retreat and conference speaker, Laura loves sharing principles and encouragement from God’s Word.
Join our hosts and special guest, Dr. Laura Hendrickson, in a lively, informative, intuitive and biblical examination of the Daily Question and Hot Topic.