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EP 113: Spreading Myths About Purity

Today on The Couch Time Podcast, Ryan, Stephen, and Josh talk about the Atlanta shootings, lust, purity culture, and encouragements for how to talk about sex in a way that won't unintentional send the wrong message.

SHOW NOTES

EP 88: How to Respond to Porn

https://anchor.fm/thecouchtimepodcast/episodes/EP-88-How-to-Respond-to-Porn--09-27-20-ek9qft

EP 87: Is Your Student Ready To Date???

https://anchor.fm/thecouchtimepodcast/episodes/EP-87-Is-Your-Student-Ready-To-Date-----09-21-20-ek469g

EP 80: Part 1 of 2 - What is Modesty? 

https://anchor.fm/thecouchtimepodcast/episodes/EP-80-Part-1-of-2---What-is-Modesty---07-27-20-ek469b

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EP 112: So, What Do We Do About Easter?

Today on The Couch Time Podcast, Ryan and Josh talk about the most underrated holiday: Easter.

SHOW NOTES

Celebrating the lead-up to Easter is not an obligation, but and opportunity.

IDEAS

1) Watch a movie like "Miracle" that has a good comeback story and talk about how it relates to resurrection story.

2) Watch online or attend a Good Friday service and talk about it afterwards with your students. Talk about the weight of sin. See if there are things that they can compare it to.

3) Read Scripture (see ideas below)

- Easter Week in Real Time (Article)

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/easter-week-in-real-time/ 

- Holy Week Timeline

https://csbible.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/18-03-Holy-Week-Timeline.jpg

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EP 111: Fitness & Your Student

Today on The Couch Time Podcast, Ryan, Aaron, and Stephen talk about fitness, social media, body image, and ways that you can use exercise and fitness to connect with your student.

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St Patrick's Day and NFTs

03.17.21   

Today on The Couch Time Podcast, Ryan, Stephen, and Aaron talk about St. Patrick and NFTs.  

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Life After High School with Special Guest: Dr Chad Everhart

03.08.21

00:00 | Intro

02:38 | Life After High School: State of the Union

- Between the years of 18 & 25, young men and women need MORE discipleship, not less.

- This is an age range where they are really trying to figure out what they believe and are wrestling with all the different questions that are coming at them.

- The worldview that they develop in these years will be primarily what they will believe for the rest of their lives.

- This age range is almost like starting the pre-school years over again.

06:16 | The Drop Off

- Parents can often drop off their kids and think that just because they were raised in a Christian environment that everything will just be fine.

- Your kids at this age, by and large, love and value you more than you might realize. They care about your opinion.

09:28 | What are some of the factors in students that thrive spiritually in college?

- The kids that have parents daily involved spiritually in their life. It's what their parents are investing in them, not just a "Sunday" thing.

- Their faith has been tested before. They've wrestled with hard questions and know what they believe and how it applies to their life.

- They are prepared and resolute. They know and are practicing spiritual disciplines. They know what church they will be a part of. They've been connected to the campus ministry. And they are committed to doing/being a part of all these things.

15:48 | The sobering truth

- Most parents do not think about or ask about where their student should go to church.

- When you do not communicate or asking about a church, then it is impressed on them that church is an optional thing.

- With COVID, it's actually really easy to check out churches and their services online, so take advantage of that!

19:00 | What should parents and students be looking for in a church?

- A big issue can be is that parents actually put pressure for their student to come home every weekend and not really be able to plug into the community that they are in.

- It's important for them to be a part of a church that can minister well to their age group.

- The 18-25 age demographic is the black hole of just about every church in America.

- Look for a church that has 1) good theology, 2) meaningful worship, 3) good community.

25:46 | Is your student really a Christian?

- You really need to figure out if they are REALLY Christians and not just a "church kid". That is going to play a lot into expectations and how you approach this whole thing.

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Is it ok to swear?

03.01.21

Today on The Couch Time Podcast, Ryan, Aaron, and Josh talk about swearing, Christian swear-words, and how to help you kids know where the line is when it comes to what you can and cannot say.

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Camp. Campus Updates. Connecting With Your Kids.

02.22.21  

Today on The Couch Time Podcast, Aaron, Stephen, and Josh talk about Camp, things going on at each campus, and a few questions and things to think about when connecting with your kids.  

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How To Go After The Heart Of Your Student 

02.15.21  

Today on The Couch Time Podcast, Josh, Aaron, and Ryan talk about why going after your student's heart is so important and how to go about it.  

SHOW NOTES  

00:00 | Intro  

03:13 | Why is it important to go after the heart? 

08:26 | Going after the heart is more important that reprimanding the actions  

10:38 | "It's just taking the time to have the conversation, rather than just coming in to fix...the situation." @Aaron Barnett  

11:18 | To go after the heart, we need to train ourselves to see actions as symptoms and not solely the root of the problem, which is the heart.  

12:04 | "It takes time to go after your student's heart." @Josh Lewis  

12:27 | "Our hearts are discouraged by law and encouraged by grace." @Ryan Conlon  

16:49 | What are some ways that parents can model/show their kids that they love them?

20:59 | Make them the expert: a way to show interest in what your kid is interested in.     

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Just a Phase?

02.08.21

Today on The Couch Time Podcast, Josh, Aaron, and Stephen talk about how to pursue understanding with your kid as they grow up through different phases.

SHOW NOTES

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Is It Just A Game?

02.01.21

Today on The Couch Time Podcast Ryan, Stephen, Aaron, and Josh talk about different ways that you can use the playing or watching of sports to connect with your student and point them to Jesus.

Using Sports for God's Glory

Pitfalls of Sports

Starter Questions/Ways to Connect Over Sports

(If your student plays a sport) 

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