We think having an annual family summit is one of the most important rhythms families can add to help them start to become a family team.

In this episode, we're joined by Blake and Chandler Smith, who will be our coaches inside the Family Teams Accelerator in December. They are EXPERTS when it comes to meetings (which means they're fun and connective, NOT boring and horrible like you'd think).

They break down why they do a family summit every year, how they do it (the 3 main sections), lessons learned over the past decade-plus of doing this, AND the extremely vulnerable exercise they do every year.

Listen to this, get excited about how this could change your family's life, and then join us inside the Accelerator!

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FREE SUMMIT REFLECTION APP: https://familyteams.com/summit

JOIN THE ACCELERATOR: https://familyteams.com/accelerator

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On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:43 How to reflect on the previous year

6:48 Why do a family summit?

13:59 The elements of a successful structure

15:35 The most meaningful activity for moms

19:50 State of the family

22:12 Encouraging the mothers

24:50 Encouraging the fathers

27:26 Accelerator

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Website: https://www.familyteams.com

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Resources Mentioned:

FREE SUMMIT REFLECTION APP: https://familyteams.com/summit

JOIN THE ACCELERATOR: https://familyteams.com/accelerator

Principles by Ray Dalio: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074B2CZJG/

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Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

We have been doing this for over a decade, and it's paid off HUGE dividends for our family.

Today we're talking about our annual family summit, including why you should consider doing one, and how to pull it off.

This is SUCH an impactful day for us, and for so many of the other families in the Family Teams ecosystem that we really wanted to give you guys our full playbook. That's why we're dedicating the entire month of December in the Family Teams Accelerator to this topic. It's THAT important.

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FREE PDF ON FAMILY SUMMITS: https://familyteams.com/summit

JOIN THE ACCELERATOR AND GET THE FULL TRAINING: https://familyteams.com/accelerator

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On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:07 Annual Family Summit

3:02 Where to do family summits

7:21 Why have a family summit

15:59 Evening of reflection

20:00 The day of the summit

29:04 Reviewing family culture

Follow Family Teams:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams

Website: https://www.familyteams.com

Resources Mentioned:

7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982137274/

7 Habits of Highly Effective Families: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250857775/

Atomic Habits: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1847941842/

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Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

Do you know why you're living the style of life you're living?

Do you know just how new it is, and what the modern western society has done to family?

It's been a long march to get here, but the results have been devastating.

Rory Groves joins us today to talk about the book their ministry is re-publishing, Henry and the Great Society, and why this is an important cultural message that we need to get into as many people's hands as possible.

This podcast cuts to the very root of what's broken about modern, western society, and yet gives hope as Rory and Jeremy discuss how to return to a more normal, family- and community-centered approach to life.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

0:49 Why Republish An Old Book

7:15 Why "The Great Society"?

12:14 Why We Still Assume Newer, Better, Faster Tech Is The Answer

17:56 What USED To Exist To Promote An Alternative Vision To "MORE"

22:41 Freedom As The Ultimate Value

31:21 The Solution To The Good Life

39:50 How To Make Decisions About Technology

Follow Family Teams:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams

Website: https://www.familyteams.com

Resources Mentioned:

Henry and the Great Society: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gatherandgrow/henry-and-the-great-society

Gather and Grow: https://gatherandgrow.us/

Durable Trades: https://www.thegrovestead.com/durabletrades/

The Family Economy: https://www.thegrovestead.com/familyeconomy/

Freedom Is Killing Our Liberty by AZ Adams: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1TZN52S/

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Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

Christmas is one of the most approachable ways to start building your family team.

It's one of the few things that still has SOME semblance of meaning to us here in the west, as long as you look a little past the commercialization of it.

That's why we think it's an amazing opportunity to start to build lifelong family traditions, to start to coalesce as a true family team, and to bless one another as you all share in the excitement and blessing of Christ's birth.

In this episode, Jeff talks about some of the plays he's included in this month's Accelerator Playbook, which you can get right now by signing up for The Family Teams Accelerator (link below)!

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:14 Why Jeff loves Christmas so much

4:01 Create a Family Tradition That Lasts

7:06 Church calendar and light

10:12 Scripture to find Advent meaning

13:01 Family teams gift giving

17:20 Roles for kids

Follow Family Teams:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams

Website: https://www.familyteams.com

Resources Mentioned:

Free Advent Reading Plan: https://familyteams.com/christmas/

Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator/

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Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

Your family's Christmas traditions might be coasting on autopilot - some things you do because you've always done them, some events that just happen to you instead of being chosen intentionally.

What if this year you flipped the script and designed a December that actually centers on Jesus while creating memories your kids will carry into their own marriages?

Jeremy and April Prior break down their 12 Days of Christmas framework, from scripture-paired events to a family arts show that turns your living room into a gallery.

This isn't about adding more chaos to an already packed season...it's about saying yes to the right things and building annual traditions that your multi-generational family team will actually look forward to.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

3:13 How the Pryor's do Christmas

4:32 The 12 Days of Christmas framework

7:38 Dickens Brunch

10:00 Christmas movies with scripture

11:10 Christmas Eve

14:52 The Family Arts and Crafts Show

17:04 Why Christmas traditions are the gateway to more intentional family rhythms

18:57 Starting small and building traditions as your kids grow

Follow Family Teams:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams

Website: https://www.familyteams.com

Resources Mentioned:

Free Advent Reading Plan: https://familyteams.com/christmas/

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Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

Some of our recent reels on Instagram have exploded, and it's no mystery why.

These clips are touching nerves on parenting, priorities, and the way we raise our kids in today's world.

In this episode, we dive into two of the most viral ones: Brett Cooper's reflections on homeschooling and Erica Komisar's insights on the emotional fragility of young boys.

From family sacrifices to neurological development, we unpack what's really behind these heated comment sections, and why these conversations matter so much right now.

Whether you homeschool, send your kids to public school, or are just trying to understand your child better, this discussion will challenge and encourage you.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

0:29 Brett Cooper on Homeschooling

13:22 Erica Komisar on Boys Being Neurologically Fragile

Follow Family Teams:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams

Website: https://www.familyteams.com

Resources Mentioned:

Brett Cooper Reaction Reel: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams/reel/DOCypOiERB_/

Erica Komisar Reaction Reel: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams/reel/DPm-gYfkX4w/

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Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

What if your family was never meant to run on the system you've been handed?

In this powerful episode of the Family Teams Podcast, Curt sits down with Jeff and Jeremy to expose the "failed experiment" of modern family and rediscover God's original design - one that leads to joy, belonging, and legacy instead of burnout and isolation.

They break down why families today are collapsing, the biblical blueprint for restoring them, and how to practically build a thriving multi-generational family team.

If you've ever felt like family life is harder than it should be, this conversation will change how you see your role as a parent, spouse, and builder of generations.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:19 The problem with the western family today

9:01 Beliefs that are keeping families stuck

20:18 Hidden anti-family philosophies

29:32 Just how good family life can be

39:12 God's design for family

46:00 How to actually build a family team

51:45 Why consider a family business

Follow Family Teams:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams

Website: https://www.familyteams.com

Follow Jeff: https://www.instagram.com/jeffersonbethke/

Follow Jeremy: https://www.instagram.com/jeremympryor/

Resources Mentioned:

Emma Watson on Jay Shetty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2caQ4j9oohE

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Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

What happens when a true father steps into the life of another man?

In this reaction episode, Jeremy Pryor reflects on a powerful conversation between Jason Wilson, author, mentor, and founder of The Cave of Adullam, and former NFL quarterback Cam Newton.

Jason doesn't just talk about manhood...he models fatherhood in real time, speaking into Cam's fears, struggles, and hopes.

Jeremy unpacks how Jason's words go beyond surface advice and instead strike at the heart of generational growth, family, and biblical manhood.

Get ready for a masterclass in how to father not just children, but grown men walking through the challenges of life.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:20 Jason Wilson fathers Cam Newton

7:18 Get married to level up together

8:16 Facing fear of divorce

12:00 Making connections and generational progress

17:28 Healing emotional brokenness in men

21:13 Emotional availability, fear, and courage

32:21 Masterclass in fathering grown men

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Website: https://www.familyteams.com

Resources Mentioned:

Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MIDFm1mGZI

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Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

What does it really mean to live as a family on mission?

In this inspiring episode of the Family Teams Podcast, Jeremy is joined by Mark and Michelle Tiderman, this month's Accelerator community coaches, to share their journey of following God as a family.

From meeting on the mission field in Mexico City to planting roots in Fairfield, Ohio, the Tiderman's reveal how they've woven mission into every stage of life - raising kids, coaching sports, hosting neighbors, even starting a CrossFit community.

You'll hear how they've learned to see family not as an obstacle to mission, but as God's design for mission itself.

If you've ever wondered how to blend family life with kingdom purpose, this episode is full of practical wisdom and powerful stories.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

4:25 Marriage & Mission Roots in Mexico

5:45 Stewarding a Mission AND a Family

11:06 Involving Kids in Mission

19:04 Integrating Your Entire Life

21:57 Be The Initiator

24:10 CrossFit as Missional Community

32:58 Faithfulness Over Impact

Follow Family Teams:

Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams

Website: https://www.familyteams.com

Resources Mentioned:

Family Teams Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator/

Family on Mission: https://familyteams.com/mission/

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Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

Ever feel like your family is just surviving - keeping up with school, meals, and schedules - but missing a bigger sense of purpose?

In this episode, April and Jeremy get real about what it looks like to move from "just doing family" to becoming a family on mission.

They share the seasons when mission felt impossible, the small ways they started anyway, and the surprising fruit that followed.

You'll hear stories of how their own family mission has shifted over the years and why it forged deeper bonds instead of pulling them apart.

If you've ever wondered how to live with more meaning as a family team, this conversation will help you see what's possible.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:25 Surviving vs Living with Purpose

2:52 3 Models: Family vs Mission

8:35 Early Years: Discipleship & Ministry

13:56 Expanding to Cincinnati & Israel

23:57 Multiplying Multipliers

30:04 Father vs Mother Tension

34:49 Join the Accelerator

Follow Family Teams:

Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams

Website: https://www.familyteams.com

Resources Mentioned:

Free Family on Mission Playbook: https://familyteams.com/mission

Join Family Teams Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator

Life on Life Discipleship: https://1kh.org

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Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!