Let's Parent on Purpose
Latest Episode : May 07, 2023
Ep. 328 : Practical and Scriptural Tips for Discipling Your Kids with Rene Christensen
Jesus calls us to make disciples, and the first disciples we should seek to make are the members of our own household. Rene Christensen has over 24 years of obeying Jesus’ command with her seven children. Through the years she has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience of how to simplify and normalize discipleship practices that will grow our children’s love of God, love of others, and heart to obey Jesus.
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Ep. 323 : Antidotes to Anxiety with Terra Mattson
April 02, 2023
Ep. 322 : A Pep Talk When You Feel Like a Bad Parent
March 26, 2023
Ep. 318 : The Missing Piece of Discipleship with Jon Price
February 26, 2023
Ep. 317 : Sharing the Gospel with Generation Z with Josh Leucht
February 20, 2023
Ep. 315 : Snow Plow Parenting with Nathan and Amy Oliver
February 05, 2023
Ep. 312 : Laying a Foundation of Connection
January 15, 2023
Ep. 309 : Don’t Focus on Goals, Focus On Systems
December 25, 2022
Ep. 308 : The Decisions that Had The Greatest Impact on My Year
December 18, 2022
Ep. 307 : A Simple Set of Questions To Review Your Year
December 11, 2022
Ep. 306 : How To Get The Most Out Of Counseling with Eliza Huie
December 04, 2022
Ep. 305 : Setting up Safeguards on Screens
November 27, 2022
Ep. 304 : Engaging and Protecting Your Video Gamer with Drew Dixon
November 21, 2022
Ep. 303 : What Do I Do If My Child Is Cutting With Eliza Huie
November 13, 2022
Ep. 301 : Putting a Dagger in the Heart of Worry with Louie Giglio
October 30, 2022
Ep. 300 : Beating leukemia together with Elijah and Micah Holland
October 23, 2022
Ep. 299 : Pointing to a Deeper Orientation in Jesus with Dan Seaborn
October 16, 2022
Ep. 296 : A Rite of Passage Ceremony for Our Sons with Steven Arms
September 25, 2022
Ep. 295 : A Four Minute Habit With Compound Results
September 18, 2022
Ep. 294 : Reflecting on the 70 20 10 rule of learning and transformation
September 11, 2022
Ep. 293 : What To Do With the Mean People In Our Lives
September 04, 2022
Ep. 289 : The Spiritual Foundation for a Healthy Marriage
August 07, 2022
Ep. 288 : How To Schedule Your Ideal Week
August 01, 2022
Ep. 287 : Which Bible Translation Should I Buy My Child?
July 25, 2022
Ep. 284 : The Most Effective Parenting Style for Teens
July 03, 2022
Ep. 279 : A Walkthrough of a Family Sabbath Dinner
May 29, 2022
Ep. 278 : How to Measure a Good Day
May 23, 2022
Ep. 277 : Our Father is Always Working
May 15, 2022
Ep. 276 : The Freedom of Simplicity
May 08, 2022
Ep. 275 : What if My Child Gets Sick… Really Sick
May 01, 2022
Ep. 274 : What If You Don’t Fit In?
April 24, 2022
Ep. 273 : What if I Fail As a Parent
April 17, 2022
Ep. 270 : Parenting Adult Children with Willow Sanders
March 27, 2022
Ep. 269 : Simplifying Family Worship with Rob Rienow
March 20, 2022
Ep. 267 : Building Character in Our Boys with Monica Swanson
March 06, 2022
Ep. 265 : Hope and Help in the Adoption Journey with Mary Beth Chapman
February 20, 2022
Ep. 264 : Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids with Eliza Huie
February 13, 2022
Ep. 261 : Sinners Raising Sinners with Lisa Clark
January 24, 2022
Ep. 259 : The Fight for Freedom from Pornography with Ted Shimer
January 09, 2022
Ep. 257 : Creating a New Family Habit for 2021
December 19, 2021
Ep. 255 : A Surprising Truth About Discipleship
December 05, 2021
Ep. 254 : Revisiting: How to teach Contentment
November 28, 2021
Ep. 253 : Revisiting: Making a Plan for Family Holiday Gatherings
November 21, 2021
Ep. 252 : Revisiting: How to win your family’s heart
November 15, 2021
Ep. 251 : Revisiting What if it’s a Category 5
November 08, 2021
Ep. 249 : Thank God for Your Messy Life
October 25, 2021
Ep. 247 : What If My Child Hates Church?
October 10, 2021
Ep. 246 : How Do You Keep The Faith with Dr. Samuel Thomas
October 03, 2021
Ep. 245 : The Unique Challenges of Blended Families with Ron L. Deal
September 27, 2021
Ep. 244 : Crisis: My Son Has Relapsed with Leukemia
September 19, 2021
Ep. 241 : Love, Submission, and Family Power Dynamics with Matt Price
September 06, 2021
Ep. 241 : Guard Your Heart
August 29, 2021
Ep. 240 : Proverbs are Principles Not Promises
August 22, 2021
Ep. 239 : Shifting from “I Have To” to “I Get To”
August 15, 2021
Ep. 238 : Family Wealth
August 08, 2021
Ep. 237 : There’s always “That One Thing”
August 01, 2021
Ep. 236 : Feelings Follow Focus, Not Facts
July 25, 2021
Ep. 233 : Family Ministry Grew My Faith With Davis Price
July 04, 2021
Ep. 232 : The Ministry of Hospitality with Abby Turner
June 27, 2021
Ep. 230 : Your Family as a Team with Jeremy Pryor
June 13, 2021
Ep. 229 : Your Family Is Your Mission Field!
June 06, 2021
Ep. 225 : Communication with Matt and Jenny Price
May 09, 2021
Ep. 224 : The True Cause of Divorce
May 03, 2021
Ep. 221 : Self Care for Special Needs Families
April 13, 2021
Ep. 220 : Freedom from the Feelings Freight Train
April 04, 2021
Ep. 219 : When Your Child is the Bully with Crystal Paine
March 28, 2021
Ep. 218 : Sibling Rilvary With Brian Neal
March 21, 2021
Ep. 215 : The Death of a Spouse and Single Parenting with Jonathan Pitts
February 28, 2021
Ep. 214 : Parenting is Really Hard!
February 21, 2021
Ep. 213 : Defining Womanhood for Our Girls with Bethany Beal
February 14, 2021
Ep. 212 : The Oversized Influence of Dad with Dr. Ron Archer
February 07, 2021
Ep. 211 : Your Friends Determine Your Direction and Future
January 31, 2021
Ep. 210 : Focus on Your Systems, Not Your Goals
January 24, 2021
Ep. 209 : Routines for Faith Formation with Ken Kuhn
January 17, 2021
Ep. 208 : Cultivating Self Control in Children with Drew Dyck
January 10, 2021
Ep. 207 : Your Future Self Will Thank You with Drew Dyck
January 03, 2021
Ep. 204 : Losing a Child Isn’t the Last Word with Diana Grounds
December 13, 2020
Ep. 203 : From the Battlefield to U.S. Congress with Rep. Brian Mast
December 06, 2020
Ep. 202 : Hope and Freedom from Pornography Addiction with Shane O’Neill
November 29, 2020
Ep. 201 : Raising Kids in a Screen-Saturated World with Eliza Huie
November 22, 2020
Ep. 200 : The Most Important Thing for Moms and Dads
November 15, 2020
Ep. 199 : My Key Takeaways from The Social Dilemma Documentary
November 08, 2020
Ep. 198 : Technology is Not the Devil with Scott Pleasants
November 01, 2020
Ep. 197 : Generations of Generosity with Lisa Gibson
October 25, 2020
Ep. 196 : Teaching Kids to Be Smart with Money
October 18, 2020
Ep. 195 : Financial Literacy for Parents with Donna Hosang
October 11, 2020
Ep. 194 : Money: The Heart of the Matter
October 04, 2020
Ep. 193 : The Prodigal Son Comes Home with Shane O’Neill
September 27, 2020
Ep. 192 : The Power of a Family Sabbath with Joy Tanner
September 20, 2020Ep. 191 : The Heavy Lifting of Prayer
September 13, 2020Ep. 190 : Serving and Generosity with Steven Argue
September 07, 2020Ep. 189 : Teaching Children HOW to Think with Virgil Tanner
August 30, 2020Ep. 188 : Tending your soul with Jim O’Neill
August 23, 2020Ep. 187 : I’ve got big news
August 16, 2020Ep. 186 : Leadership Development at Home with Virgil Tanner
August 09, 2020Ep. 185 : Should I Send My Child Back to School This Fall?
August 02, 2020Ep. 182 : My Non-Expert Opinion
July 14, 2020Ep. 181 : The Principle of the Path
July 07, 2020Ep. 180 : Stop Carrying Other People’s Backpacks
July 01, 2020Ep. 179 : Self Care During and After Crisis
June 28, 2020Ep. 178 : Kara Powell: Sticky Faith in an Anxious World
June 21, 2020Ep. 176 : Suffering Well
May 31, 2020Ep. 172 : Watch Your Tone
May 03, 2020Ep. 171 : Hunter Wheatcraft: God Redeems Messy Childhoods
April 26, 2020Ep. 170 : Homeschool Peptalk with Eliza Huie
April 21, 2020Ep. 169 : Survival Guide: Resilient Faith with AM Brewster
April 12, 2020Ep. 168 : Survival Guide: Transforming Gospel
April 05, 2020Ep. 166 : The Coronavirus, Anxiety, and Jesus
March 22, 2020Ep. 165 : Survival Guide God Centered Identity
March 15, 2020Ep. 164 : Survival Guide: Biblical Literacy
March 08, 2020Ep. 163 : Survival Guide: Moral Boundaries
March 01, 2020Ep. 162 : Ellen Martin: Hard Conversations
February 23, 2020Ep. 161 : Survival Guide: Spiritual Disciplines with Hunter Wheatcraft
February 16, 2020Ep. 160 : Survival Guide: Wise Choices
February 12, 2020Ep. 159 : Survival Guide: Others First
February 01, 2020Ep. 158 : Survival Guide: Meaningful Friendships
January 26, 2020Ep. 157 : How to Disciple Your Children
January 19, 2020Ep. 156 : Single Parenting with Grit and Grace
January 12, 2020Ep. 155 : Filling Your Day With What’s Most Important
January 05, 2020About Let's Parent on Purpose
Let's Parent on Purpose is a weekly podcast designed to strengthen your marriage, parenting, and personal relationship with Jesus. Host Jay Holland provides examples from God's word, real life success and failure stories, and lots of humility from his 20+ years of student ministry, parenting, foster parenting, and counseling others. Each episode you'll receive an insight or interview that will help you thrive, not just survive your parenting years.
You can find more from Jay at LetsParentOnPurpose.com or follow him on Facebook and Instagram.
About Jay Holland
Jay Holland is a follower of Jesus, a husband to Emily, and the biological and adoptive father of four children. For more than two decades Jay has served as a pastor in family and student ministries, and has walked through multiple special needs challenges within his own family.
Jay’s personal and pastoral experiences led him to launch the weekly Let’s Parent on Purpose podcast to equip and empower moms and dads to build thriving families. He serves at Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church in Stuart, Florida and is also on the board of Hopegivers, a ministry that cares for children and churches in India.
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