Introducing "Growing Disciples: Faith at Home with Chatham Families" Episode 1

Episode one, why the name? How did you choose the name for the podcast?

Well, uh, I've lived through the messy, I've lived through the wonderful, the exhausting, and the joyful moments that shape the life of a family, and I've been praying for, that God would, uh, use me as a source of encouragement for moms and dads and grandparents, uh, who are pointing their families to Jesus.

And our hope with this podcast is to offer creative ideas and some practical wisdom that help parents nurture the growing faith of their children at home.

So any number of ways you could have encouraged that, balloon animals-

[laughs]

... skywriting.

Uh, why a podcast? Why, why'd you decide to go that route?

Well, like most people, I love podcasts.

They help me learn on the go.

I can be out walking the dog or driving to Virginia to see my granddaughter, and occasionally cleaning my house, [laughs] and, uh, can still be learning something meaningful.

So, so what do you listen to? What other podcasts do you love?

I listen to a little bit of everything.

I like politics and apologetics, the news, family life, uh, interviews with authors of books that I'm reading, things about new technologies like AI.

And uh, so often I'm thinking, "This is so awesome.

This is gold.

How can I share it with some people? How can I share it with families in our community?" And, um, and you noticed that.

We were having a conversation, and you encouraged me to give this a try, to start a podcast.

[laughs] And, uh, and so we talked about it, and we thought we could design it specifically with our families at Chatham Community Church in mind.

Parents, grandparents, and anyone who loves kids and wants to influence them for Jesus.