Focus on the Family Australia

Our guest today, child psychologist Sharon Garro, will unpack how she supported her own children through anxiety and worry, and we discuss how you can support your own children suffering with mental health issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mental Health and Resilience - Part 1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Man Behind the Microphone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conflict is inevitable in all relationships but how we process those conflicts will make your relationship stronger. Our guest Joanne Wilson, who is a counsellor and neuro-psychotherapist, will provide an overview of some of the common relationship mistakes that she has seen in her practice, over the past few years, and some of the solutions.??? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many couples experience marriage burnout because of pressures and daily aggravations. Encouragingly, some people make the vital investment in counselling where both are willing to do the work and make the needed changes to improve their relationship; whilst there are others who do not make that effort or seek the help they need. Unfortunately, in a post pandemic world, we've only seen this increas...

Truth Rising See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is indeed a painful experience for a parent to see their child who was brought up in the things of faith only to see them walk away from God. We discuss with our guest, Pastor Keith Glasgow, author of the book ???Exit??? some of the reasons young people want to leave their faith, the importance of maintaining a relationship with your prodigal and the need to hand this over to God.??? See omnyst...

Christian parents have shared their experience of their children who have been brought up to follow the Lord and unfortunately seen them walk away from their faith in their teens or 20's. This is a serious issue facing both parents and the church. We discuss with our guest, Pastor Keith Glasgow, author of the book ???Exit??? some of the main reasons for leaving or ???exiting??? and provide some ad...

Parents are the primary disciplers, but it takes a village to raise a child. This may include Christian teachers, kids and youth leaders. As a former children’s pastor, I know the challenges of obtaining the right gospel centred curriculum let alone something Aussie made.??? A person who is providing such a service is Dan Buckle, the founder of the Link Ministries Network. A parachurch organ...

Every child deserves to feel safe, loved and accepted. But unfortunately for many children this is not the case. Sadly, in a fallen and broken world people take advantage of vulnerable children in many countries across the world. Human trafficking, and other forms of modern slavery, are often described as issue that are hidden in plain sight. One organisation that is addressing this issue is Zoe I...

Parenting can be joyous, magical, tiresome, boring, impossibly stressful and complicated. Today’s guest is Harriet Connor, content editor of???Growing Faith,???an online magazine for Christian parents run as a ministry of Youthworks Media. We will be discussing the recently published book,???Parenting in God’s Family???that contains reflections and advice by 16 very different authors,...

We sometimes put pastors on pedestals, resulting in unhealthy and unrealistic expectations. On the other end, some pastors have a flawed understanding of their role of being all things for all people, and potentially placing the ministry ahead of their family or even their own health. Today’s guest leads The Focused Pastor, a Focus on the Family ministry in the USA that comes alongside pasto...

We sometimes put pastors on pedestals, resulting in unhealthy and unrealistic expectations. On the other end, some pastors have a flawed understanding of their role of being all things for all people, and potentially placing the ministry ahead of their family or even their own health. Today’s guest leads The Focused Pastor, a Focus on the Family ministry in the USA that comes alongside pasto...

Resist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to De-stress God's Way See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coaching Christian Leaders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Navigating a Major Health Challenge - Part 2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Navigating a Major Health Challenge - Part 1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christian Marriages See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Casting a Vision of Manhood See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God's design for marriage never included abuse or coercive control of any kind, and all bruise or severely harm a person's heart, mind and soul. Unfortunately, this is a reality for many Australians, including Christian marriages.???We discuss with Lindy, psychotherapist and lecturer, coercive control, how the church needs to be better informed and what does forgiveness look like when abuse has oc...

Domestic abuse or intimate partner violence is unfortunately a reality for many Australians. In recent studies as many as 20% of the population (including Christian households) have experienced some form of abuse.??? Our guest today is Lindy Hadges, a psychotherapist and lecturer who will share some of what she has seen and heard within her practice, how we should approach this hidden reality of a...

Watching a loved one’s???health and confidence decline due to old age is a challenging process. Your parents were once your role models and mentors, and you depended upon them. ???What do you do when those roles are reversed, and they need your help? Today’s guest is general manager of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care at BaptistCare in Sydney. We discuss some of the keys of caring for you...

Watching a loved one’s???health and confidence decline due to old age is a challenging process. Your parents were once your role models and mentors, and you depended upon them. ???What do you do when those roles are reversed, and they need your help? Today's guest is General Manager of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care at BaptistCare in Sydney. We discuss some of the keys of caring for elderly p...

Spirituality is about what gives us a purpose to our lives. It is about our source of meaning and hope, which in turn is intimately related to our connectedness to ourselves, to others and to the world. Today's guest is general manager of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care at BaptistCare in Sydney, a not for profit organization, who have been serving the aged and people living with disadvantage for 80...