The Family Discipleship Podcast

Adam Griffin, Cassie Bryant, and Chelsea Griffin are joined by Rebecca McLaughlin to discuss the topics of sexuality, science, and suffering. Questions Covered in This Episode: For those who don’t know you, would you introduce yourself and tell us about you, your family, and your ministry? You’ve written a lot lately. What’s inspiring all this writing? Where did your drive to address tough questio...

Adam Griffin, Cassie Bryant, and Chelsea Griffin are joined by Dr. Sean McDowell to have a conversation about what the current generation is facing. Questions Covered in This Episode: For those who don’t know you, would you introduce yourself and tell us about you, your family, and your ministry? What is different about what this generation is facing? What kind of reasons are you seeing in this ge...

Adam Griffin, Cassie Bryant, and Chelsea Griffin are joined by JP Pokluda to talk about how we can teach our kids to date wisely. Questions Covered in This Episode: For those who don’t know you, would you introduce yourself and tell us about you, your family, and your ministry?  You’ve spoken and written a lot on dating and relationships. Is that just from working with younger people or was that a...

Adam Griffin, Cassie Bryant, and Chelsea Griffin are joined by Sarah Cowan Johnson to talk about her new book “Teach Your Children Well: A Step-by-Step Guide for Family Discipleship,” and how we can live as the creative minority in today’s culture. Questions Covered in This Episode: For those who don’t know you, would you introduce yourself and tell us about you, your family, and your ministry?  Y...

Adam Griffin, Cassie Bryant, and Chelsea Griffin are joined by Steve Stigall to talk about what sports have to do with a family’s spiritual life and how to lead your home while your kids participate in sports. Questions Covered in This Episode: Steve, would you introduce yourself and tell us about you, your family, your ministry, and a little of your sports resume? What are the benefits of sports...

Adam Griffin, Cassie Bryant, and Chelsea Griffin are joined by Jen Wilkin to discuss the “otherness” we will experience in all seasons of life as we follow Jesus. Questions Covered in This Episode: For those who don’t know you Jen, would you introduce yourself and tell us about you, your family, and your ministry? 10 years ago you wrote a blog post called “Otherness.” It’s written like a letter to...

Adam Griffin, Cassie Bryant, and Chelsea Griffin are joined by David Thomas from Raising boys and Girls to discuss what it looks like to raise emotionally strong children in today’s culture. Questions Covered in This Episode: For those who don’t know you, David, would you introduce yourself and tell us about you, your family, and your ministry? What’s been your favorite episode of Season 4 of the...

Adam Griffin, Cassie Bryant, and Chelsea Griffin kick off Season 3 talking about how we are called to countercultural parenting and what that looks like. Questions Covered in This Episode: What did you do with your summer? What is our theme this season? Are you seeing families struggling with being different from the culture in your church? Is being countercultural different now than it used to be...

Season 3 of the Family Discipleship podcast begins on August 29! In this episode, Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant preview what is to come in Season 3 as they cover countercultural parenting! Questions Covered in This Episode: What is our theme for this season? Who are some of the guests we expect to hear from this season? What topics are we covering? What are you looking forward t...

On the twenty sixth episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin and Cassie Bryant) talk about Father’s Day and fatherhood with Bryan Loritts. Questions we asked Bryan about in this episode:  As it pertains to your book on fatherhood, The Dad Difference, can you tell us why you wrote it? What was the heart behind this project? One of things you say very early on in the book i...

On the twenty fifth episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin and Cassie Bryant) talk about heaven with Joni Eareckson Tada. Questions we talked about in this episode:  You have done so much to help churches serve people with disabilities. Can you share with us the vision of Joni and friends and all that your organization does? How can a church lead well in this area, even...

On the twenty fourth episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin and Cassie Bryant) talk about motherhood with author, podcaster, and mother, Emily Jensen from Risen Motherhood. Questions we talked about in this episode:  One of the reasons we wanted to talk with you on our Mother’s Day episode is that a few years ago you wrote an absolutely beautiful book, Risen Motherhood....

On the twenty third episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin and Cassie Bryant) talk about family discipleship with Ray Ortlund. Questions we talked about in this episode:  If we asked your kids and wife about you, what kind of man would they describe?  This is a podcast about spiritual leadership. When you started growing your family, who did you look to in order to teac...

On the twenty first episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin and Chelsea Griffin) talk about an important topic with their friend, Aszia Pearson. Questions we talked about in this episode:  Why does a podcast about spiritual leadership spend an episode talking about pornography? What age families should be thinking about this?  Where are you seeing issues with pornography...

On the twenty-first episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant) talk about Good Friday and Easter. Questions we talked about in this episode:  Y’all have Easter traditions in your house growing up? First things first, let’s talk about the bunny. At your house are there bunnies laying eggs and baskets of candy?  Do we shame the parents who...

On the twentieth episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin and Chelsea Griffin) talk about a new book, The Intentional Father, with author Jon Tyson. Questions we asked Jon in this episode:  In your book on fatherhood you share a lot about the personal anecdotes and stories that came from your time with you and your son. You talk about meeting every morning. That is a seri...

On the nineteenth episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant) talk about Family Discipleship Milestones. Questions we asked in this episode:  What are some examples of family discipleship milestones?  How do you think our culture is thinking about manhood and womanhood and adulthood and how is it different from what we want for our kids? ...

On the eighteenth episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant) talk about Habits of the Household with author, husband, lawyer, and father Justin Whitmel Earley. You can follow Justin here on instagram and you can connect with him on his website here https://www.justinwhitmelearley.com/ . Questions we asked Justin in this episode:  For tho...

On the seventeenth episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant) talk about family discipleship moments. Moments are taking advantage of everyday opportunities to foster conversations about God and godliness. Questions we asked in this episode:  Why is it important to be able to leverage opportunities in everyday life to talk about the gosp...

On the sixteenth episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant) talk about family worship with author, artist, wife, and mother Ruth Chou Simons. You can follow Ruth here on instagram and you can connect with her Gracelaced ministry here . Questions we asked Ruth in this episode:  What does time in the word look like for your family and how...

On the fifteenth episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant) talk about family discipleship time, what it looks like for parents to have an appointed time where the family gathers for talking about and living out the gospel.  Questions we addressed in this episode: Why is having time in the word or worship a critical component of leading...

On the fourteenth episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant) talk about processing your past with your family with their friend Jordan Rogers. You can follow Jordan here on instagram and you can hear his “I Am Second” story here .Questions we addressed in this episode: Have y’all thought much about how or when or even “if” you will proce...

On the thirteenth episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin, Chelsea Griffin, and Cassie Bryant) talk about family discipleship modeling, what it looks like for parents to have a genuine walk with God themselves and repent where they fall short. Questions we addressed in this episode: What are modeling, time, moments, and milestones? Why is having a personal faith a critic...

On the twelfth episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin, and Cassie Bryant) talk with Christian musicians Shane and Shane. Shane Barnard and Shane Everett have been writing music and leading worship for more than 20 years together. You can find them online at https://www.shaneandshane.com/ and on social media at https://www.instagram.com/shaneandshane/ Questions we asked...

On the eleventh episode of the Family Discipleship Podcast the hosts (Adam Griffin, Cassie Bryant, and Chelsea Griffin) talk about different approaches Christian parents take to talking with their kids about Santa Claus. Questions that we discussed in this episode: What are the different approaches Christian parents are taking toward Santa?  Is telling kids about Santa lying to them?  Does Santa d...