The Journey Parent Podcast

Parents, this is more of a call to prayerful action than an informational podcast episode - we get to hear the inspirational story of Tim and Kati Matthews, both staff members at Prestonwood Baptist Church and parents to three PCA lions. The Matthews have a moving and powerful story of God opening their hearts, through some difficult circumstances, to the idea of foster care and/or adoption. After...

Parents, you’ll want to sign up your 7th - 12th grade students for FREEDOM WEEKEND asap! Visit the Prestonwood Students website to find out all the information you’ll need and to sign up your students for this incredible event. Everything (and I mean everything) you need to know, including the ability to purchase MERCH (merchandise) for your students is on this site. Mark your calendars now for FR...

Listen to the heart and vision of Lisa McNair, Head of School at St. Timothy’s Christian Academy , a school “made up of extraordinary students, encouraging parents, and great educators and support staff” addressing the various learning differences and styles of their student body.  From the STCA website: St. Timothy Christian Academy exists to support families and educate students with learning di...

Parents, get ready for an incredible two-day Biblical worldview training conference - PCA’s Biblical Worldview Institute (BWi) will be Tuesday and Wednesday, November 9th and 10th. This year’s theme is Civility and the line-up of speakers and topics is fantastic - we would love to see you for any or all of the sessions! On Tuesday, students will hear from Alexandra Hudson , author of Against Polit...

Listen as we learn from the incredibly wise PCA college and career counseling department at PCA, Plano and North campuses - Jodi Benavidez, Toni King, and Kristin Dysart share some great insight for parents about how to prepare for the next chapter for their students following graduation from PCA. What does it mean for a college to be a “good fit” for your student? How important are grades and SAT...

PCA Parent Podcast - Dr. Shailendra Thomas The King’s Academy 469-372-2502 office@tkadallas.org https://www.tkadallas.org/ Served for the past 25 years for three outstanding Christian schools Head of School for Fellowship Christian Academy Head of School at Scofield Christian School Head of School at The King’s Academy  Member of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship   An exemplary education with a Christ-ce...

Parents, we have something special for you this week - you are going to have an opportunity to listen to another PCA podcast called LifeTalk, which is our podcast to our PCA alumni - this one features 2017 PCA graduate Emilie Rhodes, who went on to attend and graduate from The University of Texas and has recently returned to PCA as an English teacher on the Plano campus. Emilie does a remarkable j...

Listen and learn more about dyslexia from reading specialist Dena Goddard during Dyslexia Awareness Month. Dena will be hosting a parent information meeting on Monday, Oct. 11th at 6:30 pm in the Horner - come and learn even more and bring a friend as well!

Learning about all things Homecoming (or "Forthcoming" for the North Campus) - so much to know - decorating, parades, floats, dances, mum and garter exchange...mind-blowing! Oh, and don't forget, there are special festivities for those alumni coming home for the game (Plano campus) that you don't want them to miss!

Parents, listen to find out more about the incredible opportunity to financially support all the amazing things happening at PCA Plano and North, STCA, and TKA - North Texas Giving Day is a fun, exciting, and energetic opportunity to give to the annual fund that helps your school go above and beyond!

PCA is a ministry of Prestonwood Baptist Church and there are so many incredible opportunities for your family to connect with at Prestonwood. Jason Snyder, Minister of Spiritual Development, shares about the incredible variety of opportunities for your family - from kids ministry to student ministry to adult ministry - from LifeGroups to PSO athletics - Prestonwood is a community of believers doi...

PCA Athletic Director and varsity football coach Chris Cunningham shares his vision for Kingdom Athletics. Athletics is an incredible teaching tool for students at PCA - as a parent, you'll be encouraged to hear Coach Cunningham's vision for how sports can be used to train students in their walk with the Lord.

Get to know Dr. Katie Chretien (PCA Plano) and Donna Gilson (PCA North) - two incredible women who love the Lord, love teaching children, and love the PCA community!

For our first "Journey" we want to introduce all of our parents in the PCA System of Schools - PCA Plano, PCA North, STCA and TKA - to Dr. Mike Goddard, Superintendent of the PCA System of Schools.