How to Carpool With Jesus at Christmas w/ Justin Herman

What if your family’s favorite Christmas traditions are powerful tools for discipleship and faith at home?

In this festive episode of the Collide Kids Podcast, host Christen Clark sits down with Justin Herman—online pastor at Mariners Church, father of four, and creator of the “Carpooling with Jesus” podcast. Listen in as they swap jokes, share inspiration for Christian parenting, and dive into practical ideas for raising Christian kids, making family time meaningful, and nurturing spiritual growth through everyday life and holiday fun.

Resources:

• Carpooling with Jesus: @carpoolingwithjesus
• Home Alone a Christian Movie Theory: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mpkVVrecsNE
• Website: collidekidspodcast.com
• Instagram: @collidekidspod
• Christen’s Amazon Recommendation List

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Breaking the Routine: "Dad coming to school was not part of the routine."

— Justin Herman [00:07:51 → 00:07:53]

Viral Topic - Turning Complaints into Creation: "And she's like, well, why don't you start your own? And I thought about it for, like, three months, and I put a lot of work into it. And we launched last January, Carpooling with Jesus, which is a daily, short devotional podcast for kids."

— Justin Herman [00:08:28 → 00:08:43]

Viral Topic: What Would Jesus Say at Your Breakfast Table?

Quote: "if Jesus were sitting with you at the breakfast table or riding with you on the way to school, like, what would he say? Like, what would be that thing he would give you to help you start your day?"

— Justin Herman [00:08:52 → 00:09:00]

Viral Topic: Faith-Based Parenting Communities: "It embeds some automatic community of like minded parents who want the best for their kids, knowing that the best for their kids is Jesus."

— Justin Herman [00:12:00 → 00:12:07]

Viral Podcast Giveaway: "If they message me on Instagram and say, hey, you know, I started listening because of Collide, I will mail them some limited edition Carpooling with Jesus stickers for their kids."

— Justin Herman [00:12:50 → 00:13:01]

Viral Holiday Tradition: "When you drive around and see Christmas lights, I think that's a really easy, cheap thing to do, right? Like, it costs no money at all, right? Getting the. Get in the car, bring some snacks, drive around neighborhoods, see Christmas lights, the whole thing."

— Justin Herman [00:17:24 → 00:17:34]

The Real Family Tradition: "So it might not be the same thing we do every year, but every year we do it as a family."

— Justin Herman [00:18:20 → 00:18:25]

How Growing Up Among Bills Fans Shaped My Faith: That one thing shaped more of my thinking around people and around, you know, now as an adult, around ministry that planted seeds that grew into big, beautiful trees of faith, trees of ministry, trees of care for others.

— Justin Herman [00:21:09 → 00:21:25]

The Importance of Parental Guidance: You want more on the ledger of things that your kids experience for the first time to be with you than to be with anyone else.

— Justin Herman [00:23:04 → 00:23:12]

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