The MAVEN Parent Podcast

Cutting Through The Noise Of Online Parenting Advice

Parents, do you need to "do better?" Popular parenting influencer BillyVSCO thinks so, ending each of his parenting videos with this mantra. He's one of hundreds of prominent social media voices offering parenting advice on everything from discipline to discipleship. So how can Christian parents possibly sort through all the contradictory advice and noise online? In this episode, Brett and Erin respond to a couple of BillyVSCO's videos and walk you through strategies for sifting through good and bad parenting advice.

3 Scriptures That Reveal The Relationship Between Faith And Knowledge

How does Scripture define faith? Last week, we discussed some of the mistaken views of faith that are popular in the church today. In this episode, Brett and Erin explore 3 key Scriptures that help us accurately define faith, and equip you with some practical parenting strategies for passing a true view of faith to your kids.Listen to Part 1 of this conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSzMM_mSYY8Check out our interview with Greg Koukl here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrpDIVMSwMA

Is Faith All In Your Head? Don't Separate Faith From Fact.

How would you define faith? Does it depend on how many Bible facts we know or is faith just a feeling? Unfortunately, many Christians hold a mistaken view of faith and don't even know it. We hear the word "faith" used by pastors, fellow Christians, and sometimes even by atheists. But, how many of us know what it really means? In this episode, Brett and Erin unpack some of the most prevalent mistaken views of faith that have seeped into the church today.

The Slow and Steady Road to Evangelizing Your Kids w/ Greg Koukl

When our kids have questions or hang-ups about faith, is there a strategic way to approach those conversations? How can we equip our kids well so that one day they are ripe to become ambassadors for Christ? In this episode, Brett and Erin talk with Greg Koukl, a Christian apologist, author, and the president of Stand To Reason about his new book, Street Smarts, and about how parents can use questions to pass on their faith to their kids and give them tools to navigate our culture.Buy Greg's book here: https://store.str.org/purchase/street-smarts

3 MAVEN Resources To Help You Plan Your New Year

Happy New Year to the MAVEN Parent Podcast community! Are you ready for 2024? At MAVEN, we want to come alongside and support you in the discipleship of you and your kids in the year ahead. In this episode, Brett and Erin outline MAVEN's upcoming resources in 2024 to help you plan your year with intentionality.MAVEN Conferences: https://www.mavenconferences.com/Open Enrollment Trip: https://maventruth.com/open-enrollment/