Parenting Tomorrow's Leaders

Have you talked to your children about your beliefs regarding homosexuality? If you haven't, their friends most likely have. Listen to Julie's personal story on how these books have helped her prepare her child for something none of them were expecting. Julie Rupp works for an organization called Alive and Well, where she teaches Middle and High school students how to think through their decisions before they make them. She also has the privilege of giving the puberty talk to 5th and 6th grade girls. Throughout her research on this important topic, she has learned some important lessons that have helped her in talking with her own children, and hopefully will aid you in your parenting journey as well.  Check out the book series God's Design for Sex to use as a tool to have valuable conversations with your children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The dreaded birds and the bees talk! Every parents sweats through it, and can make it as awkward as possible. But maybe it doesn't have to be this way. Julie Rupp works for an organization called Alive and Well, where she teaches Middle and High school students how to think through their decisions before they make them. She also has the privilege of giving the puberty talk to 5th and 6th grade girls. Throughout her research on this important topic, she has learned some important lessons that have helped her in talking with her own children, and hopefully will aid you in your parenting journey as well.  Check out the book series God's Design for Sex to use as a tool to have valuable conversations with your children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you struggling in life? Is life just not going according to plan? Well, I don't know anyone who can relate better than Sara! After struggling with infertility, then her husband's cancer diagnosis, and the devastating diagnosis of Leigh's disease to her young child, Sara has been through it all. Listen as she helps us understand that even in our darkest moments, we can still have hope because of our faith in Jesus Christ! Today we are discussing her book, Made for Hope. Sara is a wife and mom to three children, including a son who passed away from Leigh's disease in 2012. She's also a staff writer for adoption.com and has been published in Focus on the Family Magazine, the Today Show Parenting Team, and Homeschooling Today Magazine. Sara also writes poetry and is an award-winning playwright for Indiana Theatre Association's Playwriting Award.  She has a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology. For more information about Sara, be sure to check out her website. If you have not yet done so, be sure to

Do you ever have Mom Guilt? Or are you married to someone who has Mom Guilt? It is a real thing! Today Nicole Byrum wraps up our time together by explaining how important grace is, not only with our children, but with ourselves as well! Nicole is a behavioral health clinician at Westwood Behavioral Health Center in Van Wert, OH.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from Huntington University, and her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian College.  She is licensed as an Independent Marriage and Family Therapist.

"Mom, he pinched me!" Does this sound familiar? Today, you will get to hear from Nicole Byrum as she shares practical advice for myself on how to handle a situation just like this with grace and truth. Nicole is a behavioral health clinician at Westwood Behavioral Health Center in Van Wert, OH.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from Huntington University, and her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian College.  She is licensed as an Independent Marriage and Family Therapist.

Have you ever shamed your child for disobeying? Do you raise your voice and later regret the way you treated your children? Today, Nicole Byrum shares with us practical advice on how to discipline our children with grace and truth. Nicole is a behavioral health clinician at Westwood Behavioral Health Center in Van Wert, OH.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from Huntington University, and her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian College.  She is licensed as an Independent Marriage and Family Therapist.

Do you find it difficult to process life with your children?  Listen today as Nate Stenholtz explains that helping our children process through day in and day out life is one of the best tools we have to help them become responsible adults. Would you like some ideas of how to keep your kids on track academically over the summer?  Check out our newest BLOG about Summer School in the Rupp household. If you are looking for a poolside/lakeside/beachside book to read this summer, check out Caught Not Taught.  You can read it cover to cover in one afternoon! Today Nate Stenholtz shares with us how technology is not just a conversation about rules, regulations, and filters, but is actually an issue of discipleship.  Nate has been serving in Next Generation ministry for over 20 years. He is currently the Family Life Pastor at Oakwood Church in Hartland, WI.   Nate Believes that exceptional families do not just happen, but that parents realize that their children need caring adults and mentors

Are you nervous to have sensitive conversations with your children? It seems as though the conversations about pornography, sex, and technology need to happen earlier and earlier.  Listen today as Nate Stenholtz discusses how he believes the technology conversation is an opportunity to prepare our children for successful adulthood. Would you like some ideas of how to keep your kids on track academically over the summer?  Check out our newest BLOG about Summer School in the Rupp household. If you are looking for a poolside/lakeside/beachside book to read this summer, check out Caught Not Taught.  You can read it cover to cover in one afternoon! Today Nate Stenholtz shares with us how technology is not just a conversation about rules, regulations, and filters, but is actually an issue of discipleship.  Nate has been serving in Next Generation ministry for over 20 years. He is currently the Family Life Pastor at Oakwood Church in Hartland, WI.   Nate Believes that exceptional families do

Do you know you need to have conversations with your children about technology, but sometimes you don't even know where to begin?  Listen today as Nate Stenholtz discusses how he believes the technology conversation is actually a discipleship opportunity. Would you like some ideas of how to keep your kids on track academically over the summer?  Check out our newest BLOG about Summer School in the Rupp household. If you are looking for a poolside/lakeside/beachside book to read this summer, check out Caught Not Taught.  You can read it cover to cover in one afternoon! Today Nate Stenholtz shares with us how technology is not just a conversation about rules, regulations, and filters, but is actually an issue of discipleship.  Nate has been serving in Next Generation ministry for over 20 years. He is currently the Family Life Pastor at Oakwood Church in Hartland, WI.   Nate Believes that exceptional families do not just happen, but that parents realize that their children need caring adu

Would you like some ideas of how to keep your kids on track academically over the summer?  Check out our newest BLOG about Summer School in the Rupp household. Do you find it difficult to be consistent in your parenting? Today Jim Burns explains the the importance of consistency in our parenting through his book Confident Parenting. Jim Burns founded the ministry of HomeWord in 1985 with the goal of bringing help and hope to struggling families. As host of the radio broadcast HomeWord with Jim Burns, which is heard daily by more than one million listeners, Jim's passion is to build God-honoring families through communicating practical truths that will enable adults and young people alike to live out their Christian faith. In addition to the radio program, Jim speaks to thousands around the world each year through seminars and conferences. He is an award-winning author, whose books include Creating an Intimate Marriage and Confident Parenting. Jim and his wife, Cathy, and their three daughters live in Dan

Would you like some ideas of how to keep your kids on track academically over the summer?  Check out our newest BLOG about Summer School in the Rupp household. Have you ever made a parenting plan for your children? Jim Burns explains the plan he made for each of his children with his wife Cathy through his book Confident Parenting. Jim Burns founded the ministry of HomeWord in 1985 with the goal of bringing help and hope to struggling families. As host of the radio broadcast HomeWord with Jim Burns, which is heard daily by more than one million listeners, Jim's passion is to build God-honoring families through communicating practical truths that will enable adults and young people alike to live out their Christian faith. In addition to the radio program, Jim speaks to thousands around the world each year through seminars and conferences. He is an award-winning author, whose books include Creating an Intimate Marriage and Confident Parenting. Jim and his wife, Cathy, and their three daughters live in Dana

Do you ever feel like you are just trying to survive from day to day when it comes to your parenting? Listen today as Jim Burns explains how we can become proactive parents instead of just reactive ones through his book Confident Parenting. Jim Burns founded the ministry of HomeWord in 1985 with the goal of bringing help and hope to struggling families. As host of the radio broadcast HomeWord with Jim Burns, which is heard daily by more than one million listeners, Jim's passion is to build God-honoring families through communicating practical truths that will enable adults and young people alike to live out their Christian faith. In addition to the radio program, Jim speaks to thousands around the world each year through seminars and conferences. He is an award-winning author, whose books include Creating an Intimate Marriage and Confident Parenting. Jim and his wife, Cathy, and their three daughters live in Dana Point, California.

Do you feel like you are always trying to look like you have it all together? Today Cindi McMenamin discusses how our relationship with God can actually give us freedom to embrace vulnerability and in turn give our children the freedom to do the same. Cindi McMenamin has nearly 35 years of experience ministering to women and inspiring them to let God meet their emotional needs, grow stronger through their alone times, and pursue their dreams with boldness.  She has been married for over 30 years and has an adult daughter, Dana.  Cindy has written over 16 books, and today we will be discussing her book “10 Secrets to Become a Worry Free Mom”.  To find out more information about Cindi you can visit her website or follow her on Facebook or Instagram. 

Do you worry about your children? Do you feel like it is your job as a parent to worry about your children? Today Cindi McMenamin discusses how many times our worry is not as much about how much we care for our children, but more about how little we trust in God. Cindi McMenamin has nearly 35 years of experience ministering to women and inspiring them to let God meet their emotional needs, grow stronger through their alone times, and pursue their dreams with boldness.  She has been married for over 30 years and has an adult daughter, Dana.  Cindy has written over 16 books, and today we will be discussing her book “10 Secrets to Become a Worry Free Mom”.  To find out more information about Cindi you can visit her website or follow her on Facebook or Instagram. 

Do you struggle finding time for family devotions? Listen today as Vincent Pierri helps us know how we can incorporate family devotions into our every day life. Vincent Pierri is the Kids Pastor at High Point Church in Madison, WI.  After being the children’s pastor, he began to wonder why kids didn’t read the Bible on their own, and wondered if part of the reason was that the table of contents was a mystery to them.  So, him and his team wrote and recorded an album called The Greatest Story Ever Told - a musical version of the Bible.  You can find the album on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, and YouTube or find more information at the website.  Here you will find the entire album as well as a devotional book perfect for family devotional time with your children.

Is family devotions something you can never find time for?  Today Vincent Pierri shares how one of the best ways we can pass down our faith to our children is by making studying God's word a part of our daily routine, and not just something we do on Sunday morning. Vincent Pierri is the Kids Pastor at High Point Church in Madison, WI.  After being the children’s pastor, he began to wonder why kids didn’t read the Bible on their own, and wondered if part of the reason was that the table of contents was a mystery to them.  So, him and his team wrote and recorded an album called The Greatest Story Ever Told - a musical version of the Bible.  You can find the album on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, and YouTube or find more information at the website.  Here you will find the entire album as well as a devotional book perfect for family devotional time with your children.

Do you ever worry about your children inheriting your faith?  Today Vincent Pierri shares how one of the best ways we can pass down our faith to our children is by making studying God's word a part of our daily routine, and not just something we do on Sunday morning. Vincent Pierri is the Kids Pastor at High Point Church in Madison, WI.  After being the children’s pastor, he began to wonder why kids didn’t read the Bible on their own, and wondered if part of the reason was that the table of contents was a mystery to them.  So, him and his team wrote and recorded an album called The Greatest Story Ever Told - a musical version of the Bible.  You can find the album on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, and YouTube or find more information at the website.  Here you will find the entire album as well as a devotional book perfect for family devotional time with your children.

Do your ever worry about how your children will turn out?  Today Emerson Eggerichs explains that although good parents raise good children, and bad parents raise bad children, good parents also raise bad children and bad parents also raise good children.  Hopefully Emerson will encourage you to have freedom in your parenting journey recognizing that you will mess up, and it is not to the detriment of your children. Dr. Emerson Eggerichs is an internationally known public speaker on the topic of male-female relationships.  Based on over three decades of counseling as well as scientific and biblical research, Dr. Eggerichs and his wife Sarah developed the Love and Respect Conference which they present to live audiences around the country.  Dr. Eggerichs has authored several books, including the national bestseller Love & Respect, which is a Platinum and Book of the Year award winner, selling over 1.6 million copies. He has also written Love and Respect in the Family, The Langua

Do your children have this strange ability to bring out the worst in you?  Today Emerson Eggerichs describes this as the parenting crazy cycle.  Without love a child reacts disrespectfully, and without respect a parent acts unloving, and the crazy cycle starts spinning.  Not only will this episode help you to know you are not alone in your parenting, but Emerson will give you practical advice on how to get off of this Crazy Cycle for the family. Dr. Emerson Eggerichs is an internationally known public speaker on the topic of male-female relationships.  Based on over three decades of counseling as well as scientific and biblical research, Dr. Eggerichs and his wife Sarah developed the Love and Respect Conference which they present to live audiences around the country.  Dr. Eggerichs has authored several books, including the national bestseller Love & Respect, which is a Platinum and Book of the Year award winner, selling over 1.6 million copies. He has also written Love and Re

Do you ever wonder what your life purpose is?  Do your children struggle wondering what they are on this earth for?  Join us today as Erin Weidemann helps us understand what our God given purpose for this life truly is. Bible Belles is an organization that highlights the women of the Bible to show girls that it is important to be patient, brave, prayerful, loyal, and a leader. To check out the books CLICK HERE. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share the podcast with others! If you live in the Van, Wert, OH area, be sure to check out the parenting summit happening on March 30th.