You can find our new resourse '101 questions to spark an interesting conversation' here - https://parentingforfaith.org/post/101-questions

In this episode, Becky talks about how we can disciple our kids through social media even when we don't understand it that well, Rachel answers a question on how we can share Parenting for Faith with our church leadership and Iona chats to Laura Wifler about her ministry for mums and new children's book.

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work?

You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

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#117 Managing social media, sharing Parenting for Faith and Laura Wifler on her book and ministry

This week, This week, Rachel answers a question about how to explain that God isn't pretend, Anna suggests some ideas for praying with under fives, and Sarah Hogben talks about what to do when there's nothing for littles ones at church.

If this podcast isn't right for the stage your kid is at, why not send it to a friend who might find it helpful? To do that, just forward them this link - soundcloud.com/parentingforfaith-brf/the-greatest-hits-season-under-fives

To see what else we have on our website for under fives, just visit this link - parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/topics/under-fives/.

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work?

You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

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S2 Ep6: Under Fives

"I DON'T WANT TO GO TO CHURCH!" How many of us parents have heard that refrain before?!

In this episode, Rachel helps us unpack what might be behind this statement in a way which helps us and our children take their next steps towards connecting with God.

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work?

You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

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S5 Ep11: WHAT IF... my child hates church? with Rachel Turner

Giving our child their first phone can be a daunting prospect, filled with trepidation at the risk we might have exposed them to. Have we set up the right filters and limits? Are we having the right conversations? Will they act responsibly and safely online?

Today’s guest is Andy Robertson, founder of Taming Gaming and theology-trained video game journalist. 

Andy shares helpful tips and boundaries we can use, not only to keep our kids safe with their phones, but to allow them to unleash creativity through the positive benefits of having a phone. He also answers a question about how to respond if we discover our child has been engaging in, or the victim of, untoward behaviour on their phone.

Links:
Andy’s Taming Game website: https://www.taminggaming.com/
Follow Andy on Twitter https://twitter.com/GeekDadGamer
Follow Taming Gaming on Twitter https://twitter.com/FamilyGamingDB
Setting up an iPhone for a child: https://www.askaboutgames.com/news/set-up-iphone-and-ipad-for-your-family
Setting up an android phone for a child: https://www.askaboutgames.com/news/set-up-android-devices-for-your-family
Buy Andy’s book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Taming-Gaming-Guide-healthy-habits/dp/1783528923

Wow, what a helpful and practical episode for all of us! We’re so grateful for those who enable us to continue this podcast ministry by financially giving to BRF. Will you join us?

To give a one-off or regular gift, go to https://www.brf.org.uk/donate/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S7E3: The one with the first phone - with Andy Robertson

How do we talk to our younger children about growing up, puberty and sex? As Christian parents, we want to make sure our children get excellent, Biblical, healthy sex education, but it’s not always easy to have those conversations.

Helping us navigate this issue today is Emma Waring. Emma is a psychosexual nurse therapist with over 20 years of experience. Many of the patients and clients she has helped can relate sexual problems back to childhood experiences of sex being taboo, so Emma is passionate about helping parents have better conversations with their children. 

Emma is the author of ‘Seasons of Sex and Intimacy’.

Links:
- Check out Emma’s website: https://www.emmawaring.com/
- Buy Emma’s book ‘Seasons of Sex and Intimacy’: https://www.emmawaring.com/the-book
- NSPCC - Pantosaurus and Talk Pants https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/
- The Girls’ Guide to Growing Up https://www.amazon.co.uk/Girls-Guide-Growing-Up/dp/1526360187
- How to grow up and feel amazing: the no worries guide for boy https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Grow-Feel-Amazing-No-Worries/dp/1526362953

Ian Henderson from The Naked Truth Project will be with us for episode 10 equipping us to talk to our children and young people about pornography. Make sure to hit ‘follow’ or ‘subscribe’ so that you can access that episode.

If you found this episode helpful, would you consider giving a financial gift towards the ministry of Parenting for Faith? We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. 

To give a one-off or regular gift, go to https://www.brf.org.uk/donate/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S7E4: The one with the birds and the bees - with Emma Waring

This season, we’re looking at the ‘curveballs’ that enter our parenting journey and threaten to derail family life. 

In today’s episode, we’re thinking about early life trauma. Whether we’re parenting adopted or fostered kids, or whether our birth kids have been through traumatic events, what are the obstacles to discipleship, and what are the practices which help our kids see Jesus?

Sharing her nuggets of truth and wisdom is mum-of-eleven (yes, you read that right) and co-founder of Back2Back Ministries, Beth Guckenberger. Parenting has not been the journey Beth imagined, as God has opened the hearts of her and her husband Todd to more and more children, but wow - what a sanctifying process it has been for them! Beth offers hope within the gutsy reality of life with trauma-experienced children.

Links:
Beth’s website and books: https://recklessfaith.com/
Back2Back Ministries: https://back2back.org/
Follow Beth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bguckenberger
Trauma-Free World: https://traumafreeworld.org/
Parenting for Faith mailing list: https://brf.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=399acccd02338888d8b7cb202&id=0309f54a6d

We are so grateful for all Beth shared with us today. If you’d like to see this podcast continue, with guests like Beth who give so much of their wisdom and experience, would you consider partnering with us financially to enable this podcast to continue?

Click here to give a one-off or regular gift at www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S9E1: Early life trauma (Beth Guckenberger)

As Christian parents we long to see our children meet and know God for themselves and so we bring them up learning about God, going to church, praying and reading the bible. But sometimes others say that we are brainwashing our kids. Is that true, or are we simply sharing things we know are good and important for them?

Here to help us unpick the difference between brainwashing and discipling is Rachel Turner, Founder of Parenting for Faith. Rachel has a huge amount of wisdom, gleaned from years of experience in children’s, youth and family work and from being a parent, and loves talking about how to disciple kids. Rachel has written a whole host of Parenting for Faith titles, presents three of our four courses and loves talking to churches all over the world about how to disciple people well. You can contact her at rachelturner.org and read and watch her posts on parentingforfaith.org.
 
Links:
 Buy Rachel’s books: www.brfonline.org.uk/search?type=pr…=rachel+turner
 Watch Rachel in the Parenting for Faith courses: parentingforfaith.org/the-courses
See Rachel’s posts on parentingforfaith.org - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/author/rachel-turner/


Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

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S10E1: Discipling not Brainwashing (Rachel Turner)

Surveys suggest that younger generations of Christians are not reading the Bible regularly. It’s a complicated book, full of tricky bits and things which might seem culturally wrong to our 21st century ears. So how can we encourage our kids not only to read it but to grow to love it?

Today’s guest, Trillia Newbell, shares helpful thoughts for us all, whether we have babies, teens or anything in between. She is the author of many books for children and adults including God’s Very Good Idea and The Big Bide Welcome. When she isn’t writing, she’s encouraging and supporting other writers as the Acquisitions Director at Moody Publishers. Trillia is married to her best friend, Thern, they reside with their two children near Nashville, Tennessee.

Links:
Discover more about Trillia at her website: https://www.trillianewbell.com/
Follow Trillia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trillianewbell/
The Bible Project videos: https://www.youtube.com/@bibleproject
The Bible in Ten (David Kitchen): https://www.brfonline.org.uk/products/bible-in-ten-any-book-of-the-bible-cracked-in-ten-minutes-or-less
Check out the Original Parenting for Faith course, starting in January on Zoom: https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-original-parenting-for-faith-zoom-course-2025

The Parenting for Faith podcast costs over £300 per episode to produce. Why not partner with us to help us reach more parents, carers and others involved in the lives of children and young people? www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S10E4: Helping our Kids Love the Bible (Trillia Newbell)

Prayer is a key part of our lives as Christians - both individually and corporately. For our families, this might involve helping our kids to chat to God on their own, but also praying together as a family. How can we do this in ways which our kids respond to?

Sarah Hogben is one of our Parenting for Faith speaking team and we’re delighted to welcome her to the podcast today. She is a wife and mum to three primary-aged children, and works as a Church Children’s Leader. Sarah’s vast experience of helping children of all ages to pray is hugely helpful to us as we unpack what it might look like within our own families. Sarah and her family live in York.


Links:
For more on Chat and Catch, including a short video and some practical ideas to try out, check out https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/tool/chat-and-catch/
Godventure: https://godventure.co.uk/

We hope you found Sarah as helpful and insightful as we did. If you’d like us to keep bringing you great guests and practical wisdom, please consider giving a one-off or regular financial donation to enable this ministry: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.


S10E8: Praying as a Family (Sarah Hogben)

Many of us feel despondent if our children tell us they don’t believe in God anymore, or they don’t wish to come to church or pursue their faith. We feel like that’s it - there’s no more hope for our kids to find Jesus - and often feel like we’ve failed in some way.

Parenting for Faith founder Rachel Turner is our guest today to tell us that that’s not true! There are no dead ends when it comes to discipleship - only new conversations and new waves to surf. Rachel shares ideas to help us at every stage: when our kids have questions they’re afraid to raise, when our teens no longer want to come to church, when our young adult children leave home without a faith of their own, when our older adult children lose the faith they were once excited about.

Links:

To help make this podcast happen, we need over £300 per episode. Will you help us? You can give a one-off or regular gift here: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.


S10E9: How can I talk to my child about God when they don't believe in him? (Rachel Turner)

Today, we're discussing how we can disciple our adult children. Becky and Kate, from the Parenting for Faith team, are sharing their wisdom on this topic.

DATE CHANGE. We're now running the Parenting for Faith course on zoom from 6 March not 16 Jan as earlier advertised. 

Book the Parenting for Faith Zoom course here - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/events/products/the-original-parenting-for-faith-zoom-course-2025

Watch the Parenting for Faith course online here - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/course/

Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S10E12: How can I Disciple my Adult Children? (Kate Irvine and Becky Sedgwick)

For our first episode of 2025, Anna Hawken, Parenting for Faith Ministry Lead shares about the A-Z of Parenting for Faith - a brand new book which will be out in October 2025 and the focus for this season’s podcast. We’ll be picking all sorts of hot Christian parenting topics, collating the wisdom of previous guests and finding out what this looks like on the ground by interviewing you!

Links
Book onto the original Parenting for Faith course on zoom starting 6 March - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-original-parenting-for-faith-zoom-course-2025

We’d love to give you:
Five key tools https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/tools/
Free access to all four of our Parenting for Faith courses - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/the-courses/
Resources to help you navigate every season of life with kids and teens. For parents and carers go to https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/parents/ and for churches https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/churches/

We’d love you to give us (our new year wishlist):
Your participation - send in a story or volunteer to be on the podcast by emailing parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk, become a Parenting for Faith champion https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/meet-team/all-about-champions/ or leave us a review wherever you listen to this podcast
Your prayers
Your pennies (or pounds!) - https://www.brf.org.uk/donate/

S11E1: The new season and how you can get involved

In today’s episode we speak to Caitlin Boddy, a single mum to an 11-going-on-15 year old, from the outskirts of Edinburgh. Caitlin used to be a primary teacher and now works for her local church. We asked Caitlin to share her thoughts on arguments, not because she’s especially argumentative but because A is top of our list! She chose two extracts from the arguments chapter in A - Z of Parenting for Faith (out in Oct 2025), one called ‘More than obedience’ on helping our kids be who they’re called to be not just getting them to do what we want and one called ‘Progress not perfection’. 

Links:
- Book a group or church onto the original Parenting for Faith couse, which starts in March. https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-courses/products/the-original-parenting-for-faith-zoom-course-2025

- Hear the original PFF podcast episode that the Arguments chapter is based on at https://soundcloud.com/parentingforfaith-brf/s7e14-the-one-about-arguing-well or scroll back to Season 7 Episode 14 on your podcast app. 

The Forge Online - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-online-2025

The Forge in-person - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-in-person-2025

Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S11E2: Arguments (with Caitlin Boddy)

In today’s episode we speak to Olof Bradt, who  works at both the Bible Society in Sweden and Scripture Union Sweden . He is married to Rachel and they have four children, aged between 2 and 16.  He shares some thoughts prompted by the chapter of the A-Z Parenting for Faith Book on helping older kids engage with the Bible and the Here To Stay research in Sweden.

Links:
Book a group or church onto the original Parenting for Faith couse, which starts in March. https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-courses/products/the-original-parenting-for-faith-zoom-course-2025

Here to stay research from Australia https://here2stay.org.au/

Hear the original PFF podcast episodes that the Helping older kids engage with the Bible chapter is based on: #56 Equipping kids to find answers in the Bible https://on.soundcloud.com/SDmrUNTeBazHqcUbA, #111 How to help our kids love the Bible https://on.soundcloud.com/5uyW2DvSQttXTajD8, S2E1 Framing the Bible’s origins and understanding the whole story of the Bible https://on.soundcloud.com/oDHjkoA1TiB1jqrt9

The Forge Online - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-online-2025

The Forge in-person - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-in-person-2025


Finally we’d love you to do one of these three Ps today:
Participate - email us at parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk with your stories, become a Parenting for Faith Champion 
https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/meet-team/all-about-champions/ or rate review and subscribe to the podcast.
Pray with us - brf.org.uk/get-involved/pray
Pennies or pounds - If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/. We are so grateful for all donations, big or small.

S11E3: Helping older kids engage with the Bible (Olof Brandt)

In today’s episode we speak to Matt and Alison Keddilty. Matt and Alison are a couple on mission in the North East of England. They love ministering to, and with, families, including their own six children. As an interacted couple, Matt loves ultra running and Alison loves her wheelchair. They chose the chapter from the A-Z of Parenting for Faith book on illness to share some of their story and how to navigate parenting for faith through the illness of a parent.  Please be aware, this is an incredibly powerful episode that contains themes of illness, death and dying so you may choose to listen to it without children around or might decide it’s not helpful for you to listen to at all at the moment. It is also a longer than normal episode to enable them to share sensitively and more in depth about this topic.

But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.-Joshua 24:15b 

Links:
Book a group or church onto the original Parenting for Faith couse, which starts in March. https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-courses/products/the-original-parenting-for-faith-zoom-course-2025

The Forge Online - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-online-2025

The Forge in-person - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-in-person-2025

Hear the original PFF podcast episodes that the Illness chapter are based on: What if I have cancer? https://soundcloud.com/parentingforfaith-brf/s5-ep7-what-if-i-have-cancer and Where is God when life is tough? https://soundcloud.com/parentingforfaith-brf/s10e3-where-is-god-when-life-is-tough-eric-schumacher-and-jessika-sanders

Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S11E4: Illness of a parent (Matt and Alison Keddilty)

In today’s episode we speak to CK and Chidiuto Imediegwu, a young christian couple from Milton Keynes. They are new parents looking forward to raising their daughter to meet and know God. They share some thoughts on the worship chapter of the A-Z Parenting for Faith Book  (out October 2025).

Links:
Book a group or church onto the original Parenting for Faith couse, which starts in March. https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-courses/products/the-original-parenting-for-faith-zoom-course-2025

Hear the original PFF podcast episodes that the worship chapter of the A - Z of Parenting for Faith book is based on - #84 kids and worship https://on.soundcloud.com/pXnpYNbtfFxN4ggu7, #72 kids and songwriting https://on.soundcloud.com/PetL5j4jD5dBiL2t7 and #97 the power of songs https://on.soundcloud.com/AERLaEcAtfCwM46R6 or scroll back to these episodes in the very first season.

Record a question or share a story at parentingforfaith.org/podcast.

The Forge Online - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-online-2025

The Forge in-person - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-in-person-2025

Worship albums/artists mentioned:
Shout to the Lord Kids https://open.spotify.com/album/3srxJtNh6S5SCHgxoMomWV

The Corner Room https://www.cornerroommusic.com/

Seeds Kids Worship https://seedskidsworship.com/

Slugs and Bugs https://slugsandbugs.com/

Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S11E5: Worship (CK and Chidiuto Imediegwu)

In today’s episode we speak to Kate Fear, Emerging Generations Coordinator at Trinity Church Nottingham. Kate loves Jesus and loves being an invested adult to many children including her nephew, five godchildren and the children at her church. She shares some thoughts on the shame chapter of the A-Z Parenting for Faith Book  (out October 2025).

Links:
Book a group or church onto the original Parenting for Faith couse, which starts in March. https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-courses/products/the-original-parenting-for-faith-zoom-course-2025

The Forge Online - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-online-2025

The Forge in-person - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-in-person-2025

Hear the original PFF podcast episodes that the shame chapter of the A - Z of Parenting for Faith book is based on. https://on.soundcloud.com/3K6tjgoLKsZyfqbM9 or scroll back to episode #46 of the very first season.

The six stage circle https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/post/the-six-stage-circle/

Session six of the original Parenting for Faith course which teaches the six stage circle https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/course/6-surfing-the-waves/

Find out about becoming a Parenting for Faith Champion like Kate https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/meet-team/all-about-champions/

Record a question or share a story at parentingforfaith.org/podcast.

Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S11E6: Shame (Kate Fear)

In today’s episode we speak to Matthew White. Matthew White is a priest, poet and songwriter whose debut poetry collection, "Propelled into Wonder," was published in September 2024. He is married to Sarah and they have three children (9,7 and 4). We spoke to Matt about Lent and Good Friday, which is a chapter of the A - Z of Parenting for Faith book (out October 2025). 

Links:
Journeying with Jesus free download for Lent - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/lent-journeying-jesus/
Send us your questions about Easter or anything to do with helping kids and teenagers meet and know God at parentingforfaith.org/podcast or email us at parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk

Hear the original PFF podcast episode that the Lent and Good Friday chapter is based on at https://on.soundcloud.com/BihPDQuQz6sS4Y4s8 or scroll back to episode 23 of the very first season.

The Forge Online - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-online-2025

The Forge in-person - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-in-person-2025

You can find more about Matthew and his work at @poetunearthed on Instagram,  @priestlypoet on X or on his website https://www.matthewwhite.online or substack https://idleandblessed.substack.com/

Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S11E7: Lent and Good Friday (Matt White)

In today’s episode we speak to Wini Heron, a mum of three adopted children (17,8 and 8). Originally from Malaysia she now lives in Tasmania and  is the Pastoral Care and Young Adult Minister at her church where she runs Parenting for Faith courses. She’s chosen to speak about gaming, which is a chapter of the A - Z of Parenting for Faith book (out October 2025). 

Links:
Send us your questions about Easter or anything to do with helping kids and teenagers meet and know God at parentingforfaith.org/podcast or email us at parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk

Hear the original PFF podcast episode that the Gaming chapter is based on at https://on.soundcloud.com/T15NrERav7hzxrEa8 or scroll back to episode 116 of the very first season.

The Forge Online - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-online-2025

The Forge in-person - https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/the-forge-gathering-in-person-2025

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S11E8: Gaming (Wini Heron)

In today’s episode we speak to Esther Kuku about Stepparenting. Esther is a bio mum and Stepmum, and has been married for 12 years. She is passionate about step families and compassionate leadership. Stepping Up, her devotional for stepfamilies will be released in June 2026.

Links:
Send us your questions and stories at parentingforfaith.org/podcast or email us at parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk
Preorder Esther’s book, Stepping Up https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stepping-Up-Esther-Kuku/dp/1800394241
Book one of The Forge gatherings for children’s, youth and family leaders https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/theforge/

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We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.



S11E9: Stepfamilies (Esther Kuku)

In today’s episode we speak to Bethany McIlrath about friendship.Bethany loves to get lost in a book and to help others discover their next read in her marketing role at The Good Book Company. When she's not reading stories, she's usually writing them or dreaming about them as she comes up with real-life creative adventures for friends, her husband, and a doorbell-like dog named Indy. Serving in children's ministry is also one of her greatest joys.

Links:
Abigail books https://www.abigailseries.com/
To listen to the original podcast episodes that the friendship drama chapter is based on: navigating friendship difficulties with Olly Goldenberg https://soundcloud.com/parentingforfaith-brf/s4-ep3-school-and-friendships-with-olly-goldenberg; 
dealing with mean kids with Rachel Turner https://soundcloud.com/parentingforfaith-brf/8-emotional-intelligence-dealing-with-mean-kids-and-explaining-guy-fawkes-and-religious-violence; 
making new friends with Rachel Turner https://on.soundcloud.com/XTFJdgDCRg7sYjq97; and managing emotions around friendships with Clare Luther https://on.soundcloud.com/XPj7LtWH1RHEw6zp8

Send us your questions and stories at parentingforfaith.org/podcast or email us at parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk

Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

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We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S11E10: Friendship (Bethany McIlrath)

In today’s episode we speak to Craige Young about Easter. Craige Young is a speaker, educator, author, and media creator specialising in growth mindset education. Passionate about empowering children through storytelling, faith, and learning, he helps them develop their skills and share their talents. A certified lay preacher and radio presenter, he creates opportunities for young broadcasters and produces engaging children’s programmes. He chose an extract from the chapter on Easter in An A - Z of Parenting for Faith, out October 2025 to talk about.

Links:
Listen to the original podcast episodes that the Easter chapter is based on at
Explaining Good Friday to under fives - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/post/good-friday-for-under-5s/
Find out more about Craige and what he does at https://ucy.org.uk/ or https://craigeyoung.co.uk/
Send us your questions and stories at parentingforfaith.org/podcast or email us at parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk
Book onto one of the online Forge gatherings for children’s youth and family leaders https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/theforge/

Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

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We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.


S11E11: Easter (Craige Young)

In today’s episode we ask Rachel Turner, founder of Parenting for Faith, your questions. She has worked in churches for over 15 years and continues to consult, speak at conferences and run training days for church leaders, parents and families around the world. Rachel is the author of nine books, and the original Parenting for Faith course. We asked her four questions:

1) (3:48) I feel like other people have it together, or at least more together than me. When people post pictures of family Bible times or prayer walking or something like that I just think how!?! We're struggling just to get everyone dressed and fed over here. I don't feel like I will ever be organised enough and have life under control enough to be able to do stuff like that and it makes me feel a failure.

2) (9:38) I recently read an article on your website about siblings. I'm a single parent with an only child and I sometimes wonder if there are things I should be doing differently in my parenting to take that into consideration. Faith stuff always feel quite high pressure -  like if I suggest we read the Bible or pray or do an activity and she doesn't want to, I feel a bit stuck. There's no option to sort of sit on the edges and watch first or listen to others chipping in, if that makes sense. Anything I should be doing specifically to help an only child?

3) (17:25) I don't 'chat to God' myself. I am a Christian and I do pray but I prefer to do that through set prayers and Bible meditations. I've watched the course sessions on chat and catch but not sure what to teach my children as that's not really how I have a relationship with God. 

4) (22:15) My son’s partner is of another faith and they are coming to stay over the Easter holidays. I’m not sure what to do about Easter. We’d normally go to church together but I don’t want to seem rude or pushy. Even if they do come I'm worried they'll feel uncomfortable and it won't be a positive experience.


Links:
- Check out our courses and events coming up and book on at https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/upcoming-events/
- Send us your questions and stories at parentingforfaith.org/podcast or email us at parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk

Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.


S11E12: Q&A with Rachel Turner

In today’s episode we speak to Natalie Frisk about her new book A Light To Share. Natalie Frisk has worked in ministry for over 15 years. During which time she earned a Masters in Theological Study (Biblical Studies) and began pursuit of her Doctorate in Practical Theology with an emphasis on the spiritual experience of children (in process). She is now the Director of Curriculum for RaiseUpFaith as she continues doing what she loves: content developing, team building, and pastorally nurturing the souls of whomever she encounters. 

Links:
A Light To Share - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Light-Share-Stories-Spreading-Changing/dp/151381446X
Raise Up Faith - https://www.raiseupfaith.com/
Book any of the Parenting for Faith courses and events  - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/upcoming-events/
Send us your questions and stories at parentingforfaith.org/podcast or email us at parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk

Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S11E13: Bonus Episode on A Light To Share (Natalie Frisk)

In today’s episode we speak to Chris Morphew. Chris is an author, teacher, youth leader and school chaplain living in Sydney, Australia who has written (he thinks!) 32 books. Anna spoke to Chris about how to explain tricky bits of the Bible and how to tackle tricky questions. The springboard for this was the ‘Tricky parts of the Bible’ chapter in ‘An A - Z of Parenting for Faith) which is out in October 2025.

Links:
- Book onto the Forge gathering or any of the Parenting for Faith courses on zoom https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/upcoming-events/
- You can find more about Chris and his books at https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/authors/chris-morphew or at chrismorphew.com
- Hear the original PFF podcast episodes that the tricky parts of the Bible chapter is based on: Explaining concubines https://on.soundcloud.com/VG1sYvwoQRs4rk8t6, Bible baddies https://on.soundcloud.com/STJDZjMVY5vvbro29 and explaining awkward Biblical love stories https://on.soundcloud.com/fEjdHkG6DXFSc1abA.
- The questions tool https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/post/questions/
- Sharing the whole story of the Bible - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/post/the-whole-gospel-showing-kids-the-big-story-of-god-and-us-in-the-bible/


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Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.


S12E1: Big questions - The Bible (Chris Morphew)

Our guest today is Melissa Richards, a wife and mum of four. She is originally from Canada but moved to Australia in 2007.She is the Children's Pastor at Door of Hope Christian Church in Tasmania and became a Parenting for Faith champion six months ago. She talks us through how she used the questions tool (from the big questions chapter of An A - Z of Parenting for Faith) to help her son when his Nana died. This episode explores processing the death of the loved one so feel free to skip this week if that’s particularly raw for you at the moment. 

Links:
Hear the original podcast episodes that the big questions chapter is based on: Answering questions with Justin Brierly https://soundcloud.com/parentingforfaith-brf/s6-ep3-asking-questions; Big questions with Canon J.John https://soundcloud.com/parentingforfaith-brf/s8e8-connecting-with-god-through-big-questions-with-canon-jjohn; Are answers important with Becky Sedgwick https://soundcloud.com/parentingforfaith-brf/114-tackling-big-questions-chatting-if-kids-need-verbal-reassurance-and-kate-wharton-on-singleness; and Apologetics with Rachel Turner https://on.soundcloud.com/DHp9mBhX6bpVV9JQ6
Questions tool (video and postcard) - https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/post/questions/
Death and grief https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/post/grief/
Become or find a Parenting for Faith champion https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/meet-team/all-about-champions/
Send us your questions and stories at parentingforfaith.org/podcast or email us at parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk

Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S12E2: Tricky Questions (Melissa Richards)

In today’s episode we speak to Karen Allen about forgiveness. She is an author, speaker and mother of five. Passionate about inspiring and empowering young people challenging the norms and changing the narrative especially as it relates to young black men. 

Links:
Book onto any of our upcoming zoom courses https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/upcoming-events/
Become a friend of Parenting for Faith and partner with us for just £2 a month https://www.brf.org.uk/give/friends/ to help these resources keep reaching the people who need them.
Find Karen on her website at karenallen.info or on social media @iamkarenallen
Buy her books including Broken Into Useful Pieces from https://karenallenenterprise.myshopify.com/collections/books
For more on explaining forgiveness listen to episode 96 of the podcast https://on.soundcloud.com/pqojbTRY1WxQgT1c9
Amani, the short film Karen is in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm6PwChWiJ8
Send us your questions and stories at parentingforfaith.org/podcast or email us at parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk

Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/

Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible.

We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

S12E3: Forgiveness (Karen Allen)

In this episode, Rachel will be exploring how we can encourage our children in a way that doesn't trap them into a box, and explores why throwing your children in with children of different ages may be spiritually significant. As always, Rachel answers your questions and gives you a question to get an interesting conversation started with your kids.

Visit the <a href="http://parentingforfaith.org/">Parenting for Faith website</a> to discover our <a href="https://parentingforfaith.org/course" title="The Parenting for Faith course">free course</a>.

Mentioned in this podcast:

<a href="http://parentingforfaith.org/confidence">Parenting Children for a Life of Confidence</a>

<a href="https://www.eden.co.uk/shop/you_are_special_93526.html">You are Special</a> by Max Lucado (Eden)

Article on <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/200809/why-we-should-stop-segregating-children-age-part-i-the-value-play-in-the-z">Why We Should Stop Segregating Children by Age</a>

#1 Avoiding labels, why we don't just 'skip' life, and mixing age groups

We're still in Lent and Rachel explores how this season can impact how children view God and how to help them to have a fuller picture of him.

Annie Willmot answers a question about how to help a toddler adapt to the change that comes with a new baby arriving in the family. 

Rachel explores what happened on Good Friday and equips us with how to approach it with our children.

#23 Easter special part 1: Lent, welcoming a new baby and Good Friday

We kick off this week's episode by sharing stories of surfing the waves in summer. So many things are different over the summer - how can we make the most of those opportunities?

Our question is about how to get creative with 'chat & catch' so that we're not just getting stuck in a rut of using this tool in the same way.

We hear from Simon Parry, founder of Allstars Kids Club, about HOME. This album was written for kids and families dealing with grief and loss. We hear how it came about and the different ways it might help you or people you know.

#39 Summer stories, changing up chat and catch and grief

Parenting for Faith exists to equip and encourage parents to raise God-connected children and teens. In the podcast, the Parenting for Faith team offer ideas and tools, answer questions, review books, host interviews and panel discussions. 

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