Courageous Parenting Podcast

Creating the real lasting change you want to see in your family takes a concerted effort in a focused direction with strong marriage alignment. Isaac and Angie share the five steps to take that they do way before the new year and why that’s essential. They even share some of their areas of focus for change. If you want new change that catalyzes future fruitfulness, this is an essential episode. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at courageousparenting.com.

The Tolpins have a lively discussion with actor, producer, and author Kirk Cameron. He shares how he grew up unchurched, his testimony of accepting the Lord at 19, and his recent battles with the woke library system. Get a fresh perspective on not feeling defeated by the times, an exhortation for men, the importance of loving your enemies, and why he believes a revival could be around the corner. Get some unique and biblically sound perspectives from this Christian actor and family man. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at courageousparenting.com.

Isaac and Angie Tolpin give a transformative tip to parents that will change their view of the moments their child disobeys them, motivating them to respond in a healthy biblical way that points them to Jesus. There are a lot of opinions amongst Christian parents about how to best discipline their children, but every parent must do these two steps first. Unfortunately without taking these two steps first, which is too common, the long-term relationship could be hurt and they may disdain authority in their life later on, which could include God. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at courageousparenting.com. FOR MORE RESOURCES: --- becourageousministry.org resoluteman.com CONNECT WITH THE MINISTRY AND THE TOLPINS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Courageous Parenting: -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courageous.parenting/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/courageousparent/ Angie Tolpin: -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courageous.mom/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CourageousMom Isaac Tolpin: -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/resolute.man/ -Twitter: https://twitter.com/IsaacTolpin -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheResoluteMan CONTACT ---------------------------------------------------- isaac@courageousparenting.com

This is a controversial topic but we believe every Christian parent should think through this holiday and have a clear plan for their family. Some participate like the rest of the culture does and some hide with the lights off ignoring children at their door. Isaac and Angie give insights into how to not be like the world, but how to be in it as a light during this popular holiday. Regardless of where your convictions lie, this will be an insightful and practical episode to help you process your plans. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

We address the current war Israel is facing as an example of how and when to communicate with your children about the challenges happening in the world. We give several warnings to parents about what they say in front of their children. While we believe in equipping through knowledge of the world at the right age, it must be seasoned with even more saturation of God’s truth in the bible. We must tip the scale towards the good news that gives eternal hope over the challenging news of the world; after all, I’m sure you are hopeful your children have children right? We are concerned that this next generation of believers won’t want to bring children into this world due to an imbalance of what parents are focusing on in their conversations while they are young. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

Other influences can be a huge help in equipping your children, but we must never assume that that’s the case. Whoever you point your children to to learn from; whether coaches, friends, youth pastors, teachers, or relatives, it’s important to establish a relationship with them and let them know a few important things we discuss in this episode. Unfortunately, too often, these temporary influences in children's lives fail to encourage life-long influence by not pointing children back to communicating with their parents as well. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

Loneliness appears to be a growing issue amongst believers. You will be encouraged in this episode with practical insights to help you cultivate authentic friendships. If you stand for strong biblical conviction and are intentional in your family life, it can feel like you are alone at times. The truth is you’re not alone, but it does take some time and effort to find strong friendships you can run the race with. This episode will help! All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

Despite homechurch being healthy and despite our preference for homechurch, we had a final church celebration Sunday with the families encouraging everyone to disperse and find a new church. In this episode, we share the two compelling reasons why and then give you the same Biblical insights we gave the eleven families doing Home Church with us on what to look for in a church according to scripture and how to be part of their new church home. Isaac and Angie Tolpin also share what their plans are next. Regardless of your church experience, this is a must-listen episode. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

Despite homechurch being healthy and despite our preference for homechurch, we had a final church celebration Sunday with the families encouraging everyone to disperse and find a new church. In this episode, we share the two compelling reasons why and then give you the same Biblical insights we gave the eleven families doing Home Church with us on what to look for in a church according to scripture and how to be part of their new church home. Isaac and Angie Tolpin also share what their plans are next. Regardless of your church experience, this is a must-listen episode. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

Get insights from our twenty years of homeschooling with three graduates so far. Regardless of your education choices, this episode will help you see if you have bought into myths that alter your choices or are hindering your current Homeschooling efforts. The Tolpins unmask the six myths so you can be encouraged and make your choices devoid of wrong thinking and enter this next season of schooling with greater confidence. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

Get insights from our twenty years of homeschooling with three graduates so far. Regardless of your education choices, this episode will help you see if you have bought into myths that alter your choices or are hindering your current Homeschooling efforts. The Tolpins unmask the six myths so you can be encouraged and make your choices devoid of wrong thinking and enter this next season of schooling with greater confidence. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

We can't stay in place of feeling self-doubt, defeat, or burnout very long as people are counting on us. Isaac shares how he quickly bounces out of these feelings and back to moving forward with strength and trust in the Lord even despite the most significant setbacks and challenges. He gives six powerful scriptures to help you escape the grip of doubt, defeat, and burnout; while also refuting two regularly used phrases Christians use to encourage people that aren't biblical or helpful compared to what's true. You will learn his mechanism for quickly bouncing back from inferior thinking that holds people back. FOR MORE RESOURCES: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ resoluteman.com becourageousministry.org CONNECT WITH ISAAC TOLPIN: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/resolute.man/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/IsaacTolpin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheResoluteMan CONTACT ---------------------------------------------------- isaac@courageousparenting.com

The Tolpins give their candid insights from their experience raising seven boys and two girls. There certainly are some differences in approach as God made two very different genders. However, they also discuss the many ways their approach is the same too. They give a few warnings that every parent must hear. Another practical episode that should help you right now. This episode will help. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

The Tolpins give their candid insights from their experience raising seven boys and two girls. There certainly are some differences in approach as God made two very different genders. However, they also discuss the many ways their approach is the same too. They give a few warnings that every parent must hear. Another practical episode that should help you right now. This episode will help. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

In this episode, Isaac discusses how to prepare your family for the AI era. He'll talk about the dangers of big-tech data manipulation and how to cultivate essential critical thinking skills to protect yourself and your loved ones. It must become part of your leadership rhythms in your home so they are ready to navigate their changing future. Most humans are very easily influenced which we've witnessed in the last few years. Big-tech have data that proves this and they know technology coupled with the breadth of data they have about each person can move the masses in whatever direction they want. But not you and your family right? Well, standing firm for what you believe in doesn't just trickle down to your children. We have to teach them the art of critical thinking. This episode gives you the practical insights that Isaac Tolpin has used for over a decade in equipping his children to be good critical thinkers. Towards the end of the episode he even shares a recent project he's having his children participate in that will further challenge and test their critical thinking abilities. Isaac will give you the framework for good critical thinking that you can then teach to your family.

We all know we aren’t perfect parents and perfection isn’t the objective. We will make mistakes with our children, but do our children see us walking in humility when we do? Just as we expect them to apologize when they error, do we apologize to them when we make a mistake too? You may not see the ramifications of not doing this while they are young, but it will likely create distance as they get older, which is when they need your wisdom most in navigating the teenage years. This episode will help. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

We all know we aren’t perfect parents and perfection isn’t the objective. We will make mistakes with our children, but do our children see us walking in humility when we do? Just as we expect them to apologize when they error, do we apologize to them when we make a mistake too? You may not see the ramifications of not doing this while they are young, but it will likely create distance as they get older, which is when they need your wisdom most in navigating the teenage years. This episode will help. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

Pessimism and optimism can both be problematic. We want to equip our children in being grounded in reality while hopeful about what’s ahead. Of course, this episode will help you navigate poor attitudes in your home, but it also helps everyone see the bigger picture of why this is essential in preparing our children for being adults in a future different world. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

Church is every bit as much for children as it is for adults and we must regularly check in with our children to see how it’s going for them. There could be a myriad of reasons why it’s good, but also why there could be challenges too. You want to know of any challenges that may exist. This episode is about helping our children love the bride of Christ. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

We get to disciple our children up in the Lord but also help them with good habits, behavior, and ways to think about things that yield fruitfulness in their future adult lives. We get to help them mature along the way and overcome character flaws. Following through is such an important area we get to help them mature. If you notice a trend in poor behavior, let’s dig deeper in conversation to help them understand how to approach that better the next time and the motivation to do so too. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

We believe the balanced life is a myth and the expectation of living a more idyllic balanced life at some point may not be healthy for various reasons we discuss. While having intentions you are working towards for growth and improvement is vital, it’s important to be content with the season and circumstances we are in at the same time. If a balanced life is the end goal there’s more harm than good that will likely come from it. We need to be raising resilient children, and the pursuit of comfort, ease, and idyllic balance in our lives will likely create weaker adults that enter a world that requires resiliency.

You can thrive in every season, regardless of life circumstances, but to truly thrive we must pursue and choose to grow. Maybe you feel stuck, too busy, or maybe you believe “this is as good as it gets.” We must keep our eyes on what is eternal and when we do, there is always room to grow! Our capacity grows as we lean into the hard times in this life with a teachable heart, ready and willing to make change, but also when we walk in humility in biblical friendships that seek to encourage us and spur us on to good works as well as exhort one another to change and live better. Join Angie as she digs into the Word of God, warning us to watch out for the trap of limited introspection and the freedom that begins with biblical self-examination and points us to the freedom we have in Christ. Let’s be the light in this world by truly thriving even in the midst of a fallen world… you never know who will ask you where you find the hope you have. All show notes, scripture references, and resources mentioned are found at BeCourageousMinistry.org.

Are believers growing more divisive with each other following the pattern of the world? Family size is one of many hot points right now, and it shouldn’t cause disunity. While the Tolpin’s have never been part of the Quiver full movement, they do have nine children. In this episode, they lay out what they see in the Bible regarding having children and how they have lived out their convictions. Get ready to be encouraged, maybe challenged, and a few warnings too as they make a call for unity.