The Parenting for Faith podcast

What if our children and teenagers don’t need to see a perfect faith, but a real one? In today’s episode, Anna and Jess introduce the first of the Five Key Tools: Creating Windows. Along with Parenting for Faith...

What if looking after ourselves could also help our children? In today’s episode, Anna chats with Christian fitness coach David Donaghue about the connections between faith, fitness and family life. They explore the...

September can feel like a fresh start, but what if we don’t need to get everything sorted? In today’s episode, Jess and Anna chat about letting go of the pressure to have it all together and instead noticing where God...

Summer camps can be incredible moments of growth, but how can we help faith become real when everyday life begins again? In today’s episode, Anna talks with author and pastor Alistair Chalmers about how parents and...

Summer can come with a lot of pressure to make every moment count, but what if we let go of the 'shoulds' instead? In today’s episode, Anna and Jess explore simple, everyday ways to notice God already at work in your...

In today’s episode, Jess talks with play therapist Lizzie Miller about why play matters far beyond childhood. Together they unpack how play helps us all (adults and children alike), how it can give us an insight into...

Change is inevitable and comes for us all no matter our age - whether it is starting a new school, moving house, welcoming a new sibling or changes in friendships! In today's episode, Anna and Jess explore how we can...

In today’s episode, Anna is joined by The Clewer Initiative director Lois Bosatta to explore the reality of modern slavery and exploitation in communities across the UK. Together they identify what exploitation can look...

What do you do when your child asks a question that leaves you scrambling for an answer? In this episode, Anna and Jess revisit one of Parenting for Faith’s most-loved tools for handling tricky faith questions with...

In today’s episode, Anna is joined by author, blogger, and church leader Tim Challies. Based in Canada, Tim serves as an elder at Grace Fellowship Church and has spent decades writing and teaching about faith, culture...

Church with kids can sometimes feel like something to get through, but what if it could be so much more? In today’s episode, Anna and Jess explore how to help children and teenagers notice God in church, not just sit...

In today’s episode, we will be watching and listening to a re-run of a podcast episode where Esther Kuku shares about how to share faith as part of a stepfamily. She gives insight into her experience and where God has...

In today’s episode, we join Anna at the book launch of “Spiritual Health” written by Rachel Bedford. Along with Ben Atkins, Anna and Rachel explore what spiritual health really means - the “you of you” that Jesus longs...

In today’s episode, Anna and Jess explore how the Parenting for Faith Five Key Tools can help parents and carers support children and teenagers through exam season and other high-pressure moments. They share practical...

In today’s episode, Jess is joined by Pete Greig to talk about prayer. Pete shares how modelling an authentic prayer life shapes children’s faith more than anything we say and why helping children hear God for...