The Family Teams Podcast
A place to get equipped and encouraged as you opt out of the western family experiment and say yes to building a multi-generational family team on mission.
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Intentional Fatherhood Rhythms with Maury Wood
06/05/2025
Intentional Fatherhood Rhythms with Maury Wood
Today's guest and I both want fathers to be more intentional. And, like most things, it doesn't take a crazy amount of planning or effort to show up a little bit more for your wife and kids. Maury Wood joins me to talk intentional rhythms, and shares a few really useful, and easy-to-implement rhythms and lessons that any dad can benefit from. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:23 Why Grit & Wit 4:37 Wrestling With Legacy 11:35 The Family Walk 14:22 No Consequences Questions 19:30 Cop to Coaching Phase 26:00 Measure Twice, Learn Once Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Grit & Wit: LinkedIn: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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The Surprising Game Changer For Families (That You Probably Think You Hate) with Jeremy and Kristin Netting
05/29/2025
The Surprising Game Changer For Families (That You Probably Think You Hate) with Jeremy and Kristin Netting
This is one of the foundational, fundamental things you should be doing if you want to build your family into a team that works together. At first it doesn't sound exciting, and, you might actually think you HATE this idea, but trust us, we've been doing this for years and it has made ALL the difference. For dad, it turns you into a leader. For mom, it stops you from having to be the leader and be the only one who cares about what's going on in the family. For kids, it gives direction, purpose, momentum, and growth. Today we're joined by upcoming Accelerator coaches Jeremy and Kristin Netting to talk about why and how to run family team meetings! --- Free Family Meeting PDF: --- On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:14 Meetings 4:05 Why Meetings? 9:11 5 Types of Meetings 11:10 The Weekly Team Meeting 17:01 How Meetings Affect Moms 22:06 Why Dad Should Embrace Team Meetings 25:05 Meeting Tactics and Encouragement Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Free Family Meeting PDF: Family Kickball Episode: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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The 1 Hour/Week That Has Transformed Our Family
05/22/2025
The 1 Hour/Week That Has Transformed Our Family
This can transform your family's life so deeply. It's THE tool that, done consistently, turns your family into a team. What is it, you ask? The Family Meeting. BEFORE you roll your eyes and delete this, hear us out! We've been doing some form of this for 12+ years, and it has radically transformed our family. It hardly takes any time, it hardly takes any prep, and it gives us immense peace, clarity, and a way to find and fix problems before they get too big. Every productive team has meetings (sports, business, etc.). If you're serious about turning your family unit into a family team, this podcast is a MUST listen. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:46 Meetings and Resources 7:10 Sunday Morning Meeting Rhythm 11:12 3 Elements of the Family Meeting 14:39 CAV 21:00 1 Improvement 27:39 100 Improvements in 2 Years Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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The Ancient Ugandan Motherhood System That's Way Better Than The Nuclear Family
05/15/2025
The Ancient Ugandan Motherhood System That's Way Better Than The Nuclear Family
How do you care for a new mother? How do you care for a family? If you're a citizen of the West, the answer is basically: you don't. There's no recognition, value, or care for family anymore. Yet there is an ancient way that most of humanity for most of time has followed that helps mothers and families thrive as multi-generational teams. That way is still kept in places like Uganda, which Jeremy and April discuss today. Can you even imagine this kind of support? And if you didn't receive this support, don't worry...you get to be the one to choose to build this type of family downstream, and the work starts today as you build relationship with your children. Stand at the crossroads and choose the ancient path. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:14 Stark Differences Between How Mothers Are Treated in The West vs. Africa 14:14 Ancient vs. Western Ways 21:02 The nuclear family is not the ideal Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Guardian Article: Family Plan Calendar: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Ignore Michelle Obama, Become A Ruling Family
05/08/2025
Ignore Michelle Obama, Become A Ruling Family
The natural, Biblical progression for a woman's life is to go from Maiden to Mother to Matriarch. Each of these are seasons, and they're glorious in the way God guides us through them. But...our culture HATES that last step. Nobody is aspiring to grandmotherhood. The idea seems to be to go BACK to maiden after motherhood. In this episode, Jeremy and April break down Michelle Obama's recent comments, the destructive nature of "therapy culture", and how it's impacting the way young women are interacting with religion. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:53 Michelle Obama vs. Matriarchy 7:37 A wife and grandmother's perspective 16:14 Becoming one with your spouse 24:04 First time in history young women are less religious than young men 33:23 How young moms can resist the worldly temptation to put themselves first 39:12 The modern self-obsessed culture is the opposite of Jesus' teaching Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: 1000 Households Discipleship: Michelle Obama Clip: Modern Wisdom Podcast Clip: Family Revision by Jeremy Pryor: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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3 Extreme Examples To Help Your Kids Master Anything and Never Give Up
05/01/2025
3 Extreme Examples To Help Your Kids Master Anything and Never Give Up
This is the one thing I wish I knew earlier in my fatherhood journey. Fathers, especially, have a HUGE amount of influence with helping their kids achieve mastery over skills and parts of life that they might not otherwise accomplish without dad's influence. In this episode, we share 3 extreme examples of fathers casting huge visions and helping their children become world-class. We're not saying to go to these extremes, but it shows the power of high-support / high-expectation fatherhood. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 4:05 The 2 Ditches of Fatherhood 12:22 Example 1: Raising Chess Prodigies 17:47 Example 2: Prime Time 19:37 Example 3: Tennis Champions 30:44 How To Train Your Kids In Mastery Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Family Revision by Jeremy Pryor: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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How To Actually Train Your Kids (With Examples) with Grant and Kelly Stine
04/24/2025
How To Actually Train Your Kids (With Examples) with Grant and Kelly Stine
Listening to this episode and then taking some action could be the biggest peace-giving thing you've done in years. Training your children well is often the difference between "we're done having kids" and "every child we add is a joy and blessing". Grant and Kelly Stine completely changed the culture of their home in a very short amount of time by going all-in on training their children. They're our community coaches in the Accelerator this month, and give us some incredible, practical tools and stories in this episode. 👉 Join The Accelerator: On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:33 Discipline vs. Training 8:37 Early Wins In Child Training 14:04 The First Thing We Successfully Trained 17:52 If You Think It Sounds Like Too Much Work... 23:43 Train Transitions 29:25 Guardrails For Peace and Freedom 31:03 Train Values Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: 👉 Join The Accelerator: 12 Tips for Training Your Kids: Family Revision by Jeremy Pryor: The Skill of Fatherhood: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Training Your Kids for a Peaceful Home
04/17/2025
Training Your Kids for a Peaceful Home
Most parents don't know you can (and should) train your kids. Our Western mindset has most people believe that how kids turn out is mostly just due to their personality. This is absolutely incorrect and is KILLING family cultures and peace in homes. Today we're giving you some game-changing mindset shifts and some super practical ways to train your kids - for your benefit AND their benefit. --- FREE DOWNLOAD: 12 Tips for Training Your Kids (with Scripture): --- On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:51 Our Daughter's Feminine Rhythm on Tuesdays 3:29 How To Build A Family Business So You Can Truly Live As A Family Team 10:58 Training Your Kids 13:24 Develop A Training System 25:50 Start Early 34:00 Get The Playbook, Join The Accelerator 35:05 Crafting Training Routines Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Family Inc: Family Teams Accelerator: Top 12 Tips for Training Your Kids: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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The Hidden Female Superpower In A Multigenerational Family
04/10/2025
The Hidden Female Superpower In A Multigenerational Family
This feminine superpower is designed to build relational connectivity and love in big, multigenerational families, but is often misunderstood and completely ignored in the modern world. Jeremy discusses the ideal use for this in a large family and how it is such a blessing to husbands and the entire family, but also shows why it's so maligned these days. He reacts to a couple videos, one from Jonathan Haidt, and another of Jordan Peterson to show just how important it is for wives and mothers to cultivate this amazing superpower. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:29 Jonathan Haight on Girls and Social Media 2:39 The Superpower of Social Mapping in Families 5:53 The Role of Mothers in Family Dynamics 7:55 Balancing Authority and Relational Health 11:49 Feminine Relational Dynamics from Adam and Eve 17:09 Practical Applications for Modern Families Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Jonathan Haidt Video: Jordan Peterson Video: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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How To Raise Kids Who Want To Become Parents
04/03/2025
How To Raise Kids Who Want To Become Parents
The decision to have kids - or, more commonly these days, to NOT have kids - isn't just some random decision your kids make. It comes after years of seeing how you treat fatherhood and motherhood. Whether you value it. Whether you've taught them the importance of their gender and how God intentionally created them that gender, and that He loves certain things about that gender. If you value family, having kids, and obeying God, then you need to actually train your kids to WANT to become parents. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:23 Raising Kids Who Want to Become Parents 3:05 ANNOUNCEMENT: Family Inc Opening Again! 6:40 Success Stories from Family Inc. 9:37 Teach Your Kids To Want Kids 12:13 Fertility Crisis and Cultural Influences 22:28 The Risk of Hyper Individualism 29:56 Idea Viruses Attacking Our Children's Desire To Be Parents 31:35 Creating A Pro-Feminine Culture 44:46 Modern Fear of Correcting Children 50:01 Modeling Thriving Parenthood Resources Mentioned: Family Inc: Discipleship Program: --- Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Reviving Biblical Holidays: Practical Tips for Family Celebrations
03/27/2025
Reviving Biblical Holidays: Practical Tips for Family Celebrations
Jeremy is joined by Accelerator Coaches Brent and Katie Kruithof to explore how to incorporate biblical holidays into your family's traditions. We dive into the significance of these holy days, creative ways to make them fun and meaningful for kids, and the importance of combining ancient traditions with modern family life. Discover practical tips from Passover baskets to wearing handcuffs at dinner (this will make sense when you listen to the episode!) all aimed at deepening your family's faith and identity. 👉 Join us in the Family Teams Accelerator: On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:23 Exploring Biblical Holidays 1:41 Spring Holidays Accelerator 3:17 The Kruithof's Journey with Biblical Holidays 7:36 Identity Formation Through Holidays 12:52 Designing Family Celebrations 20:52 Honoring Jewish Traditions in Christianity 23:52 Fun Things We Do To Celebrate The Biblical Holidays 33:36 Encouragement for Holiday Restoration 40:28 Conclusion and Resources 👉 Join us in the Family Teams Accelerator: --- MENTIONED: FREE How To Lead A Family Passover PDF: Story Formed Life: Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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How (And Why) To Celebrate Biblical Holidays This Spring
03/20/2025
How (And Why) To Celebrate Biblical Holidays This Spring
One of our favorite ways to disciple our kids - while having a ton of fun - is to celebrate the 7 Biblical feasts. They're not just for Jewish people...they all prefigure Christ, and are an amazing opportunity to talk about the Gospel to our kids on an annual rhythm. This month's focus in the Family Teams Accelerator is how to lean into the 4 Spring Festivals, and in this episode we give you a sneak peak into some of our tips and rhythms, as well as what to expect as you begin to celebrate things like Passover, Shavuot, etc. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:39 It's Odd That Most People Don't Live Spiritual Seasons 1:32 The 4 Biblical Spring Holidays 3:49 Why Celebrate These Holidays 4:31 How The Pryor's Have Developed Their Family Festival Celebrations 10:56 These Festivals Are All About Christ 17:30 How To Celebrate Passover 24:10 Family Shavuot Celebrations 27:12 Join The Accelerator This Month! Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Free Passover Celebration Cheat Sheet for Families: Join us in the Family Teams Accelerator: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Building A Family Economy with Rory Groves
03/13/2025
Building A Family Economy with Rory Groves
Jeremy is joined by Rory Groves, who moved his family to a homestead 12 years ago and eventually quit his software engineer job to build a family economy. They talk about the implications of the industrial revolution and how anti-family (and anti-God) it is, and how families can start to make the mindset shift to build a family economy in a modern world. There are some really fundamental, theological questions that require wrestling with, because so many Christians today give up some fundamental arguments to the secular world, and Jeremy and Rory break many of these down around topics like work, family, economy, and more. They look ahead at the next few years and what to expect with AI, and Rory gives an overview of his book Durable Trades as a way to defend your family against the likely devastation that's incoming. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:05 Rory's Journey From Programming To Farming 5:55 Did God Design Family To Work Together? 8:07 The Industrial Revolution...Disaster? 17:53 The Economic Implications of a Family-Centered Life 23:12 The Family as The Basic Economic Unit 29:36 How Important is Land? 31:01 How To Launch Into A Family Economy 35:14 The Future of AI and How Families Can Properly Defend Themselves 41:30 Family Worship Rhythms Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Family Life by Kevin Swanson: The Natural Family by Allan Carlson: Durable Trades by Rory Groves: The Grovestead Newsletter: Gather and Grow: Family Inc: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Is It Worthwhile To Invest In A Family Legacy? (Hormozi Reaction)
03/06/2025
Is It Worthwhile To Invest In A Family Legacy? (Hormozi Reaction)
Is it pointless to try to leave a family legacy when your great grandkids probably won't even know who you are? That's what business influencer Alex Hormozi said recently. "Just help people now, don't worry about a family legacy", is essentially his argument. Reilly Pilgrim and Chris Cirullo join Jeremy to discuss whether this is the right way to think about this as Christians building Family Teams. Jeremy shows us that the Bible actually explicitly answers this question. You might be surprised to find out where! On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:39 Hormozi Says Future Legacy Is Pointless 14:20 The Bible Explicitly Answers This Question 29:25 Getting A Story Of Your Family 36:09 Knowing Your Family Line 40:40 Should You Want To Be Famous? Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: The Mission-Fit Father by Chris Cirullo: John Adams by David McCullough: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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The 3 Fundamentals of Family Team Marriages with Rhett and Angela Barbour
02/27/2025
The 3 Fundamentals of Family Team Marriages with Rhett and Angela Barbour
This month in the Family Teams Accelerator, we're going deep on The Romantic Partnership. Marriage is so much more than just romance or just partnership. We think it fundamentally has three parts to it that we've spent a long time trying to get right. In this episode, we're joined by Rhett and Angela Barbour, who are our Accelerator coaches this month, to discuss super practical ways to apply these three fundamental principles to your marriage, so you can build a true romantic partnership that creates a family that lasts generations. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 3:29 Covenant As The Foundation 14:16 Stoking Romance with Date Nights 24:32 Partnership and Organizational Leadership 35:02 How To Thoughtfully Apply This Mentioned: Accelerator: 7 Tips For Date Night: Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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3 Ways To Build A Marriage That Lasts 1000 Generations
02/20/2025
3 Ways To Build A Marriage That Lasts 1000 Generations
FREE GUIDE: 7 Tips For Leveling Up Your Date Nights: The world...even most of the Christian world...sees marriage wrong. Marriage is not primarily a romantic, love-based relationship. It's much more than that. It's a covenant, designed to create a God-honoring family that lasts 1000+ generations. In this episode, you'll learn 3 things we've done to build our own marriage that also seems to have worked for the dozens if not hundreds of couples we're closely connected with. To get the FULL deep dive into all of these topics (and more), join us in the Family Teams Accelerator this month! On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro and Sydney's Wedding! 2:07 Family Teams Sees Marriage Differently 4:37 Play #1: Found Your Marriage On The Bedrock of Covenant 12:35 Play #2: Date Night 17:56 Play #3: Building Your Romantic Parntership With "Co-Founder Meetings" 25:47 Join Us In The Accelerator! Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Family Teams Accelerator: FREE GUIDE: 7 Tips For Leveling Up Your Date Nights: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Lessons From Large Families Defying The Collapsing Birth Rate with Dr. Catherine Pakaluk
02/13/2025
Lessons From Large Families Defying The Collapsing Birth Rate with Dr. Catherine Pakaluk
Birth rates are declining rapidly across the Western and developed world. Yet...there are still families out there having 5+ children, completely defying modern trends. What encourages someone to have a large family? How do we promote the benefits and joys of having a lot of kids? What does it mean for the future of our country and our world? In today's episode, Jeremy dives into this topic with economist and author, Dr. Catherine Pakaluk of the Catholic University of America, to discuss her work on the subject, specifically her book Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying The Birth Dearth. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:01 Why Write A Book About Mothers With 5+ Children 5:35 Why Women Choose To Have More Children 8:04 How Do Lawmakers React To Such A Faith-Focused Finding? 14:21 A Purpose So Strong You Can Withstand Anything 24:18 Individual vs Team Mentality in Family 31:04 Roles in Family 36:30 The Healing Power of an Infant 41:48 The Benefit of Having Older Kids Around Young Siblings Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying The Birth Dearth by Catherine Pakaluk: Catherine Pakaluk Website: Family Plan Calendar: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Reacting To Bogus Modern Parenting Trends (With Biblical Wisdom)
02/06/2025
Reacting To Bogus Modern Parenting Trends (With Biblical Wisdom)
Modern parenting experts are saying some pretty bizarre things. Is it truly good for children to get a sense that they're not in charge? Or does parental authority somehow limit their freedom of expression? Is the chief aim of parenting to create a "safe" environment for our kids? Should we force our kids to create their own version of good and evil? We answer these questions and more on today's podcast. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:45 How does authority interact with children? 1:41 Dr. Becky Talks Authority 11:55 Gabor Mate on 3 Modes of Parenting 20:10 The Issue With Parenting As An American 24:27 The Collapse of Parenting 31:24 Feeling-Driven Parenting 34:21 Parenting Prosperity Gospel? Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Dr. Becky Reel: Gabor Mate Reel: Dr. Leonard Sax on Andrew Klavan: Adam Lane Smith Clip: Family Revision by Jeremy Pryor: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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5 Ways To Start Building Your Family Team (with Examples)
01/30/2025
5 Ways To Start Building Your Family Team (with Examples)
NEW!!! 👉 Family Teams Accelerator: This week we sit down with Accelerator Community Coaches Nate and Katelyn Sallee to get their practical insights into how they're building their family team. We focus on 5 parts of their life: communication, family devotions, work, entertainment, and hospitality. We want you to be able to hear from real families who are applying what they're learning from Family Teams, so that you have a real life example to consider as you begin to build your own family team. Nate and Katelyn are this month's community coaches inside the new Family Teams Accelerator, so if you want to learn more from them, or even ask them specific questions about what you hear in this episode, make sure to join us inside the Accelerator, where you'll be getting insanely practical coaching on how to apply all of this in your own family. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro and NEW Monthly Podcast Episode Segment 2:12 Entering the Family Teams Universe and Building a Family Team 9:50 Communication as a Family Team 15:20 Family Devotionals 22:17 Family Team at Work 32:27 Entertainment as a Family Team 37:52 Hospitality as a Family Team Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Family Teams Accelerator: Family Revision by Jeremy Pryor: Jesus Storybook Bible: Dwell Differently Scripture Tattoos: Louie Giglio Books: Dude Perfect: The Master Plan of Evangelism: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Transform Your Family From Nest To Team (ANNOUNCEMENT!)
01/23/2025
Transform Your Family From Nest To Team (ANNOUNCEMENT!)
HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! (See below and listen to the episode!) Today we'll will give you a sneak peak into a HUGE topic at the core of what we do at family teams... How To Transform Your Family From A Nest Into A Team We break down the importance of family movie night (including two of our top 10 picks that show family teams in action), and share an important hack we learned when our kids were younger to practically build our family into a team. You'll also learn about a HUGE announcement in the Family Teams world that'll help you on the practical side more than anything else we've ever done. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:54 Huge Announcement! 3:50 The Importance of Family Movie Night 4:50 Movie Pick #1 11:21 Movie Pick #2 17:57 Do Individual Things Together 19:53 Swap Individual Sports for a Family Team Sport 27:48 Join The Family Teams Accelerator! Resources: Top 10 Family Team Movies: Family Kick Ball Podcast: Family Kick Ball: Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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This Marriage Problem Is Leading To Population Collapse
01/09/2025
This Marriage Problem Is Leading To Population Collapse
Jeremy's daughter, Sydney, is getting married soon, so Jeremy starts off today's episode talking about something every daughter wants to talk to their dad about: Contraception in marriage! 😂 The whole conversation focuses on the purpose of marriage, children as a result of marriage, and what it means that most poeple in the western world today think having kids is optional. The numbers are pretty shocking (93-98% population collapse?!), but there's a Christian response to all of this that we think you should know about. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:15 Should Having Kids Be Considered Optional? 6:30 Three Purposes of Marriage 15:49 Contraception in Marriage 26:35 Is Western Society Hurtling Toward Self-Destruction? Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Orthodox Priest and Catholic Apologist Discuss Marriage Clip: Previous Episode on Contraception: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Should Dads Really Go To Therapy?
12/26/2024
Should Dads Really Go To Therapy?
We live in a decidedly "therapeutic culture". There are a million questions we could ask about the implications of this, especially as it relates to fatherhood and motherhood, but the one we focus on today is, "Is embracing this therapeutic culture maladaptive for men?" Put another way, we discuss whether fathers are different enough from mothers that the question of therapy itself has to be broken down among gender lines. As always, we believe fatherhood and motherhood are the anchor points of gender. The entire REASON for gender. So, it makes sense that we talk about roles and how each member of the family could or perhaps even should approach therapy. Hit play to find out if dads should approach therapy differently. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:25 Has therapeutic culture done some kind of damage to fatherhood? 2:48 Boys vs. girls talking about their feelings (Christina Hoff Summers Clip 5:55 Gender impact on therapy 8:04 Modern and ancient world collide over therapy 11:45 Therapy in the Sopranos 18:59 Therapy to become a victim 29:15 The risk of being too extreme and not having a support network Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Tyler Graham: Philip Dosa: Christina Hoff Sommers on Dad Saves America: Dewayne Noel on Modern Wisdom: Bad Therapy by Abigail Shrier: Family Revision by Jeremy Pryor: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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The Nurse Was SHOCKED At Our Daughter's Birth (Real Life Family Team Example!)
12/19/2024
The Nurse Was SHOCKED At Our Daughter's Birth (Real Life Family Team Example!)
Our first granddaughter is 10 days old, and we have a family story to share with you, that we hope will encourage and give hope to all of you mothers out there (and the fathers who lead family teams!). The story you're about to hear absolutely shocked the nurse involved...but we thought it was totally normal. It's just one more proof point to the goodness of God's ancient plan for families, and why we think the Family Teams model works so well. This wasn't something we planned for, or even had as a goal, but our hope is that in sharing it with you, it gives you a direction and perhaps even opens your eyes for the first time to just how deeply connected you can be with the other people in your family. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:44 Why Kelsey included her mom in her birth experience 7:21 How April is processing her role as matriarch (especially with the birth of her grandchildren) 15:00 The transition from mothering a teen to mothering an adult child 17:28 How moms can start laying the groundwork for an extremely close lifelong relationship with their daughters 22:16 A daughter's encouragement to other mothers and daughters 25:55 Building a family team beyond the early years 29:54 Intentional birth training Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Family Plan Calendar: Family Revision by Jeremy Pryor: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Reject Modern Parenting Trends, Accept Biblical Wisdom
12/12/2024
Reject Modern Parenting Trends, Accept Biblical Wisdom
It is SO strange that a new parenting trend emerges every 5-10 years. For generations, there was basically just "parenting"...passed down from one generation to another. Multi-generational wisdom, essentially...very Family Teams. But with the disintegration of generational families and the rise of hyper-individualism, parents these days are left to come up with their own methods, focusing a little on this, then a little on that. Not only is it dangerous to use an untested parenting method, MOST of them that come out these days (formerly in books, now often via social media influencers), are extremely secular and certainly not wise (the fear of God being the beginning of wisdom...). Jeremy digs into this issue, and how to root yourself in a solid Biblical understanding of fatherhood and motherhood, joined by his wife April and Donna Cheung. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:48 The rise of "parenting trends" 2:35 Why modern culture has led to so many different parenting philosophies (clip) 8:30 The risks of being a young mother in the information age 19:10 Why most parenting studies are bunk and how to weigh advice 26:44 Potential for deception, especially with secular parenting books 32:37 Don't go down the "way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death" Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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The Case For Fatherhood: Convincing A Childless Generation with Tyler Graham
12/05/2024
The Case For Fatherhood: Convincing A Childless Generation with Tyler Graham
One of the biggest reasons for the birth rate nosedive is that people no longer hear the positive arguments for having kids. All they hear is the constant societal push for "freedom" being the ultimate virtue. It's led to a culture of hyper-individualism, where having kids makes absolutely no sense, because kids necessarily infringe on your freedom. In this episode, Jeremy is joined by Tyler Graham to make the case for fatherhood from 3 different angles: 1. The Benefits for You 2. The Benefits For Your Family/Business/Marriage 3. Your Duty To Have Kids Dive in, and remember that one of the major ways you can impact your own kids and community is by constantly telling and showing everyone how great fatherhood and motherhood truly is. On this episode, we talk about: 00:00 Intro 00:31 Making the Case for Fatherhood 02:35 The Best Possible Relationship (Jordan Peterson on Parenting) 10:40 A Venture Capitalist's Take on Having Kids 18:37 Grandchildless Grief From Wrongly Engineering Society 20:41 Matt Walsh's Duty Argument For Having Kids 33:26 Reaping the Fruit of Hyper-Individualism Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Why You Should Start Speaking A Blessing Over Your Kids Every Day (And How To Do It) with Annalisa Barraza
11/28/2024
Why You Should Start Speaking A Blessing Over Your Kids Every Day (And How To Do It) with Annalisa Barraza
Jeremy and April Pryor are joined by Annalisa Barraza to talk about Annalisa's book, You Are Because He Is. Annalisa has worked for Family Teams for almost 5 years, so it's a joy to have her on the show in this capacity and dive into the power of speaking blessings over our children. The book emphasizes the importance of speaking the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus over children to help shape their identity in Christ. This episode also explores the cultural challenges of identity for young women, the role of family in shaping identity, and the significance of grounding identity in Christ rather than emotions or cultural pressures. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:12 Why Write This Book: The Power of Speaking Blessings Over Our Children 5:41 The Importance of Helping Daughters Get Grounded in Their True Identity 8:04 Challenges of Modern Identity Formation (Feelings vs. Christ) 17:28 Practical Applications and Examples of Speaking Blessings Over Your Kids 22:33 Blessings as a Motherhood Tool 36:33 Conclusion and Where to Find the Book Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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3 Keys To Successfully Combine Family, Faith, and Business with Justin Kershaw
11/21/2024
3 Keys To Successfully Combine Family, Faith, and Business with Justin Kershaw
The modern culture offers no wisdom when it comes to running a family. In fact, it's designed to burden and disrupt God's good design for family. In this episode, Jeremy sits down with Justin Kershaw, who's modelled much of his family life around the Family Teams principles. They discuss the 3 major levers Justin has pulled to successfully lead his family in relationships, faith, and business: - Implementing a weekly Sabbath - Integrating kids into the business - Seeing birth order as an intentional gift from God Justin Kershaw is a husband, father of 5 daughters, and entrepreneur. Make sure to check out the company he runs with his family, Sow Strong Food! (link below) On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Justin's mission, vision, and 5 daughters 7:31 Implementing a weekly Sabbath rhythm 15:10 Integrating your kids into your business 25:44 The importance of birth order (especially in larger families) 37:28 The branding of Sow Strong Foods and building up mothers Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Did Protestants Get Contraception Wrong?
11/14/2024
Did Protestants Get Contraception Wrong?
Did Protestants miss something when it comes to contraception? What about hanging our faith on a set of very defined propositions (as opposed to actions and deep inner change)? This episode with Jeremy Pryor and Phil Cotnoir challenges a couple of oft ignored areas of growth in the Protestant church, by hearing from a couple of influential non-Christians and reacting to some fairly accurate critiques being level against the church. We can learn about family and faith from those on the borders of Christianity or Christian ideas...but we should also be able to frame the debate properly and not be overly influenced by liberal social experiments just because the culture seems to agree with them. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:27 Naval Ravikant on contraception and family 5:58 Reaction to Naval's 3 points 19:18 How should Protestants approach the conversation of kids for young married couples? 22:22 Personal preference vs. theological question 24:40 Jordan Peterson's problem with Protestantism 32:39 Should Jordan Peterson risk being categorized as a Christian? Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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Giving Your Kids An Identity In Christ, Not Gender with Jonathan Holmes
11/07/2024
Giving Your Kids An Identity In Christ, Not Gender with Jonathan Holmes
Jeremy is joined today by Jonathan Holmes to talk about why identity is such a hot topic today, and what it means for us as Christian parents of kids facing enormous cultural pressure. How do we give our kids a gospel-centric identity in Christ? Do we need to spend more time and effort building a family identity to combat peer-pressured identity formation? How can the church start to take back ground on gender, identity, and the Christian sexual ethic? These topics are hard to talk about, because so many people want to focus solely on the exceptions to the rule, and forgo talking about the general teaching, so it was a blessing to wrestle deeply with these issues with Jonathan. This conversation needs to be happening way more often, especially for those of us with children being impacted by an outside world heavily influenced by the enemy. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:38 Why is "identity" such an important topic today? 4:32 Identity in the gospel 10:06 Peers vs family in the identity-formation process 14:17 Practical tips to ground your children in a Christ-centered identity 19:30 Can family identity cure a lack of identity culturally? 30:07 Competing ideas about gender, and how the Church should respond 35:47 Family vs individual consequences of "gender identity" 41:57 The narrow sexual ethic of the Bible Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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What Can Moms Learn From Rebekah, Isaac, Esau, and Jacob
10/31/2024
What Can Moms Learn From Rebekah, Isaac, Esau, and Jacob
Jeremy is joined by his wife April, and friends Michelle Akrami and Brittany Stewart to discuss the story of Rebekah, Isaac's wife, in Genesis. How does this story of a mother and her two sons impact our view of motherhood? Did God work through her trying to do things "her way", or did God work in spite of her attempt to ensure her favorite son was blessed? Whatever the implications, we hope this episode gives you pause to think through what the meta narrative is telling us, and allows you to approach Scripture in a thoughtful and curious way to really let it sink in. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:54 First Pryor granddaughter! 2:30 Rebekah as a mother in Genesis 11:55 Moms react to Rebekah 19:39 Did Rebekah help or attempt to hinder God's plan? 40:38 What can moms take away from Rebekah? Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
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