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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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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The 4 Step Process To Initiate Your Boys Into Manhood with Stephen Meeks
10/24/2024
The 4 Step Process To Initiate Your Boys Into Manhood with Stephen Meeks
In a culture that constantly attacks manhood and faith, how do we help our boys as they transition into manhood? How does a father maintain influence in his son's life amidst the chaos of social media, friends, and sports? Today Jeremy is joined by Stephen Meeks, author of Save The Boys. Stephen helps fathers take their sons through an initiatory rite of passage so that they become men in the best sense of the word. This process is powerful enough to eliminate the "rebellious teenage years" in a family, because it fosters such connection and responsibility. Learn what we face as dads in the modern age, plus the CORE process Stephen helps dads lead their boys through, and get equipped to raise your boys into men. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:38 What is Save The Boys? 2:42 Leading Boys Into Their Teens 7:25 Why Are There Certain Age-Related Inflection Points in Our Relationships With Our Kids? 11:40 Showing Your Kids You're On Their Team 14:52 The Boy Crisis 20:15 What Fathers Need To Raise Their Boys 31:25 How To Create Your Own Man About 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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Get Them In The Game: Father of 10 Jason Weening on Intentional Family Life
10/17/2024
Get Them In The Game: Father of 10 Jason Weening on Intentional Family Life
Jeremy is joined by Jason Weening, husband, father of 10, homesteader, and author. Learn the wisdom that's discovered by necessity when you've got a big family that can help you navigate your own family...whether big or small! Jason talks about how to manage a family with 10 kids spanning 18 years, how to get your kids to sacrifice for the family without traumatizing them or creating resentment, how he navigates the creative process and successfully published a book, and why we need to get our kids into the game. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:48 Writing a kids book that includes family and mentorship themes 4:01 The inspiration for Jason to focus so much on family and building a large one 7:25 Building a family on mission for the Kingdom 9:34 How to manage a family with 10 kids across 18 years 12:42 Living situations with a big family (and why Jason picked homesteading) 16:30 How to get kids to sacrifice for your family without harming them 22:00 Creative process and output as a dad of 10 28:54 Living a life with mistakes and opting out of a culture of curated perfection 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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Conservative Christians Shouldn't Defend The Nuclear Family
10/10/2024
Conservative Christians Shouldn't Defend The Nuclear Family
It's strange to us that so many conservative Christians hold up the "nuclear family" as an ideal. The nuclear family has failed, and needs to be replaced. Now, before you think we've gone crazy, let's talk about what it needs to be replaced by... The TRADITIONAL (or, in Family Teams-speak, the "MULTI-GENERATIONAL") Family. There's a huge difference. Jeremy is joined by Tyler Graham and Chris Cirullo to talk about what that difference is, and how to get back to a Biblical blueprint of family that builds up and blesses, rather than tears down and destroys. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:15 Should we really be defending the "Nuclear Family"? 4:37 "The nuclear family has failed" article 11:25 The paradigm shift from modern to traditional family 22:12 Does the nuclear family actually work? 27:31 The traditional family was a business enterprise 31:17 Multiple generations in DAILY contact 33:11 Traditional family as part of a broader congregation 43:09 Do you believe family is a vehicle? 51:04 Take courage and be hopeful! 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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Motherhood, Joy, and the Preschool Debate
10/03/2024
Motherhood, Joy, and the Preschool Debate
In this episode of the Family Teams Podcast (Motherhood Edition!), Jeremy and April are joined by Annalisa Barraza and Miranda Foust to discuss the countercultural idea of women actually enjoying motherhood. Then, the group reacts to a short clip from The Spillover podcast and discuss whether we should be sending our kids to preschool. We hope you notice that, yes, our ideas are often counterintuitive, but it's because something is desperately wrong with the way our culture is doing family. Our goal is to have honest and challenging conversations so that you as a listener can consider things from a new, and hopefully Biblical and multigenerational light. It's not always easy to have these conversations, but it's so worth it if we're going to raise up families that glorify God. On this episode, we talk about: 00:00 Intro 01:43 Celebrating Kyra's Birthday 03:56 Annalisa's Unexpected Response on Motherhood 06:54 The Struggle Against The Flesh as a Mother 14:26 Maintaining A Joyous Perspective in Motherhood When Things Are Hard 18:12 Encouraging Other Mothers 25:21 The Lifelong Joy of Motherhood 28:45 Should We Be Sending Our Kids To Preschool? 31:02 Debating the Role of Preschool 42:11 Bonus Clip: The Lies of Feminism 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 Happens To Families When A Wife Earns More Than Her Husband (Patrick Bet-David Reaction)
09/26/2024
What Happens To Families When A Wife Earns More Than Her Husband (Patrick Bet-David Reaction)
Jeremy and April Pryor wade into the sensitive topic of what happens in marriages when a wife earns more money than a husband, and eventually becomes the "alpha". This conversation is a reaction to a recent video by Patrick Bet-David. Is it guaranteed to cause problems? What are the effects on family in a world where this is becoming increasingly common? This deeply impacts how we raise our daughters and how we work together as family teams, so at risk of offending everybody, we're diving in to explore relationship dynamics and what this means for modern families. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:43 Should couples workout together? 2:24 Do alpha women destroy marriages? 5:35 We are running multiple societal experiments...what is the impact on the family? 10:18 Is being a workplace leader and a wife incompatible? 20:18 Niceness and agreeability 29:25 Why it's so hard on marriages when women try to "beat" men 33:28 Do women "lose attraction" to husbands who earn less than them? 40:37 When government reforms fix unimportant problems and do more damage to the family 44:33 Raising daughters to want to be moms, and equipping them for motherhood 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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Fathers Are High-Agency Men With Generational Vision
09/19/2024
Fathers Are High-Agency Men With Generational Vision
Jeremy and Curt Storring react to Steve Irwin's multi-generational mission, then Jeremy finds the phrase he's been searching for to describe who a great father is today (especially compared to the "fun dad" as shown on Bluey and other modern media). On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:39 Steve Irwin's Multigenerational Family Vision 6:41 Do we all need massive, narrow, world-changing visions? 8:37 Families (not institutions) should be multi-generational vehicles to fulfill missions 10:32 Levels to fatherly visions 16:25 Can a super narrow family vision subtly create disunity in a family team? 20:11 Leading with your mood 24:06 The difference between the modern, Western dad and the Biblical patriarch 31:47 Where are you giving up your agency? 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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Raising Daughters Differently
09/12/2024
Raising Daughters Differently
Jeremy is joined by his wife April and their friends Jess and Brittany to react to a couple of recent Youtube videos about family and daughters in particular. First they tackle the question, how do we raise daughters differently from sons, particularly from the Family Teams perspective? Then they dive into the trad wife movement and ask what sort of contingency plans women should have in case the men in her life all let her down. This is a highly nuanced and important conversation to have from a Christian perspective to compare it to the modern, anti-God cultural story we're being told. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:41 Topics 2:03 Reaction Clip 1: Marriage and Childbirth Culture in China 10:49 How do we raise daughters differently? 19:02 The biggest story wins 25:46 Should women create contingency plans in case every man in her life fails her? 27:55 Reaction Clip 2: Trad wife movement and contingency plans 35:02 Why Christian wives aren't thinking about contingency plans 40:32 Fathers as contingency plans when daughters are in need 52:06 "We roll deep." 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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Motherhood vs. The Infertile Cult of Self-Expression
08/29/2024
Motherhood vs. The Infertile Cult of Self-Expression
Jeremy and April Pryor are joined by Annalisa Barraza, Holly Worley, and Jess Gonyea to discuss two topics surrounding motherhood and femininity, all through the Family Teams lens. First they react to whether there's a place for women to "be" in the family, when compared to working outside the home. Our culture has put "self-expression" as the highest virtue, but can we as Christians really buy into that? Next, they comment on the reality of a woman's biological clock (in reaction to a Brett Cooper video). Even in Christian circles, nobody is talking to young women about the reality of fertility, aging, and the process leading up to having kids, and it's creating a tragic epidemic of "unplanned childlessness". These are the conversations we need to be having to point people back to Truth, Reality, and Christ in a world that's absolutely bent on distorting it all in order to do violence to the family as a vehicle for God's will. On this episode, we talk about: 1:34 Does the "Christian right" need more of a vision for women than being a wife and mother? 5:34 Moms react...is there a place for women to "be" in a family setting? 20:23 The cultural lie that "self-expression" is the ultimate goal 22:48 The Proverbs 31 woman as a vision for mothers and wives 30:35 Brett Cooper on The Reality of a Woman's Biological Clock 40:54 The pill, society's view of children, and "babymoons" 47:40 Integrating your entire life 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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Responsible Inheritance for Christian Fathers: How To Make It A Blessing, Not A Curse
08/22/2024
Responsible Inheritance for Christian Fathers: How To Make It A Blessing, Not A Curse
Jeremy Pryor is joined by Chris Cirullo and Reilly Pilgrim to talk about inheritance. Inheritance is one of those issues that has been dealt with intentionally and maturely in many cultures for millennia...but Christians are generally really bad at understanding this. However, we can see by looking at the broader cultural narrative in which we live that it's actually liberalism as a worldview that is destroying our idea of inheritance and causing so much confusion for fathers and resentment for adult children. We'll dive into what responsible inheritance looks like in Family Teams, and how to navigate the question around stewarding resources over multiple generations. On this episode, we talk about: 1:24 Is inheritance a blessing or curse? 3:48 Set your kids up for multigenerational success with business and opportunity (reaction to Myron Golden) 17:49 Jeff Goldlum is not planning to give his kids any money...is he right? (reaction to Michael Knowles) 26:07 What if your kids don't want to be on your team? 39:45 Are you prepared to be the CEO of your family? 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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Are Our Kids "Good Inside"? Christian Moms React To Dr. Becky Kennedy's Parenting Advice
08/15/2024
Are Our Kids "Good Inside"? Christian Moms React To Dr. Becky Kennedy's Parenting Advice
Jeremy is joined by his wife April, Kristin Netting, and Jess Gonyea to talk motherhood and parenting advice, specifically in reaction to some of the ultra-popular mainstream parenting influencers giving their opinions out there. Can the advice of parenting "experts" like Dr. Becky Kennedy be reconciled with a Biblical worldview? Is it helpful? How do we know what parts are helpful and which are harmful? On this episode, we talk about: 0:49 Processing Dr. Becky's parenting advice through a Biblical lens 2:18 The difference between making a request and setting a boundary 11:00 Women react to "turning up the volume" when there's an issue in the family and both spouses need to get on board 17:41 The framework issue between modern, Western marriages and Family Teams 21:13 Parenting from the belief that your child is innately good 36:57 Are our kids destined for shame and failure if we don't believe they're "good inside"? 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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Ancient Wisdom That Heals The Modern Family
08/08/2024
Ancient Wisdom That Heals The Modern Family
Listen to Jeremy Pryor's Father's Day sermon to the Linked UP Church in Atlanta, where he explains how our modern idea of family is broken, while giving hope for the future by diving into God's original, ancient design for family. This talk is a great introduction to the Family Teams ethos and what we stand for, so we encourage you to share this with anyone in your life who hasn't heard of this glorious, God-breathed idea of family before. Thanks for listening! On this episode, we talk about: 1:57 What to expect (and how Jeremy met April) 4:28 What is family? 5:42 Family, Shame, and the Gospel 10:27 What do we do about our collective societal family problem? 17:11 Abrahamic Fatherhood 32:02 The 5 Part Mission for Families 39:40 Why we're all called to this mission as followers of Jesus, regardless of our family structure 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 Rumpelstiltskin Can Save You From Getting Into Debt And Ruining Your Life
08/01/2024
How Rumpelstiltskin Can Save You From Getting Into Debt And Ruining Your Life
Jeremy Pryor is joined by his children Jackson, Sydney, and Elisa to talk about debt, and how young people today are getting so easily sucked into making horrible financial decisions that often lead to LITERALLY giving up their first born child as payment. They do all this by dissecting the fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin, which is absolutely packed with symbolism that we can use to glean wisdom from for today. Learn the sad reality of why most young people get into debt, the various forces out there looking to "get" us (and our future earning years...and even our sense of meaning), and what we can do about it. On this episode, we talk about: 1:56 How to get the most out of fairy tales (and why they're not irrelevant today) 5:34 The story of Rumpelstiltskin 6:48 The point of the story...how and why debt starts 17:00 The vulnerability of young people entering into adulthood 20:06 The most brilliant symbol in the story...what happens when you run out of things to give? 33:31 The happy ending that requires you knowing the name 42:57 The gratitude your children will have if you train them and teach them about the traps of the world 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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Dads React To Elon's Vow To Destroy The Woke Mind Virus
07/25/2024
Dads React To Elon's Vow To Destroy The Woke Mind Virus
Jeremy Pryor is joined by Chris Cirullo and Phil Cotnoir to react to the recent interview between Jordan Peterson and Elon Musk, specifically focusing on Elon's personal experience with the woke transgender mind virus, and his vow to destroy it. This is a must-listen interview for all dads, because it is fathers who have the responsibility to stand up to these demonic attacks on our culture and our children and our neighbours. Jeremy, Chris, and Phil discuss awareness, counterattacks, the importance of giving an identity to your children, and why we need to expand the conversation from the cultural arena to the faith arena. On this episode, we talk about: 0:45 Intro to today's guests 3:04 Clip of Elon Musk and Jordan Peterson 9:47 The main lenses to look at this problem through 11:23 Does good Christian fatherhood inoculate our kids against these woke mind viruses? 15:54 Family and fatherhood identity 19:59 The post-modern teardown of externalized identities in favour of internalized identities 34:53 Navigating the Bible's narrow sexual ethic 40:04 Elon's vow to crush the woke mind virus 47:41 How do we come up with strategies to counterattack and defend our families? 56:28 Low hanging evangelism fruit 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 Mature Dads "Coach" (Not "Babysit") Their Kids
07/18/2024
Why Mature Dads "Coach" (Not "Babysit") Their Kids
Jeremy Pryor reacts to 2 recent videos on topics important for Christian dads to consider, joined by fellow dads Phil Goodwin and Phil Cotnoir. Today's discussion includes attachment theory, what the "ideal" or "mature" version of masculinity and fatherhood really looks like, how to become a coach (not a babysitter) as a father, and how to balance being like Jesus with an intellectual belief in Jesus. On this episode, we talk about: 2:38 Attachment theory and what it means for fatherhood 11:01 The difference lifespan makes to multigenerational family 16:01 Rediscovering masculinity and the role of a father 22:45 "Rediscovering" Scriptural truth through science...and the limitations of research 28:59 The first step to recovering the role of "coach" as a father 34:12 Jordan Peterson and Russell Brand on the mistake of faith as mouthing a set of presuppositions --- 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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Hope for Multigenerational Families
07/11/2024
Hope for Multigenerational Families
Jeremy and April are joined by 5 members of the Steward family to talk about how Jim and Jennifer built a tight-knit, successful multi-generational family team with 8 kids, 22 grandkids, and counting! This is an episode for anyone out there who feels like nobody gets your vision for a family team... For anyone who needs HOPE that the hard work you're putting in is worth it. This is an incredible, inspiring, and insightful conversation with a family who built a family team their way by following and honoring God first. On this episode, we talk about: 0:37 How the Steward's built a multi-generational family team with 8 children 13:01 The delicate balance between legalism and unintentionality 19:00 The impact of working out your challenges and conflict lovingly but openly in front of your kids 23:53 The kind of family where siblings always have each others' backs 26:46 How to ensure every generation grows up with close relationships 34:19 Welcoming in-laws into such a tight-knit family 41:04 Breaking the cultural myth that life just gets harder and less meaningful as you age 47:20 How to keep the vision of multi-generational family going through each generation 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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A Mom's Unique Role In Helping Her Husband Lead Well
07/04/2024
A Mom's Unique Role In Helping Her Husband Lead Well
Jeremy and April Pryor are joined by friends Donna, Brittany, and Kristin to discuss a mother's role within the family team. They react to Zuby's recent comments on feminism, and just how different a family team that values feminine motherhood really looks (even in Christian circles), then talk about how April has intentionally turned her kids' hearts toward Jeremy as their father. This is a highly practical discussion from experienced mothers who are still "in the thick of it", to give you hope to persevere and build a well-ordered, God-honouring family! On this episode, we talk about: 2:07 Zuby's feminism conversation with Lila Rose 9:08 Identity and longing for what we can't have 10:47 Stark contrasts learned from high school graduation and the importance of the ceremony 20:29 Embracing counter-cultural roles within marriage 26:24 "Men won't do anything until they have to, then they can do anything" 30:14 How a mother can turn the hearts of her children toward their father 45:50 Fighting for the family team first 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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Raising Masculine, Christian Boys
06/27/2024
Raising Masculine, Christian Boys
Jeremy Pryor is joined by Chris Cirullo, father of 5 boys, to talk about raising boys well. They react to a couple of topical and recent videos about how school feminizes boys, and whether to judge masculinity by the amount of "surplus value" you create in the world, then provide commentary and personal anecdotes on raising boys from their own lives. Chris Cirullo is a former Army ranger, now coach and consultant who focuses on both individuals and organizations of impact. This includes health, fitness, and lifestyle optimization coaching with Christian fathers, as well as sales consulting for impact-driven Christian organizations that want to facilitate positive change in the world. Chris has been married for 12 years and he’s the father of 5 boys. On this episode, we talk about: 1:14 Directing our boys onto a masculine path 1:59 Reacting to Dad Saves America clip on how school feminizes boys 6:20 The ideal environment for boys 9:48 The consequence of thinking masculinity is just a social construct 15:43 Getting the balance right between order and chaos when raising children 23:38 How to build your environment and location around what's best for your kids 31:28 Reacting to Scott Galloway talking about masculinity 44:09 The importance of self-awareness 47:47 How to keep building value without burdening our kids with impossible expectations 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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Is There A Motherhood Ideal?
06/20/2024
Is There A Motherhood Ideal?
We're excited to continue our motherhood series! Today Jeremy is joined by Michelle Akrami, Justine Cirullo, and Jess Gonyea. They react to a recent interview with Erica Komisar, where she laid out very counter-cultural but traditionally and logically obvious truths about motherhood, shame, attachment, and the cost of feminism. This episode will encourage you to seek the ideal when it comes to motherhood, but to turn to the Gospel to heal the guilt or shame that can sometimes result from knowing you'll miss the ideal - a feeling that we should all be familiar with as Christians. On this episode, we talk about: 1:25 How motherhood impacts all the different aspects of life 3:55 Erica Komisar on the optimal way to raise a child 6:39 Why can't we talk about "the ideal" anymore? 14:03 Erica Komisar on guilt and shame 18:34 Why is comfort suddenly the aim of our life? 25:26 Erica Komisar on a mother's instinct for empathy 29:42 Disordered attachment and a resistance to dying to self 38:22 Allowing motherhood to change you 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 3 Step Pathway Out of Poverty
06/13/2024
The 3 Step Pathway Out of Poverty
In this episode, Jeremy Pryor uses the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" to essentially train his son and daughter, live, on how to escape poverty as a family. He breaks down this timeless fairy tale, getting feedback from his kids along the way, and shares how a father can actually lead his family out of poverty, including the 3 steps you need to take (and the right order to take these steps...put the harp down!). If you're looking to build family wealth and live a life full of beauty and art and culture, you need to listen to this. It applies no matter where you're at - still in poverty looking for a way out, or on your way to abundance. On this episode, we talk about: 0:52 The greatest business book of all time 6:24 How Jack and the Beanstalk applies to family today 8:35 Why most people are fatherless like Jack 11:45 The power of wisdom to transform your life 14:57 Why you need a seed of an idea...an epiphany 22:04 The feminine rarely understands the "magic bean" at first 32:52 The major events that have to occur to lead your family out of poverty 35:04 The first of three kinds of treasure that exist 44:10 The full scope of what it requires to move from poverty to abundance 51:31 The risk of taking the harp first === 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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Abrahamic Hospitality
06/06/2024
Abrahamic Hospitality
Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Jeremy is joined by Phil Goodwin and Chris Cirullo to discuss Abrahamic Hospitality. Of the three Abrahamic religions, only one is commanded (in Hebrews) practice hospitality, yet it's the only one that seems to completely neglect it. That is, of course, Christianity. Why is this? How can we start to obey by hosting and rediscovering what it means to truly create a "table culture" where we bring in others and share Jesus in our homes? That's what this episode hopes to uncover, while giving you practical tips to start in your own family. On this episode, we talk about: 0:35 Abrahamic Hospitality and becoming Master of the Feast 5:01 Phil and Chris share their history and heart for hosting and hospitality 11:17 Why does Christianity seem to be the only one of the 3 Abrahamic faiths that neglects hospitality? 19:45 How to begin showing hospitality if you're new to this but interested in getting started 25:07 Introducing teaching as part of hospitality 31:41 How reading a few verses and asking a few questions can create incredibly special moments 36:04 Take the table culture of your family seriously 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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Family Identity
05/30/2024
Family Identity
Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Derek England joins Jeremy on the podcast today to talk about the importance of family identity, and how to practically find and utilize your family's identity. Derek is a husband and father, and currently serves as Executive Director of Family ID, where he helps empower families through the discovery of Identity, and who God has called them to be. On this episode, we talk about: 2:06 Who is Derek and why Family ID is so important to him 8:01 The value of learning what "type" of family you are 9:39 A practical example of living out a Family ID 16:09 Why it's so important to find the truth between the two extremes of "every family is unique" and "all families should be the same" 18:48 Should multigenerational family teams have unique or common identities in each specific family unit? 29:37 The impact of historical and generational identity 36:21 How to set real goals and targets so you can measure your progress as a family 38:14 What's happened to the family? 45:57 Coming alongside your kids to support their journeys 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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Moms React To Harrison Butker Speech
05/23/2024
Moms React To Harrison Butker Speech
Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Jeremy and his wife April are excited to bring you episode 1 of our new series all about motherhood! Today we're joined by Michelle Akrami and Justine Cirullo, who just so happen to be the wives of some of our guests on the fatherhood episode side of things, Cameron Akrami and Chris Cirullo. The main thrust of this conversation surrounds the recent controversy about a commencement speech made by NFLer Harrison Butke, where he suggested most of the women in the crowd were most likely looking forward to marriage and motherhood, rather than using their degree in the workforce. We'll also dive into the transition from maiden to mother to matriarch, including real world examples. On this episode, we talk about: 0:27 A momentous day for the FT Podcast...new motherhood content! 2:07 One example of the many hysterical reactions to Harrison Butker's commencement speech 7:48 Moms react to Harrison Butker's speech from the Family Teams perspective of family 15:04 Why we're interested in these issues at Family Teams (and it's not political) 19:06 When the anti-family culture seeps into the church 28:04 What does a matriarch actually look like? 32:30 Maiden to mother to matriarch 42:09 Our culture tells women to hold on to the maiden stage forever 44:24 Real world example of the fruit of raising our kids with an understanding of natural transitions 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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Modern Fatherhood... Is Actually Motherhood?
05/16/2024
Modern Fatherhood... Is Actually Motherhood?
Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Jeremy is joined by Reilly Pilgrim, Tyler Graham, and Blake Smith to talk about the feminization of fatherhood and what type of support men should expect from their wives when they're going through a difficult time. Jeremy shares videos and topics he's been pondering over the past week, and the panel of fathers reacts and gets some clarity to help you build your family team. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro and meet today's guests 3:14 Reaction to video on "modern dadhood" Reel and the feminization of fatherhood 11:47 Mature fatherhood, therapy culture, and generational conflict 16:39 Being an adult means looking back on your life and experiences and giving grace 23:17 Church leaders don't want to talk about the ideal father or family because it makes people feel bad? 28:34 Why women don't support husbands in difficult times 36:04 Don't men need to support other men? 51:00 Competence at work vs competence at home 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 Happens When You Ignore The Family's Design
05/09/2024
What Happens When You Ignore The Family's Design
Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Jeremy is joined by Tyler Graham to discuss how to figure out what your family's mission actually is, then how to implement it. From the philosophical to the practical, Jeremy breaks down what we are designed for - fatherhood and motherhood - and how to submit to those roles while fighting against cultural values like freedom, equality, and individuality. On this episode, we talk about: 0:23 Turning the tables...Jeremy answers questions from Tyler 2:19 How to figure out what your family team mission actually is 8:20 Implementing your family blueprint 13:09 How dads can break free from the cultural narrative and step into a true father role 21:01 The cheat code for fatherhood 33:36 How to keep meaning and purpose as a focal point for the family (and not get distracted) 45:00 The first step to get started for dads 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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Should Fathers or Governments Protect Children?
05/03/2024
Should Fathers or Governments Protect Children?
Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Jeremy, Cameron Akrami, and Curt Storring discuss the problem with "luxury beliefs" around screens, kids, and the family in general. Screens are incredibly destructive if left unchecked in the hands of our children...but is that simply a family problem, or is it big enough that it requires government oversight? On this episode, we talk about: 0:29 Rob Henderson and Luxury Beliefs 4:55 Is regulating technology a family problem or a societal problem? 8:05 Are screens the first order or second order issue? 11:03 Is this so unique it requires a unique solution, or is there too much risk in government oversight? 15:18 Why cultural norms and stories really matter 18:31 Jonathan Haidt's 4 rules 22:52 You have to play offense and defense at the same time 24:29 There is hope 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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A Five Generation Strategy
04/26/2024
A Five Generation Strategy
Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Jeremy and April lay out a case study on what a family could look like after just 5 generations of faithfully obeying the Genesis 1:28 blessing. American society is so divorced from this ideal that it's often hard to even understand what we're talking about when we talk about building multigenerational family teams...that's why we're breaking down a very practical vision for you, not only in terms of where you're going over the next few generations as a family, but how to start making decisions today that'll help you get there. On this episode, we talk about: 1:41 The 5 Generations of Ruling Households (part of Jeremy's new book) 4:35 The First Generation: Fruitful 4:59 The Second Generation: Multiply 7:34 The Third Generation: Fill 10:01 The Fourth Generation: Subdue 12:18 The Fifth Generation: Rule 16:14 Practical realities of living with this mindset in parenting 21:50 An alternative to the American assumption that helping your kids will turn them entitled and lazy Resources Mentioned: Jeremy Pryor's Podcast Apple: Spotify: YT: --- 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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