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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How To Parent Courageously In A Degenerate World (PLUS: Kids + AI?) ft. Isaac and Angie Tolpin
07/02/2026
How To Parent Courageously In A Degenerate World (PLUS: Kids + AI?) ft. Isaac and Angie Tolpin
What is most missing in Christian parenting today, as we barrel headlong into the rapidly changing unknown of a broken culture? Courage. That's the hypothesis of Isaac and Angie Tolpin, who have spent decades making courageous choices raising their 9 children and walking out God's calling on their life. Guys this was such an inspirational episode. The Tolpin's ministry, Be Courageous, is so well aligned with Family Teams, and their message is so needed at this particular moment in time. You will love this episode, packed full of diagnosing why family and culture are here and what to do about it, but also very practical and balanced biblical parenting, marriage, business, and life wisdom that you can put into practice today. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:22 Refugees From PNW Family Culture 3:27 You vs. The Generations 7:43 The Provision Tension With Lots of Kids 13:31 Being A Wife and Mother of a Courageous Husband 18:01 How Dads Can Integrate Their Family In Their Work 27:15 Protecting Kids From Technological Creep 35:01 The AI + Parenting Challenge 41:01 The Key To Courage Resources Mentioned: Courageous Parenting by Isaac and Angie Tolpin: Be Courageous Ministry: Be Courageous App: --- 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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The One Tool That Will Transform Your Family Forever According To My 17 y/o Daughter
06/25/2026
The One Tool That Will Transform Your Family Forever According To My 17 y/o Daughter
My 17 year old daughter Kaira just spoke at the national speech tournament in Minneapolis, where her speech was 10th in the nation. I thought she absolutely nailed the idea of family as a team, and the main tool she's seen our family use to truly create this as a reality in our multi-generational family. If you've ever wondered what our kids truly think about this stuff - if it actually lands with them and impacts them - I think this shows just how much they're picking up. Plus, it's a succinct and amazingly delivered argument for our number 1 tool that we recommend to all family teams. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:33 The US Has Become Number 1 (Uh Oh) 2:11 The 3 Words That Broke Western Family 3:21 How To Fix The Family 5:40 Practical Wins 7:45 Practical Tips To Start This Today Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: FREE COURSE: 5 Days To Transform Your Family Into A Team: --- 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 Unbiblical To Kick Your Kids Out At 18?
06/18/2026
Is It Unbiblical To Kick Your Kids Out At 18?
Should we as Christian parents really aim to be kicking our kids out of our home as soon as they turn 18? This is an EXTREMELY cultural - not Biblical - idea, yet I meet SO many Christians who believe the lie. Instead of taking the 3 obvious milestones the Bible talks about when it comes to maturing children and our roles as mothers and fathers, we just swallow the cultural lie, hook, line, and sinker, and then wonder what went wrong. In this episode, we break down the actual lie, where it came from, and then give you the TRUTH of scripture to wield against a culture that wants to destroy families...in this case, especially by taking kids out of the home as quickly as possible and leaving no space for a multigenerational family to form. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:49 Does This Actually Shift at 18? 19:39 Myron Golden on 18 23:30 The 3 Biblical Milestones 30:20 Milestone 1 39:30 Milestone 2 48:10 Milestone 3 53:08 Where To Find The Answer -- FREE COURSE: 5 Days To Transform Your Family Into A Team: -- 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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99% of Christianity Gets This Wrong and It's DESTROYING Our Families
06/11/2026
99% of Christianity Gets This Wrong and It's DESTROYING Our Families
99% of the Evangelical Christian world gets this wrong, and it's absolutely destroying our families. We've fallen into the trap of thinking of the family in secular terms, instead of looking at the Bible and asking what God's vision was for the family, since HE created it. In this episode I break down 3 of the main critiques against the modern family, and go into the 3 promises of building your family like a TEAM instead of a group of individuals. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 99% Get This Wrong 0:50 The 3 Critiques of the Modern Family 3:49 What Are We Aiming At? 5:29 How Did God Design Family? 12:03 3-Fold Promise of the Family Resources Mentioned: FREE "5 Days To Transform Your Family Into A Team" Mini Course: --- 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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Is A Family Compound A DREAM or a NIGHTMARE? (Willie Robertson vs. Dave Ramsey)
06/04/2026
Is A Family Compound A DREAM or a NIGHTMARE? (Willie Robertson vs. Dave Ramsey)
The family compound... This is such a hot button topic, and often a very emotional topic. So, we decided to look at 2 competing visions (Willie Robertson vs. Dave Ramsey) and break them down with a nuanced conversation. Jeremy and Jeff have experienced this first-hand, so they're talking about this from lived experience and hard-earned wisdom. Should you actually try to build a family compound? Why or why not? What questions should you answer first? How do you know if it'll be a good idea? Listen to this and see how close the tear-jerking dream is to reality for your family. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Why Family Compounds Are Amazing 4:01 Why Family Compounds Are Terrible 11:47 It Doesn't Just Happen 14:56 The Grandmother Dream --- 🎁 FREE GIFT: 5 Days To Transform Your Family Into A Team: --- 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 To Have A Big Family Without It Being Too Expensive
05/28/2026
How To Have A Big Family Without It Being Too Expensive
🎁 FREE GIFT: 5 Steps To Start A Business and Become A Family Team On Mission: --- Andrew Bagley of the Visible Hand says children didn't get expensive...they got unnecessary. And his argument is right on. This sounds insulting at first, but watch the clip and you'll understand. The problem is, he breaks down the problem brilliantly...but doesn't give a solution. Not only that, but you'll hear it screamed from the rooftops: "children really ARE too expensive!" So what are you supposed to do about it? Risk the regret of not having kids? Only have 1 child? We don't think so. We want to equip you to live out the Biblical vision for family, which usually includes having kids early and often. How? One key shift in how you see family. Listen until the end to hear our solution, but make sure you truly understand the REAL problem first, without just accepting clickbait headlines about kids costing $300,000 or whatever. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 $300,000 Kids? 4:42 Is More Choice Always Better? 10:10 Not A Single-Player Game 13:01 Family vs. Lifestyle Optimization 16:26 Why God Actually Created Family --- 🎁 FREE GIFT: 5 Steps To Start A Business and Become A Family Team On Mission: --- 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 To Raise Siblings Who Love Each Other, Fight Less, and Become Best Friends ft. The Barraza's
05/21/2026
How To Raise Siblings Who Love Each Other, Fight Less, and Become Best Friends ft. The Barraza's
Siblings who don't get along is one of the major reasons why families don't have more kids. It drives everyone nuts, disrupts the family, makes you feel overwhelmed, and eventually leads adults who SHOULD be best friends to be essentially strangers. That's why one of the main components of building a family team is creating strong sibling bonds between each one of your kids. Today's guests have 5 children and have been very intentional about creating systems and rhythms in their family that grow the relationship between each sibling. Learn their 3 techniques for building strong sibling bonds that lead to a more peaceful home and lifelong closeness between your kids. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:06 Getting Sibling Relationships Right 5:23 Create A Space To Call Out Sibling Wins 8:59 Share Experiences 11:00 Shared Space Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: FREE Sibling Conflict Resolution Script: Join The Family Team 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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This Biblical Marriage Blueprint Is SHOCKING But TRUE: Adam Lane Smith on Lila Rose [Family Team Series - Pt 3]
05/14/2026
This Biblical Marriage Blueprint Is SHOCKING But TRUE: Adam Lane Smith on Lila Rose [Family Team Series - Pt 3]
FREE 🎁 - The Family Freedom Blueprint: Should marriage start with the assumption that it's essentially a business? That's a shocking thing to hear for our modern, western ears. But Adam Lane Smith is right. Family is supposed to be a productive enterprise. It's only recently that we've taken all productivity out of the home and become such hyper-individualized atomic units, separated from each other. In this episode, I argue for God's original design for marriage, and give you 3 dynamics that substantially increase the likelihood you'll stay married in an amazing, godly union. [This is Part 3 of our Family Team Foundations Series.] On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:09 Marriage as a business? 7:51 I was confused about marriage 9:58 Lasting Marriage Tip 1 14:42 Lasting Marriage Tip 2 21:23 Lasting Marriage Tip 3 Resources Mentioned: FREE 🎁 - The Family Freedom Blueprint: Part 1: Part 2: Adam Lane Smith on Lila Rose: --- 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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Solve Sibling Rivalry For GOOD
05/07/2026
Solve Sibling Rivalry For GOOD
🎁 FREE COURSE: Transform Your Family Into A TEAM: -- There IS a way to deal with sibling rivalry and bickering. And some of the experts like Dr. Becky get a LITTLE bit of the puzzle right... But they're missing something HUGE. It goes way, way deeper than "parenting tactics", but it's not new. In fact, it's how most people, for most of history, lived and thrived in large, happy, productive families. I'll share the solution to sibling rivalry today, including simple tools you can start using in the next 15 minutes to bring peace to your family. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:11 Dr. Becky Advice 4:01 The ROOT of the Problem 5:22 From Rivals to Allies 8:40 The SOLUTION to Sibling Rivalry 11:11 Simple Tools To Fix This Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Family Kickball Podcast: --- 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 Churches Can Bring Back the Multigenerational Family
04/30/2026
How Churches Can Bring Back the Multigenerational Family
This episode explores the reasons why the Protestant church is directly contributing to the destruction of the multi-generational household. I'll dive into 3 specific issues that I see, and then give steps I think we can take as a church to solve them, so that we stop teaching an unbiblical view of family, which has far reaching consequences. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:07 The church is teaching the wrong idea of family 3:01 3 Ways the church promotes unbiblical family 3:40 Problem 1 8:17 Problem 2 10:20 Problem 3 16:03 How to recover the multigenerational family Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Previous video in the series: --- 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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Use This Unfair Advantage for Stress-Free Christian Finances ft. Bob Lotich
04/23/2026
Use This Unfair Advantage for Stress-Free Christian Finances ft. Bob Lotich
Money is such a contentious issue. In the world at large, but specifically within the Christian community. The love of money is the root of all evil...but does that mean making money is wrong? Do I really need to tithe 10%? Is budgeting a lack of trust in God? There's a million questions that end up becoming quite theological, and it can be tough to find God's peace in the whole conversation. That's why we brought on Bob Lotich, from Seed Time, to give us an overview from his experience and perspective as a Christian financial expert, on how families can think about money from a Christian perspective and not get totally overwhelmed in the process. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:23 How does a Christian family approach finances differently? 3:37 Avoiding the financial and spiritual ditches 9:39 God-first finances 19:01 Income and Expenses Imbalance 24:31 The biblical tension with wealth 31:04 Real Money Math Budgeting Resources Mentioned: Seed Time Youtube: Website: Instagram: Simple Money, Rich Life by Bob Lotich: Rocket Money app: --- 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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The Destruction of The Multigenerational Family
04/16/2026
The Destruction of The Multigenerational Family
Humans are meant to live in a large, rooted, multigenerational family. The modern world has destroyed that. Here are the 3 things I think have most led to the destruction, and 3 solutions I think can help you escape from the trap of the nuclear family. Thank God, we've been able to build a strong, multigenerational family over the past 30 years, and these are not just hypotheses, but things that actually work for us and the families we mentor. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:16 Why is Family So Broken? 1:43 The Largest Variable That Destroyed The Multigenerational Family? 5:32 The Second Big Factor (Revolution) 6:38 The Third Variable 9:34 Solution 1: Homeland 11:22 Solution 2: Assets 13:52 Solution 3: Government Resources Mentioned: 5 Days To Transform Your Family Into A Team: Take Back Your Family by Jefferson Bethke: --- 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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4 Ways To Turn Your Family Into A TEAM
04/09/2026
4 Ways To Turn Your Family Into A TEAM
Our name is Family Teams. Everything we do revolves around that idea. But sometimes, it's important to dive into what that PRACTICALLY looks like on a day to day basis as a busy family. That's why we've invited Brent and Katie Kruithof onto the podcast to talk about build a family team. They're our expert coaches inside the Family Teams Accelerator (link below...join us!), and they break down a little bit of what they're going to be teaching us on the inside this month, from basic team-building exercises that you can start TONIGHT, to navigating things like sports and intentionality as a family. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:59 Why Team Matters 3:24 Chants and Language That Works 6:31 Bonfires and Hot Tubs 9:54 Projects as a Family 13:27 Sports as a Family? Resources Mentioned: Free PDF: Turn Your Family Into A TEAM: Family Teams Accelerator: --- 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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Viral Youtuber "Dad, How Do I?" On Being A Dad and Sharing The Gospel After Negative Backlash ft. Rob Kenney
04/02/2026
Viral Youtuber "Dad, How Do I?" On Being A Dad and Sharing The Gospel After Negative Backlash ft. Rob Kenney
Rob Kenney is best known as the man behind the viral Youtube account, "Dad, How Do I?" He shares videos explaining things that dads ought to have taught their kids... How to tie a tie, how to change a tire, how to make good food, etc. And he hit a nerve when he burst onto the scene in 2020, tapping into the father-hunger unconsciously felt by many young people today. But there's more to him than just fixing stuff. He's a Christian, and he wants to share his faith. In this conversation, we go into how he intentionally stepped into the identity of FATHER, and the backlash he endured from sharing his faith on his Youtube channel, and what it means for Christians today. -- FREE 5 Day Course To Transform Your Family Into A Team: -- On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:53 Dad, How Do I? story 3:05 Sharing Faith and How People Interact With Christianity Today 14:53 The Moral Argument for God 23:42 Hard Fatherhood and Fragility 29:58 The Identity of FATHER Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Dad, How Do I?: Dad's Faith Channel: Dad, How Do I? Book: IG: FB: TT: --- 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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He Escaped Iran in 1979. Now He's Equipping The Underground Church (How To Help Christians in Iran) ft. David Nasser
03/28/2026
He Escaped Iran in 1979. Now He's Equipping The Underground Church (How To Help Christians in Iran) ft. David Nasser
David Nasser narrowly escaped Iran in 1979 after the revolution. He saw "religion gone wrong" and decided that he hated God. You'll have to listen to what happened next, but it's one of the most glorious testimonies we've heard in a long time. David knows only too well that this is a critical moment for the underground church in Iran. We discuss his story, what's happening in Iran with the church, how we can help, and the biggest lessons on family that he took from the Middle East (compared to our western obsession with hyper-individualism). On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:15 Escaping Iran 5:14 The Gospel for Shiite Muslims 9:29 The Iranian Church 18:16 Family In The Middle East 28:07 How to Understand The Idea of Honor Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Revival Iran: 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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Should Women Have Kids or Get PhDs? (Reddit Reaction)
03/19/2026
Should Women Have Kids or Get PhDs? (Reddit Reaction)
FREE 5 Day Email Series to Turn Your Family Into a Team: --- Is it better to get a PhD, or have a child? I found this wild interaction on the "child-free" subreddit, and had to comment on it from our pro-family point of view here at Family Teams. There's a huge lie in the undercurrent of our society that has convinced so many young women to become hyper-individualistic and focused on self at the expense of children and family, and it's so tragic. This is a good way to showcase that lie and remind everyone to start celebrating kids and family. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:28 Surprising reaction 3:06 The value of a child 4:00 PhD vs Children 6:48 This was missing in feminism -- FREE 5 Day Email Series to Turn Your Family Into a Team: -- 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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Are Large Families Better For Kids Than Small Families?
03/12/2026
Are Large Families Better For Kids Than Small Families?
There's a ton of talk lately about whether large or small families are better for kids, with most people saying small families are "obviously" better. This comes on the heels of influencer Ballerina Farm sharing that she's pregnant with her 9th, after which she received pretty hard push back from some people on X. In this episode, I'll walk you through why you're probably thinking about large families wrong, and explain the family teams way of thinking about this where the larger the family, the larger the blessing. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:15 Blindspots 4:26 Peers vs parents 7:08 Can you expect older children to "parent" younger siblings? 11:02 Living like a family TEAM Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: FREE 5 Day Email Series to Turn Your Family Into a Team: https://familyteams.com/transform/ Rebecca Reid X: https://x.com/RebeccaCNReid/status/2028157735892631620 --- 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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Build Family Assets, NOT Careers with Jeremy and Kristin Netting
03/05/2026
Build Family Assets, NOT Careers with Jeremy and Kristin Netting
One of the things we talk a lot about here at Family Teams is the idea of ASSETS over CAREERS. In other words, we've found it extremely beneficial in building family teams to find ways to build assets together - especially businesses. While it's not right for everyone, we think it's right for way more people than are currently doing it! Jeremy and Kristin Netting join us today to talk about how they've started building family assets, and it goes WAY beyond just "start a business". We're talking things like how to actually work with your family as a team, how to start training your kids young so they want to be involved, the power of local community and land, and how to navigate the cultural tension of "limiting" your kids' choices. Absolute must-listen if you're ready to break free from building another man's family assets and start building your own. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 4:37 Rethinking assets and careers as a family team 14:06 Doing things together to get used to building as a team 21:06 Building legacy assets 25:56 Land and local community 29:38 Have a big family! -- Resources Mentioned: Free PDF on Building Family Assets: Join The Family Teams Accelerator: -- 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 To Train Your Kids At Every Age (Baby to Teen)
02/26/2026
How To Train Your Kids At Every Age (Baby to Teen)
This episode is all about tips on how to train your kids in every stage of their development, from when they're really little, until they become teens and young adults. The idea is the same - train them up in the way they should go - but the methods are very different depending on age. Get ahead of the curve with this episode, and set yourself and your kids up for success from 0 to 18. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:38 What's at stake 2:16 Training Little Kids 14:43 Training Tweens 22:23 Training Teens and Young Adults 30:25 More Training Resources Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Free Child Training Resource PDF: Family Teams Accelerator: King Richard Movie: Black and White: The Way I See It by Richard Williams and Bart Davis: Whiplash Movie: --- 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 Train Your Kids In 1 Week (With Examples) ft. Grant & Kelly Stine
02/24/2026
How To Train Your Kids In 1 Week (With Examples) ft. Grant & 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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The EXACT System We Use To Train Our Kids To Do Anything
02/19/2026
The EXACT System We Use To Train Our Kids To Do Anything
The Bible tells parents to train their children, so you know we take that seriously here at Family Teams. But did you know there's a different between training your children and disciplining them? Discipline is part of the training process, but it's certainly not the whole thing. Learn the systems we use to train our kids to do everything from: - Cleaning up around the house before dinner, - Listen immediately and cheerfully - Quietly put themselves to bed - Cook meals - Clean up after meals ...and much, much more! On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:03 System vs philosophy 3:37 3 reasons why you need a framework 5:46 What should your training system look like? 14:02 How to get your kids to clean the house every day 16:49 Organic vs. systems thinking Resources Mentioned: Get our free "tips to train your child" PDF: Join the Accelerator to go deeper on this: 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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The Bible Says To Train Your Kids. Here's How
02/12/2026
The Bible Says To Train Your Kids. Here's How
Training your children is a Biblical mandate. But it's almost become a dirty word in 2026. "How dare you train your children! You're infringing on their liberty as individuals!" But this is part of God's expectation for parents - to raise them up in the way they should go. And that requires training. In this episode, we'll convince you briefly why training your kids is necessary (if you still need convincing), and then give you some practical tools and mindset shifts to start actually implementing this. Hit play and get decades of parenting experience in under 20 minutes. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:46 When Did Parenting Shift? 4:09 How Should Parents Think About Training Their Kids? 8:38 Reasons Why People Don't Train 10:27 How to Actually Train Your Kids 17:51 Getting On The Same Page As A Family Team Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: FREE Child Training PDF: 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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The Missing Ingredient When Disciplining Your Kids with Rachel Awtrey
02/05/2026
The Missing Ingredient When Disciplining Your Kids with Rachel Awtrey
A few weeks ago, we posted a clip on Instagram of Jeremy reacting to a woman's explanation of her dad's unique discipline (which also included an incredible teaching on grace). It went pretty viral, being seen over half a million times on IG. Today, we're excited to bring it full circle by having Rachel Awtrey - the woman in the reel - on the podcast, to talk more about her father's wise discipline, fathering and mothering in general, and about her new book on finding joy, even in times of hardship and trial, to which she's no stranger. Listen in to hear why her dad's unique discipline actually worked, and how it's helped her in her own motherhood journey. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:41 Rachel's family background 3:4 The identity of "daughter" 5:54 Creativity in discipline 15:44 Discipline must be correlated to the level of connection 19:21 Love your life even when you don't love it all the time 21:59 Joy through bad news Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: The Reel Mentioned: Love Your Life (Even If You Don't Like It All The Time): Real Talk With Rachel Awtry: Rachel Awtrey on IG: Rachel's 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 To Build A Rock Solid Family Culture With Just One Dinner Per Week with Rhett and Ang Barbour
01/29/2026
How To Build A Rock Solid Family Culture With Just One Dinner Per Week with Rhett and Ang Barbour
FREE PDF on how to start your own weekly family meal rhythm: --- This is the final instalment in our Weekly Family Meal series on the podcast. We start diving deep into this topic inside the Family Teams Accelerator in February, so if you're ready to start using this tool and building a lifelong rhythm, make sure you join us to get real-time coaching as you implement it, and connect with other families! Today we're joined by Rhett and Ang Barbour, who have been doing an intentional, weekly, family meal for 20 years. You'll hear why it's the ONE rhythm that they never compromise on, and how they've used it to drastically shape their family culture. Listen in and get highly actionable tips on starting your own meaningful weekly meal to help build your family's culture. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:04 How the Barbours got into this rhythm 6:49 Getting started with little kids 16:34 How this has impacted Rhett and Ang personally at a soul level 25:22 The perfect Thanksgiving meal every week Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: FREE PDF on how to start your own weekly family meal rhythm: Join the Family Teams Accelerator for hands on training: --- 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 Have Incredibly Meaningful Weekly Family Meals
01/22/2026
How To Have Incredibly Meaningful Weekly Family Meals
FREE PDF: How To Start A Weekly, Multigenerational Family Meal Rhythm: --- This month we've talked about why having a weekly, multi-generational family meal is such a game changer for families who want to build a family team that lasts for generations. We've talked about how to make the meal fun and how to make it sustainable. Today we dive into how to maximize the meaning of this weekly family meal. And you might be surprised about how we've done that. This is a very counter-cultural thing to do, so make sure to listen to the full episode to get an idea of how this could look in your family, whether you're starting out as just a husband and wife with a small kid, or if you've got a large family and already have great relationships with the upstream generation. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:27 What gives a meal real meaning? 2:00 Spiritual meaning 4:23 How to stop it from feeling forced 11:03 Deep meaning for moms 14:00 Removing the meaning-killers 16:25 Combatting hustle and hurry 19:45 Not so logistical 22:55 If you don't have a great relationship with your parents... Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: FREE PDF: How To Start A Weekly, Multigenerational Family Meal Rhythm: --- 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 Host A Weekly Family Meal That Your Kids Will Want To Bring Their Kids To 20 Years From Now
01/15/2026
How To Host A Weekly Family Meal That Your Kids Will Want To Bring Their Kids To 20 Years From Now
🎁 FREE PDF: How To Start A Weekly, Multigenerational Family Meal Rhythm: --- This month we're talking about how to start having weekly, multi-generational family meals, because we are convinced that this is one of the most practical ways to turn your family into a multi-generational team on mission. Our goal is to have our kids want to be around this table every week now, while they're in our house, but also for decades after they have their own families. So, this week, we're talking about sustainability... How do you actually establish a tradition like this that you KEEP week after week, even when things are hard, and you're not 100% sure what you're doing? Out goal today is to help you find a bit of an easy button that you can press, even on a hard week, because a regular cadence and rhythm is the thing that will eventually turn this into a sustainable, long-term rhythm that changes your family forever. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:06 Sustainable weekly family meals for decades 4:45 Easy and Wow 6:31 Mom's perspective 10:15 Sustainability killers 12:40 Recovering from a rough meal 14:45 To young moms Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: 🎁 FREE PDF: How To Start A Weekly, Multigenerational Family Meal Rhythm: --- 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 KEY To Building A Family That Lasts: 3 Generations, 1 Table, Every Week (And How To Make It FUN!)
01/08/2026
The KEY To Building A Family That Lasts: 3 Generations, 1 Table, Every Week (And How To Make It FUN!)
FREE PDF: How To Start A Weekly, Multigenerational Family Meal Rhythm: --- If you decide to craft a weekly, multi-generational family meal, and stick with it every week, we're convinced that this is THE thing that will unlock a close, cohesive, loving family that lasts for generations. BUT... And it's a big but... If it's not fun, nobody's going to want to do it. You can only force little kids to join you at the table for so long until they're big enough to decide for themselves. Ideally we want our kids to come back to the weekly family dinner table when they're 10, 20, 30, 40, 50...you get the idea. So in this episode, we're talking about how to unlock the FUN of the weekly family meal (especially for dads). Dive in and lay the foundation so you can get the most out of this month's weekly family meal deep-dives! On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:52 The ONE tool that will turn your family into a multi-generational family 2:47 Why fun matters 5:00 The risk of missing fun 10:05 Fun killers 14:40 Let it be meaningful 16:35 How dads can prepare their hearts for joy Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: FREE PDF: How To Start A Weekly, Multigenerational Family Meal Rhythm: --- 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 Feminism Is The Deadliest Cultural Revolution Ever (And Is NOT Christian)
01/01/2026
Why Feminism Is The Deadliest Cultural Revolution Ever (And Is NOT Christian)
There's an unhinged consensus that patriarchy is a problem, it's bad, and it needs to be dismantled. That's one of the core tenets of the new, secular world order and "morality". It's totally false, but it's been spurred onward over the past 100 years by feminism, which has also become a consensus. We're so steeped in it that seemingly everyone has assumed feminist tendencies and beliefs, just due to the waters in which we swim, culturally. Jeremy is joined by Dr. Carrie Gress today to talk about feminism, gender, abortion, and why all of this is a slow but steady under-the-radar revolution in an attempt to destroy America and Christianity. This conversation is VITAL to understand if you don't want to be polluted by the world. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:28 Something Wicked and End of Woman 5:06 This is NOT what feminism means 8:48 Should you want your daughters to be empowered and independent? (clip?) 12:46 Freedom as license vs to do what you ought (clip?) 20:59 Does this require theology? 26:33 Birth control (catholic birth control clip) 33:00 Abortion as a Feminist sacrament 41:54 The IDEAL Feminist movement --- 🎁 FREE COURSE: 5 Days To Transform Your Family Into A Team: --- Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Something Wicked by Dr. Carrie Gress: End of Woman by Dr. Carrie Gress: Theology of Home: Dr. Carrie Gress: Dr. Carrie Gress on IG: --- 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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Practical Tools To Connect With Your Kids' Hearts (And Your Own!)
12/25/2025
Practical Tools To Connect With Your Kids' Hearts (And Your Own!)
🎁 Start Connecting with Your Kids' Hearts FREE 1-Pager: --- Many of us are very cut off from our emotions and our own hearts, which makes connecting with our kids' hearts almost impossible. In this episode, we're joined by Philip and Natasha Dosa of Stay and Go. They're our community coaches for January 2026 in the Accelerator, and they talk today about the lightbulb moment that changed everything in their family (external vs internal tension), as well as tools and rhythms they've developed in their own family to connect with their children's hearts and connect their own hearts to their heavenly Father. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:57 The Dosa's Story 7:38 The importance of the heart 18:13 Impact on parenting 22:17 Getting from external to internal tension 26:58 How this plays out as a mother 30:05 Day to day emotional regulation 35:10 One of the greatest superpowers to keep families together 45:00 Get good at this Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: Stay and Go: Family Teams Accelerator: 🎁 Start Connecting with Your Kids' Hearts FREE 1-Pager: --- 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 The DINK Movement Is Destroying Society
12/22/2025
Why The DINK Movement Is Destroying Society
You've probably heard about this phrase, "DINK Lifestyle"...it stands for "Dual Income, No Kids". This is a lifestyle that some couples are choosing to live, whereby they prioritize work and income and doing whatever they want, without the "burden" of kids. This is a selfish, anti-family, and very sad way to live, and it's vital that we put forward a more compelling vision for the future so that we save as many people as possible from going down this path of regret. Jeremy is joined by Robert Bortins, CEO of Classical Conversations, to talk about the SILK lifestyle..."Single Income, Lots of Kids". We talk about why DINK is so destructive, the underlying philosophy behind it, and how to create a real vision for flourishing. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:08 DINK vs SILK 3:59 Promotion of certain lifestyles 9:37 What's wrong with celebrating DINK? 15:45 Vision for flourishing 21:40 Narratives and deciding what to celebrate Follow Family Teams: Facebook: Instagram: Website: Resources Mentioned: X Post: Classical Conversations: New York Times Article: Woke and Weaponized by Robert Bortins: Robert's Substack: --- 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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