Strategic Families

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The Strategic Families podcast explores the most life-giving and challenging aspects of building a family that honors Christ and is on mission for Him! We offer tips and resources for parents to navigate this all-important work of discipling our children and raising them into the adults that God wants them to be. We glean wisdom from real parents who have gone before and walked the journey faithfully, and also from younger parents who are ”in the thick of it,” so we can encourage one another and spur one another on towards love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24). Each episode offers wisdom and practical guidance on how to be faithful in this critical calling. As hosts, we (Graham & Katie Clark) are learning with our listeners as we raise our four children. We invite you to grow together with us in this wonderful journey of family life! Topics include: · Transmitting God’s truth to the next generation · Strategic planning for your family · Engaging your neighbors · Making your home a ...

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49 - The Fear that Brings Life & Blessing

Dec 31 2023 29 mins

We often hear that we should not fear anything. I would clarify this to say that the Bible clearly and repeatedly and expressly commands us to fear the LORD. That God commands us is all the reason we need. But what's really cool is that God promises tons of blessings to those who fear the LORD. We need this message today and we need to teach it and model it to our kids! In this epi

48 - Beyond ”The Talk” – Six Critical Conversations with Your Kids, Part 2 of 2 (with John Fort)

Jun 26 2023 34 mins

**Part 2 of 2 with John Fort** Join us in this two-part interview to learn from John Fort, Director of Training for Be Broken Ministries. John is the author of Honest Talk: A New Perspective on Talking to Your Kids About , which discusses 6 critical conversations we need to have with our kids. John helps us see that we can't just think of "The Talk" -- this is a conversation that s

47 - Beyond ”The Talk” – Six Critical Conversations with Your Kids, Part 1 of 2 (with John Fort)

Jun 19 2023 48 mins

**Part 1 of 2 with John Fort** Join us in this two-part interview to learn from John Fort, Director of Training for Be Broken Ministries. John is the author of Honest Talk: A New Perspective on Talking to Your Kids About , which discusses 6 critical conversations we need to have with our kids. John helps us see that we can't just think of "The Talk" -- this is a conversation that s

46 - How Kids Benefit From Working Outside the Home (with Clark kids)

May 16 2023 28 mins

In this episode, 5 of the 6 Clark Family members talk about the value of kids working outside the home. What's that you say? Kids working? I thought being a kid was all about FUN?!? Well, being a kid is fun, but remember -- we want to raise them to be adults. Kind, compassionate, productive, hard-working, considerate adults, no matter where God calls them in life. Yes, they need to

45 - Recovering Reason & Loving Logic: A Parent’s Guide (with Dr. Christopher Perrin)

Apr 17 2023 69 mins

Our guest for this episode is Dr. Christopher Perrin, co-founder and CEO of Classical Academic Press. Dr. Perrin is a wise man who has a great deal to teach us about parenting and generally living life as a Christian. He's one of those guys who just makes you feel smarter after listening to him! You'll see what I'm talking about as you listen to this interview. Our main topic is lo

44 - Navigating the Dating Years with Success, Part 2 of 2 (with Monica Irvine)

Mar 20 2023 38 mins

**Part 2 of 2 with Monica Irvine** Our guest for this episode is author and speaker Monica Irvine, and this topic is so relevant, practical and really critical to our children's upbringing -- we're diving into the topic of courtship and dating. Monica is the founder of The Etiquette Factory, a ministry designed to equip us to help OTHER people feel valued. Monica has amazing ideas

43 - Navigating the Dating Years with Success, Part 1 of 2 (with Monica Irvine)

Mar 12 2023 37 mins

**Part 1 of 2 with Monica Irvine** Our guest for this episode is author and speaker Monica Irvine, and this topic is so relevant, practical and really critical to our children's upbringing -- we're diving into the topic of courtship and dating. Monica is the founder of The Etiquette Factory, a ministry designed to equip us to help OTHER people feel valued. Monica has amazing ideas

42 - Combat Lies & Defend the Faith (with Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Mama Bear Apologetics)

Feb 11 2023 45 mins

Our guest for this episode is author Hillary Morgan Ferrer, founder of Mama Bear Apologetics. Hillary has so much excellent wisdom to teach us in this interview about how we can approach our kids when it comes to defending the Christian faith. She discusses her story of becoming fascinated with apologetics, what apologetics is and why it's important; and she also gives a great fram

41 - Revitalize Your Marriage with This Simple Tool

Jan 08 2023 28 mins

In this episode, we (Graham and Katie) share all about a tool we developed years ago that has been critical for in our marriage and that we believe can be a great benefit to your marriage as well: the Date Night Inventory. We've used this dozens of times in our 15 years of marriage to encourage each other, reflect on ourselves and in some cases, bring up difficult things that need

40 - Resisting a Culture that Fails to Value Virtue (with Andrew Kern)

Dec 11 2022 64 mins

In this episode, Graham interviews Andrew Kern, President & CEO of the CiRCE Institute, an awesome organization that focuses on Classical Christian Education. Andrew has amazing thoughts on not only education but how to guide our children towards virtue and wisdom. You will find this episode enlightening, encouraging and challenging!Resources:https://circeinstitute.org/Scriptures r