Could simple faith rhythms at home radically transform the way your family grows spiritually this year?
On this episode of the Collide Kids Podcast, host Christen Clark sits down with Adam Griffin—pastor, author, and host of the Family Discipleship Podcast—to explore the power of Christian parenting and raising Christian kids through intentional family time and everyday discipleship. Together, they unpack practical tips for making faith a natural part of family life, why starting simple matters, and how spiritual growth shapes your family's purpose and inspiration—even in busy seasons.
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Unexpected Callings in Life: "about eight years, nine years ago, the Lord laid it on our hearts to plant a church, but none of that was planned."
— Adam Griffin [00:07:07 → 00:07:12]
Podcast Beginnings and Leadership Transitions: "Matt Chandler had started that podcast and then he stepped away and I took over with a co host, also named Adam, who's still doing it today."
— Adam Griffin [00:08:41 → 00:08:49]
Filling the Gap in Family Spiritual Leadership Podcasts: "But what we saw, there's a ton of family podcasts, there's a ton of parenting podcasts, but there wasn't one that we really admired that was like, hey, this one focuses on how to lead your family spiritually."
— Adam Griffin [00:09:20 → 00:09:31]
Rethinking Discipleship
"If you combine both of those, that's closer to the definition we would use is saying, for our kids who do not follow Jesus, and for our kids who do, how are we pursuing a life of following Christ? That's much more than just familiarity with the Bible characters and Bible stories. It's more like, how does my faith apply? How do I see the world through a biblical worldview lens, and how do we form that?"
— Adam Griffin [00:10:55 → 00:11:19]
Family Discipleship Without Shame: "I want this to feel like I'm inviting you to a party that you've wanted to go to."
— Adam Griffin [00:16:28 → 00:16:31]
Viral Topic: Embracing the Invitation to Lead
"I pray that as families hear an invitation to lead their homes, they go, oh, I've always wanted to do that."
— Adam Griffin [00:17:07 → 00:17:13]
Viral Topic: Unbreakable Family Traditions
Quote: "One of the great things about my dad is he told us always that we don't wake up on Sunday morning and decide if we're going to church. That decision was made a long time ago."
— Adam Griffin [00:18:21 → 00:18:29]
Viral Topic: The Discipleship Drop-Off in Middle School
"If there's any season of life where it is critical that we are helping our family not just be familiar with Bible stories and Bible characters, but know how their faith applies to decision making, isn't it middle school and high school?"
— Adam Griffin [00:20:12 → 00:20:24]
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