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It's All About RelationshipsThe Connection Code #3 (3-19-2025)In Season 6, Willie and Jere review O.S. Hawkins' The Connection Code. The book's central theme is that relationships are the cornerstone of a fulfilling life. Its subtitle is Relationship Advice from Philemon. Philemon is the name of a small letter in the New Testament that centers on Onesimus, a slave who ran away from his master, Philemon, a Christian leader in Colossae. During his time away, Onesimus meets the Apostle Paul, who was imprisoned in Rome and became a Christian. Paul writes to Philemon, ur...2025-03-1947 minIt's All About RelationshipsThe Connection Code #2 (3-12-2025)In Season 6, Willie and Jere review O.S. Hawkins' The Connection Code. The book's central theme is that relationships are the cornerstone of a fulfilling life. Its subtitle is Relationship Advice from Philemon. Philemon is the name of a small letter in the New Testament that centers on Onesimus, a slave who ran away from his master, Philemon, a Christian leader in Colossae. During his time away, Onesimus meets the Apostle Paul, who was imprisoned in Rome and became a Christian. Paul writes to Philemon, ur...2025-03-1243 minIt's All About RelationshipsThe Connection Code #1 (3-5-2025)In Season 6, Willie and Jere review O.S. Hawkins' The Connection Code. The book's central theme is that relationships are the cornerstone of a fulfilling life. Its subtitle is Relationship Advice from Philemon. Philemon is the name of a small letter in the New Testament that centers on Onesimus, a slave who ran away from his master, Philemon, a Christian leader in Colossae. During his time away, Onesimus meets the Apostle Paul, who was imprisoned in Rome and became a Christian. Paul writes to Philemon, ur...2025-03-0542 minIt's All About RelationshipsYour Marriage Mindset #5 - The Different is Not Bad MindsetYou may not hear marriage mindset discussed much, but it should be. The truth is your mindset and how you view your marriage will still be there long after the honeymoon and the first official argument has happened.Simply put, what you think about your marriage dictates what you will experience in your marriage. Even more so, it’s essential to know how to renew your mind in God’s Word to have (and keep) the right mindset for marriage. In this season, Willie and Jere suggest ways to do just that.Please visit our mini...2023-11-1345 minIt's All About RelationshipsYour Marriage Mindset #4 - The TEAM MindsetYou may not hear marriage mindset discussed much, but it should be. The truth is your mindset and how you view your marriage will still be there long after the honeymoon and the first official argument has happened.Simply put, what you think about your marriage dictates what you will experience in your marriage. Even more so, it’s essential to know how to renew your mind in God’s Word to have (and keep) the right mindset for marriage. In this season, Willie and Jere suggest ways to do just that.In this episode, Debb...2023-11-0143 minIt's All About RelationshipsYour Marriage Mindset #3 - The GRACE MindsetYou may not hear marriage mindset discussed much, but it should be. The truth is your mindset and how you view your marriage will still be there long after the honeymoon and the first official argument has happened.Simply put, what you think about your marriage dictates what you will experience in your marriage. Even more so, it’s essential to know how to renew your mind in God’s Word to have (and keep) the right mindset for marriage. In this season, Willie and Jere suggest ways to do just that.Plea...2023-10-2537 minIt's All About RelationshipsYour Marriage Mindset #2 - Mindset ShiftsYou may not hear marriage mindset discussed much, but it should be. The truth is your mindset and how you view your marriage will still be there long after the honeymoon and the first official argument has happened.Simply put, what you think about your marriage dictates what you will experience in your marriage. Even more so, it’s essential to know how to renew your mind in God’s Word to have (and keep) the right mindset for marriage. In this season, Willie and Jere suggest ways to do just that.PROGRAM NOTE: At...2023-10-1840 minIt's All About RelationshipsYour Marriage Mindset #1 - Why You Do What You DoMarriage mindset is something you may not hear discussed much, but it should be. The truth of the matter is your mindset and how you view your marriage will still be there long after the honeymoon and the first official argument has happened.Simply put, what you think about your marriage dictates what you will experience in your marriage. Even more so, it’s important to know how to renew your mind in God’s Word in order to have (and keep) the right mindset for marriage. In this season, Willie and Jere suggest some ways to do j...2023-10-1141 minIt's All About RelationshipsDad Talk - Raising Great Adults #5 - Dad the GrandfatherYou are not raising children. You are raising adults. In this series of podcasts, Willie and Jere discuss several tools that will help dads become proactive in raising great adults. In this final episode of the Dad Talk season, Willie and Jere are joined by Cavin Harper to talk about the "grand" calling Christian men have as grandfathers. Cavin is the Founder of the Christian Grandparenting Network and now leads ElderQuest Ministries/Engaging the Generations. He is the author of Courageous Grandparenting, Living Your Will, and Wayfinder. Cavin and his wife, Diane, are also the creators of...2023-04-1854 minIt's All About RelationshipsDad Talk - Raising Great Adults #4 - Dad the EncouragerYou are not raising children. You are raising adults. An involved dad is a crucial key to raising children who become healthy and mature adults. What will your children be like when they are adults? What you do with them today when they are two, five, or sixteen years old will influence who they will be at age twenty-four, thirty-four or forty-four. In this series of podcasts, Willie and Jere discuss several tools that will help dads become proactive in raising great adults. Please visit our ministry websites for more resources about relationships:Family Builders Ministries...2023-03-2937 minIt's All About RelationshipsDad Talk - Raising Great Adults #3 -- CorrectionYou are not raising children. You are raising adults. An involved dad is a crucial key to raising children who become healthy and mature adults. What will your children be like when they are adults? What you do with them today when they are two, five, or sixteen years old will influence who they will be at age twenty-four, thirty-four or forty-four. In this series of podcasts, Willie and Jere discuss several tools that will help dads become proactive in raising great adults. Please visit our ministry websites for more resources about relationships:Family Builders Ministries...2023-03-2247 minIt's All About RelationshipsDad Talk - Raising Great Adults (2) - Dad the CoachYou are not raising children. You are raising adults. An involved dad is a crucial key to raising children who become healthy and mature adults. What will your children be like when they are adults? What you do with them today when they are two, five, or sixteen years old will influence who they will be at age twenty-four, thirty-four or forty-four. In this series of podcasts, Willie and Jere discuss several tools that will help dads become proactive in raising great adults. Please visit our ministry websites for more resources about relationships:Family Builders Ministries...2023-03-1539 minIt's All About RelationshipsDad Talk - Raising Great Adults (1) - The Missional DadYou are not raising children. You are raising adults. An involved dad is a crucial key to raising children who become healthy and mature adults. What will your children be like when they are adults? What you do with them today when they are two, five, or sixteen years old will influence who they will be at age twenty four, thirty four or forty four. In this series of podcasts Willie and Jere discuss several tools that will help dads become proactive in raising great adults. Please visit our ministry websites for more resources about relationships:F...2023-03-0841 minIt's All About RelationshipsLove Story 2 / A Shared MissionUsing the untold love story of Charles and Susie Spurgeon as a backdrop, Willie and Jere will share insights and practical relationship tools that demonstrate how all couples can remain faithful, loving, and joyful despite the challenges that life may bring. Please visit our ministry websites for more resources about relationships:Family Builders Ministries - www.familybuilders.netW.C.Batson Coaching - www.williebatson.com2022-05-2045 minIt's All About RelationshipsLove Story 1 / Expressive CommunicationUsing the untold love story of Charles and Susie Spurgeon as a backdrop, Willie and Jere will share insights and practical relationship tools that demonstrate how all couples can remain faithful, loving, and joyful despite the challenges that life may bring. Please visit our ministry websites for more resources about relationships:Family Builders Ministries - www.familybuilders.netW.C.Batson Coaching - www.williebatson.com2022-05-1357 minIt's All About RelationshipsFor Better and Worse 6 / Anchors for the Stormy Seasons of MarriageAll relationships experience challenges that may seem to get worse rather than better. It doesn’t have to be that way. It helps to understand the challenges and determine to fight for your relationship while facing the challenges. Willie & Jere have identified several critical challenges and addressed them in Season 2 of their podcast. The series is called “For Better and For Worse.” This sixth and final episode looks at four essential anchors couples must utilize to stabilize their relationship through a stormy season of life.Please visit our ministry websites for more resources about relationships:Family Builder...2022-02-1852 minIt's All About RelationshipsFor Better and Worse 5 / How to Beat Relationship Boredom (Part 2)All relationships experience challenges that may seem to get worse rather than better. It doesn’t have to be that way. It helps to understand the challenges and determine to fight for your relationship while facing the challenges. Willie & Jere have identified several critical challenges and addressed them in Season 2 of their podcast. The series is called “For Better and For Worse.” In this fifth episode, they wrap up a two-part discussion about the root causes of relationship boredom and suggest practical ways couples can protect their relationship from becoming stale or invigorate their relationship with a renewed freshness.P...2022-02-1152 minIt's All About RelationshipsFor Better and Worse 4 / How to Beat Relationship Boredom (Part 1)All relationships experience challenges that may seem to get worse rather than better. It doesn’t have to be that way. It helps to understand the challenges and determine to fight for your relationship while facing the challenges. Willie & Jere have identified several critical challenges and addressed them in Season 2 of their podcast. The series is called “For Better and For Worse.” In this fourth episode, they begin a two-part discussion about the root causes of relationship boredom and suggest some practical ways couples can protect their relationship from becoming stale or invigorate their relationship with a renewed freshness.2022-02-0454 minIt's All About RelationshipsFor Better and Worse 3 / Disillusionment & Disappointment In A RelationshipAll relationships experience challenges that may seem to get worse rather than better. It doesn’t have to be that way. It helps to understand the challenges and determine to fight for your relationship while facing the challenges. Willie & Jere have identified several critical challenges and addressed them in Season 2 of their podcast. The series is called “For Better and For Worse.” In this third episode, they discuss what it means to have a disappointing marriage, whether it means the end of the relationship, and whether there is no hope for a better future.Please visit...2022-01-1449 minIt's All About RelationshipsFor Better and Worse 2 / Why is Our Relationship So Hard?All relationships experience challenges that may seem to get worse rather than better. It doesn’t have to be that way. It helps to understand the challenges and determine to fight for your relationship while facing the challenges. Willie & Jere have identified several critical challenges and addressed them in Season 2 of their podcast. The series is called “For Better and For Worse.” In this second episode, they discuss some common challenges that long-term marriages may confront including the warning signs of a love that is dying.Please visit our ministry websites for more resources about relati...2022-01-0749 minIt's All About RelationshipsA Christmas MessageJere Vincent shares a special Christmas message as part of Season Two’s focus on “For Better and for Worse.”Please visit our ministry websites for more resources about relationships:Family Builders Ministries - www.familybuilders.netW.C.Batson Coaching - www.williebatson.com2021-12-2111 minIt's All About RelationshipsFor Better and Worse 1 / Taking a Truce in RelationshipsAll relationships experience challenges that may seem to get worse rather than better. It doesn’t have to be that way. It helps to understand the challenges and determine to fight for your relationship while facing the challenges. Willie & Jere have identified several critical challenges and addressed them in Season 2 of their podcast. The series is called “For Better and For Worse.” In this first episode, they discuss an article about taking a truce when things get heated. Please visit our ministry websites for more resources about relationships:Family Builders Ministries - www.familybuilders.netW.C.Bat...2021-12-1759 minIt's All About RelationshipsFresh Start 4 / Be HumbleEvery marriage relationship can use a fresh start – a process of improving, repairing, or making it more successful. A great hindrance to friendship in a marriage is pride—self-confident, self-exalting, self-protecting pride. Pride is perhaps the most deceptive, pervasive, and multifaceted form of sin, and it plays a central role in virtually all relationship missteps. In this fourth episode of their Fresh Start series, Willie and Jere talk about how the principle of humility is crucial to a strong Christian marriage. And it may be the most important ingredient for a fresh start in your marri...2021-11-1950 minIt's All About RelationshipsFresh Start 3 / Have FunEvery marriage relationship can use a fresh start – a process of improving, repairing, or making it more successful. In far too many marriages, play has been thrown out the window and replaced with serious adult responsibilities like careers, raising children, caring for elderly parents, household chores, and community & church commitments. In this third episode of their Fresh Start series, Willie and Jere talk about how the more you invest in fun and friendship, the happier the relationship will get over time. The correlation between fun and marital happiness is high and significant.**Resources mentioned in this episode:Sh...2021-11-1251 minIt's All About RelationshipsFresh Start 2 / Stay ConnectedEvery marriage relationship can use a fresh start – a process of improving, repairing, or making it more successful. Being over-committed and under-connected are signs of a marriage in need of a fresh start. In this second episode of the Fresh Start series, Willie and Jere talk about how couples can avoid the inevitable marital drift that can occur in every marriage. Please visit our ministry websites for more resources about relationships:Family Builders Ministries - www.familybuilders.netW.C.Batson Coaching - www.williebatson.com2021-11-0543 minIt's All About RelationshipsFresh Start 1 / Be NiceEvery marriage relationship can use a fresh start – a process of improving, repairing, or making it more successful. In this episode, Willie and Jere discuss how a key to a better marriage is to make small gestures of kindness towards your spouse and make them often. Please visit our ministry websites for more resources about relationships:Family Builders Ministries - www.familybuilders.netW.C.Batson Coaching - www.williebatson.com2021-10-2546 min