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We've been told that cultivating fierce independence in our daughters is the path to their success and protection. But what if that's completely wrong? What if the Bible actually points us toward something radically different? In our modern Western culture, we've bought into the idea that the ultimate goal for raising daughters is to make them fiercely independent from men, from family, from everyone. The thinking goes that if we don't, they'll be vulnerable and taken advantage of. But Scripture tells a completely different story. When you look at peak daughterhood in the Bible, from Ruth to Esther to Tamar, you don't see fierce independence being cultivated. You see something else entirely: fierce loyalty. This isn't about making women vulnerable or unprotected. It's about understanding God's design for how daughters are protected and how they thrive within the family team structure. In this episode, April and I unpack what it looks like to cultivate fierce loyalty instead of fierce independence in your daughters, why this is actually MORE protective (not less), and how this plays out practically in family life. April shares her own story of growing up with a father who cultivated this kind of loyalty in her heart, and how that transferred into our marriage and family in such a beautiful, stabilizing way. We also dive into the book of Ruth (which uses the word "daughter" more than any other book in the Bible) to see how God protects vulnerable women not through independence, but through family loyalty and covenant relationships. If you're raising daughters, this conversation will challenge everything you've been taught and give you a biblical vision for what you're actually cultivating in their hearts. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 What Spirit Should We Be Cultivating In Our Daughters? 2:54 Fierce Loyalty 4:15 The Biblical Argument 8:48 Modern vs. Biblical Tension 12:08 The Garden Of A Daughter's Heart 22:00 But What If This Feels Really Unsafe? 25:49 Integrated Resources Mentioned: Integrated Mastermind: https://familyteams.com/integrated --- Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- 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!

This is the most misinterpreted marriage verse in the Bible: "Leave and cleave". In our modern times, we've read our own hyper-individualistic western culture into the Scriptures, and have completely missed the fact that the Bible itself disproves this very interpretation. We think that to leave and cleave means to almost completely separate from our birth family, probably move a few states away, and start fresh, basically. This is sooo unbiblical, and would have been suicide in biblical times. In this episode, I'm going to show you why the modern interpretation of this is so bad and so damaging, and then give you the truth of what it can and should actually look like as you build your own multi-generational family team...just like God designed. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Leave and Cleave Isn't This 1:15 Mark Driscoll's Modern Take 4:06 Authority, Identity, Support 5:50 Historical Biblical Reality 14:45 Authority In The Bible 17:33 Identity In The Bible 22:31 Support In The Bible Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: Free 5 Day Mini-Course on Transforming Your Family Into A Team: https://familyteams.com/transform --- 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!

John MacArthur's answer to Christian singleness? GET MARRIED! And, well, we share his view. There are three destructive lies that have infiltrated Christian culture that are keeping Christians single and - here's why this is so important - destroying their ability to have a family. We'll be unpacking those 3 lies and giving you solutions to get out there and change your future today. Guys, family is not a lifestyle choice. Kids are not a lifestyle choice. Marriage and having kids is the NORMATIVE Christian life. Get married! On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Attention Singles 0:25 John MacArthur on Singleness 2:56 3 Lies, 3 Truths 3:14 Lie 1: Take Your Time 7:45 Lie 2: Later Marriage Is Normal 10:15 Lie 3: Never Settle 12:46 Bonus Lie: Use Birth Control Resources Mentioned: FREE 5 Day Course on Transforming Your Family Into A Team: https://familyteams.com/transform What Is A Family Team? Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWovOhMvQvR8 --- Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- 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!

What can Star Wars and Pontius Pilate teach us about God's design for marriage? A surprising amount, actually. In this episode, I'm going to dive into one of the most loaded marriage terms in the Bible: "suitable". Do you know what this word actually means in the original Hebrew? It's not at all what you think. In fact, I almost never hear people talking about this. There seem to be 2 camps that can basically be summed up as, "my wife needs to submit to everything" and "we're equal so nobody leads". The definition of this word makes ALL the difference, and really shines a light on how God designed marriage, and how it operates best. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Star Wars and Pontius Pilate?! 1:27 Why Marriage Actually Exists 5:25 The Most Loaded Phrase About Marriage 8:29 Star Wars Marriage 19:31 One Almost Sane Person Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: The Family Teams Course Episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWovOhMvQvR8 --- 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!

Most Christian families look no different than their secular counterparts. But we have the Holy Spirit dwelling within us...shouldn't that make a DIFFERENCE in how we do family? I think our generation lacks the Biblical vision for family that God cast way back in Genesis 1. In this episode, I'm going to walk you through a 5-Generation strategy for fulfilling both the role of the family that God created in Genesis 1:28 and the Great Commission. I guarantee you've never heard family like this. And once you do, I hope you'll never be able to unsee it. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Why Are Christian Families So Weak? 1:46 Gen 1: Fruitful 2:33 Gen 2: Multiply 3:39 Gen 3: Fill 5:43 Gen 4: Subdue 7:56 Gen 5: Rule Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: 🎁 FREE GIFT: 5 Days to Transform Your Family Into A Team: https://familyteams.com/transform --- 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!

🎁 FREE GIFT: 5 Days To Transform Your Family Into A Team: https://familyteams.com/transform Why did God invent the family? Even though it's very obviously in the Bible, most Christians today have no idea what the family is for, or why God made it. In fact, the standard answer, at least in our Protestant churches, seems to be that the secular world's version of family is just fine and we don't need to look any further. But this is crazy! We have a major family crisis in the western world right now, and much of it is because Christians have forgotten what the Bible so plainly states. In this episode, we're challenging Christians to actually take this very specific verse seriously, and start to live out the five-fold mandate God gave to families. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Why Did God Invent The Family? 1:28 The Redefinition of Family 3:11 What Would Happen If The Church Took This Verse Seriously? 6:20 This Is What "Be Fruitful" Means 8:40 Multiply Generationally 10:34 Filling The Earth 12:22 How Do We Subdue Today? 14:02 Extending The Kingdom of God by Ruling 15:13 What If You Adopted A Truly Biblical Vision of Family? Resources Mentioned: 🎁 FREE GIFT: 5 Days To Transform Your Family Into A Team: https://familyteams.com/transform Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- 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!

We're passionate about the intersection of faith, family, and finances. It's at the core of pretty much everything we do here at Family Teams. So when we get a chance to sit down with someone else who's passionate about the same things, we love to trade notes and benefit from their wisdom. Today we're joined by Derrick Kinney, the "easy-to-understand money guy", who helps families reach their first million. Derrick has a lot of practical advice both financially but perhaps more importantly, on how to develop deep family unity, build a generous family culture, and relieve yourself (as a Christian) from the burden of money shame and conflict. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 The Intersection of Faith, Family, and Finances 1:19 How To Do An Annual Sabbatical 9:04 Waiting For Generosity? 13:40 Christians Are Deeply Conflicted About Money 19:47 Backing Yourself Into A Commitment 25:14 Keeping Family Unity High Resources Mentioned: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derrickkinney/ Newsletter: https://successforadvisors.myflodesk.com/winyouridealclients 5 Days To Transform Your Family FREE Course: https://familyteams.com/transform --- Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- 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!

We've mentioned Erica Komisar multiple times on this podcast, so it's a great pleasure to be able to interview her on today's episode. Erica is a mother, clinical social worker, psychoanalyst, parent coach, and author. She is particularly known for her defense of motherhood and a woman's instinct to mother against our very anti-family culture. This conversation gave a lot of scientific background to a lot of what we talk about here at Family Teams, as well as extremely helpful practical wisdom for parents today. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:19 The Instinct of a Mother 3:00 The Value of Guilt 6:38 The Nature of Empathy 11:32 "Parenting" vs "Mothering" 19:45 The Fragility of Young Boys 25:17 3 Traditions 32:05 Why It's Important To Call This Injustice 34:38 Multigenerational Family As The Answer? 40:34 The Cost of Conflict and Speaking Up Resources Mentioned: Erica's Website: https://www.ericakomisar.com/ Being There by Erica Komisar: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143109294/ Free 5 Day Course to Transform Your Family Into A Team: https://familyteams.com/transform --- Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- 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!

If you spend any time in conservative Christian circles, you're going to think we're absolutely nuts for saying this. Nuclear family is NOT the answer? No. It's not. It's not even close to biblical. And no, we're not advocating for some new invention that makes us no different than the culture we swim in. We believe that God created a much different family unit than the nuclear family, and that the nuclear family is an insane, extremely modern design. In this episode, we'll break down why the nuclear family isn't actually God's design, what IS His design, and how to live it out at home. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Is The Nuclear Family God's Original Design? 1:29 Is The Nuclear Family "Insanity"? 10:44 Why Is The Church Falling For This? 11:44 Stay At Home Moms Are NOT In The Bible Resources Mentioned: FREE 5 Day Course To Transform Your Family Into A Team: https://familyteams.com/transform Family Inc: https://familyteams.com/inc Take Back Your Family by Jeff Bethke: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400221765/ Adam Lane Smith on Lila Rose: https://youtu.be/03tF_RtnRRo?si=dTsNS8L0VcarnOeT The Charismatic Calvinist Reel: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXWwXfPAZAF/ --- Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- 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!

Do most men need fatherhood to become the man God wants for them to be? The conversation around becoming a father is getting framed these days as a "lifestyle choice". But... That's ridiculous. Fatherhood is one of the hardest things you can do, which means it fits in perfectly with how God reveals meaning to us. You have to go through the Cross to get to the Resurrection. So why are so many men choosing to forego the incredible, meaningful, and yes, difficult journey of fatherhood? There are a few people who are connecting a couple of dots here in the secular culture, including Chris Williamson of Modern Wisdom, so in this episode, we react to a few viral takes on fatherhood, and connect ALL the dots to understand God's design for family. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Do Men Need Fatherhood? 1:23 Chris Williamson on Family 11:14 How The Message About Family Got So Distorted 12:46 Richard Reeves: Why Fatherhood Is So Important For Men 18:45 The Cost If We Keep Going Down This Path 26:06 Wealth as Relationships Resources Mentioned: Modern Wisdom Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVe38uG4CKU&t=86s Richard Reeves Clip: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYVjR73J1Rb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Andrew Bagley Clip: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DVHB3raCday/ Integrated for Christian, Business-Owning, Fathers: https://familyteams.com/integrated --- Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- 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!

You're busy. You have young kids. You feel like you're barely keeping your head above water most days. How in the world are you supposed to fulfill the Great Commission as a family? This is the question that keeps so many Christian families stuck in survival mode, never stepping into the missional calling God has for them. Mark and Michelle Tiderman have cracked the code on this. With 4 kids ranging from 10 to 18, they've built a family culture where mission isn't an add-on, it's integrated into everything they do. And the best part? Their approach is so practical and accessible that ANY family can start implementing it today. In this episode, Mark and Michelle share how they've coached youth sports, served their neighbors, hosted open dinners, and built deep gospel conversations with people in their community, all while raising their kids to see mission as a normal part of life. You'll learn why your kids are actually an ASSET to your mission (not a liability), how to transition from serving people to sharing the gospel with them, and why focusing on faithfulness over impact changes everything. If you've been wondering what your family team is actually supposed to DO, this episode will give you the clarity and practical steps you need. On this episode, we talk about: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:50 What Is A Family Team Supposed To Do? 00:05:52 How God Chooses Your Trajectory...Through Your Kids 00:09:50 From Service To Sharing The Gospel 00:14:44 Does Mission Detract From Family? 00:16:37 Partnering 00:18:47 Faithfulness Over Impact --- Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- 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!

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: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H378533C/ Be Courageous Ministry: https://www.becourageousministry.org/ Be Courageous App: https://www.becourageousministry.org/app --- Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- 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!

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: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: FREE COURSE: 5 Days To Transform Your Family Into A Team: https://familyteams.com/transform --- 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!

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: https://familyteams.com/transform -- Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- 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!

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: https://familyteams.com/transform --- Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- 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!