Hello Friends! 

WOO! Welcome to Episode 17 of the Familying the Faith Podcast by Vibrant Faith. We’re all about connecting with ministry leaders who want to dig into THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB in today’s church, and that is connecting with and uplifting parents—the primary faith-forming agents in our world—and helping them grow in their capacity and confidence as they share a vibrant faith in Jesus with the next generation.  

We hope this episode will be especially meaningful. Familyings Jim and Nancy had the opportunity connect with a ministry colleague and friend from their 4th Soil Parenting Project. Her name is Bryn Hollenbeck, and she’s the Minister for Children and Congregational Life at Parish of the Epiphany—an Episcopal Church just outside of Boston in Winchester, MA.

Bryn started her work at her church just as Covid hit, so she gave us such a down to earth look at:

• Why Familying the Faith matters so much.
• What has worked, what hasn’t, over the 30+ years he’s been pursuing this passion. 
• And how do can parents connect with the faith life of their kids? 

It was such a sweet conversation. We particularly loved hearing how Bryn shares her faith in Jesus with her own family! 

Some of our ministry takeaways include: 

1. The reality that you have people in your church who deeply care about helping parents learn to parent.
2. Programs can and should bring the whole church together.
3. If parents are going to use it, it HAS to be simple. Period.