For our final podcast with Jake Leigh, Missions Coordinator at Elmbrook Church, we have a chance to hear the Leigh family's heart for serving others through Safe Families. Listen in to hear about what they have celebrated and where the challenges have been for them as they pursue the call the Lord has given them for their family.
For more information on Safe Families, please head for their website here: https://milwaukee.safe-families.org/
What exactly is "mom brain" and how does it work? In this episode, we invite Jake Leigh back to talk through communication dynamics between moms and dads.
In this episode, we welcome our good friend Jake Leigh, Missions Coordinator at Elmbrook Church. He shares with us the intentionality with which he and his wife have determined to focus on God's love, loving others, and hospitality as core family values. We also get a chance to hear a few funny stories and insights into what it is like to be the dad of a three-year-old.
In the final podcast of our series with Tolu Osemweiga, we talk about our children, their mental health, and the importance of listening.
Tolu Osemwegie, MS., LPC, CRC - https://ipressreset.com/
Tolu is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor who passionately provides a supportive, encouraging, and hope-filled space for her clients to address their areas of concern.
Seeking to help our children make time for God is part of our continued conversation with our guest, Tolu Osemweiga. Listen in as she shares how she intentionally encourages her boys to know God's word.
Tolu Osemwegie, MS., LPC, CRC - https://ipressreset.com/
Tolu is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor who passionately provides a supportive, encouraging, and hope-filled space for her clients to address their areas of concern.
Raising missionally-minded children starts with intentional modeling. Our guest, Tolu Osemeweige, shares how her family of origin formed her missional thinking and how this impacts her parenting now.
Tolu Osemwegie, MS., LPC, CRC - https://ipressreset.com/
Tolu is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor who passionately provides a supportive, encouraging, and hope-filled space for her clients to address their areas of concern.
We welcome licensed counselor, Tolu Osemweige to It Can Be Messy. Tolu came to the United States from Nigeria 10 years ago on October 7, 2011. Listen in as she shares her experience of adjusting to a new culture and gives us ideas on how to welcome someone who has newly arrived.
Tolu Osemwegie, MS., LPC, CRC - https://ipressreset.com/
Tolu is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor who passionately provides a supportive, encouraging, and hope-filled space for her clients to address their areas of concern.
What are some practical ways that your family can start to explore living on mission? Listen in as we give some thoughts on where to start.
Part of living missionally as a family is exploring other cultures. And this exploration is not for intellectual pursuit or simple curiosity, but with the intention of friendship, understanding, and being a light in this world. Join us as we talk about inviting open and honest conversations with our friends from all around the world.
Living on mission doesn't always mean serving outside of our time zone, but it almost always means serving, at least a little bit, out of our comfort zones. How do we embrace this in order to lead our family toward missional living? Give this episode a listen for some ideas.
Part of living as a missional family is reaching out to others with the very best we have, even when it's a challenge to do so. Listen in as we chat about guiding our kids toward generous living.
Welcome to Season 2! We are starting off this season looking at how to become a Missional Family. Join Leslie, Jan, and Jen as they explore the call we have to join God in His mission in the world.
In our final episode with guest Dr. Lisa Sinclair, she offers wisdom in understanding how our own introduction to sexuality can impact our responses to our children. She also addresses how to speak to your kids about sexuality and identity, as well as resources to engage when concerns arise.
Dr. Sinclair is a Doctor of Ministry and Missionary Care, has her Masters in nursing, is certified in Psychiatric Mental Health, and has a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies.
Dr. Sinclair is also the author of Restoring Paths: Sexuality for Christian Leaders. You can find her book through Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
Dr. Sinclair also recommends Dr. Juli Slattery and you can find her resources on Amazon as well.
Dr. Lisa Sinclair continues to be our guest on this episode as we explore the question of when to talk about sexuality with our children. She also gives insights into how to engage questions about gender with our kids.
Dr. Sinclair is a Doctor of Ministry and Missionary Care, has her Masters in nursing, is certified in Psychiatric Mental Health, and has a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies.
Dr. Sinclair is also the author of Restoring Paths: Sexuality for Christian Leaders. You can find her book through Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
It can be messy when our children are struggling with mental health issues. Join us as we talk with Lisa Sinclair about helping our children to be mentally healthy, especially as we identify potential issues.
Dr. Sinclair is a Doctor of Ministry and Missionary Care, has her Masters in nursing, is certified in Psychiatric Mental Health, and has a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies.
Dr. Sinclair is also the author of Restoring Paths: Sexuality for Christian Leaders. You can find her book through Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
Join us as we chat with Dr. Lisa Sinclair as she talks about the challenge of living with kids through a pandemic. What can you do to help your kids proactively, and what are the warning signs that might indicate your child is experiencing trauma? Dr. Sinclair has practical suggestions for helping your kids.
Dr. Sinclair is a Doctor of Ministry and Missionary Care, has her Masters in nursing, is certified in Psychiatric Mental Health, and has a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies.
Dr. Sinclair is also the author of Restoring Paths: Sexuality for Christian Leaders. You can find her book through Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
So much of what our children learn in their most formative years comes from who they observe around them. Especially their parents! In this episode, we explore different ways to engage your child in prayer. Listen in as we chat about making prayer a priority for our children by making it a priority for ourselves.
Our kids pick up on all kinds of clues from us - constantly. From very little on, they mimic our actions and our attitudes. In this episode, Jan, Leslie, and Jen talk about our own attitude on Sunday mornings as we head to church and how that transfers to our kids - for better or worse.
One of the key components to pursuing our faith is allowing the word of God to dwell in us richly as it says in Colossians 3:16. We want this same thing for the children and students in our lives. Join Jan, Leslie, and Jen as they begin to explore the routines, rhythms, and healthy faith practices we can pursue in order to model them for the next generation.
In this final episode of this series, our guest Carol Garborg shares a great story about the vastness of Lake Superior and hurling stones, as hard as we can, as far as we can, to illustrate the greatness of God’s forgiveness. Join us as we talk about what forgiveness is, and what it is not, and how to help our kids to forgive as God forgives.
You can find more from Carol at www.carolgarborg.com.