If our kids do what we want because they're afraid of us, are they actually obeying us, or are they surviving us?

Every parent wants to have obedient kids, but what if making obedience the goal is doing more harm than good?

The goal of obedience leads to justified harshness, and our methods of parenting end up looking like anger, fear, threats, and intimidation.

In this episode, Brian and Katie Hess discuss Jesus' value for obedience and His method for leading us there, which is through love and connection.

In order to care for something, you must understand it. This is true for the plants we own, the cars we drive, and the kids we raise.

In this episode, Brian and Katie Hess discuss two things that every kid needs from their parent that will quietly work to strengthen our relationships with them.

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Many Christian parents are asking the same question: How do I disciple my kids?

But that question rests on the assumption that it's even possible to raise kids without discipling them. A disciple, by definition, is someone who closely follows, observes, and imitates their teacher. Anybody raising kids knows that this is exactly what they're doing every day.

They are closely watching, observing, and imitating us, whether we like it or not.

What if the most effective thing we can do to each our kids about the character of God isn't just to explain it to them, but to show them by the way we interact with them and others? What if discipling our kids actually begins with us sitting at the feet of Jesus?

Join Brian and Katie as they unpack this and discuss what they call active and passive discipleship.