The MAVEN Parent Podcast

Wokeness. Social justice. Critical race theory. Identity politics. How do we help our families and churches navigate a host of ideas that seem antithetical to Christianity? First, we must understand the worldview...

Our culture is fixated on identity. Race, gender, sexuality—these are all identities that our culture entices our kids to declare. As parents, we must ensure our kids are equipped with a solid understanding of who...

The church is a mess when it comes to race. Culture is already divided over the topic, and many churches and leaders have adopted secular ideas and conclusions about race and attempted to Christianize them. But what...

Is preferring one political party's platform over another's unbiblical? In this episode, Brett and Erin continue the conversation from last week about pastor Matt Chandler's viral sermon on politics. This time they...

With two weeks to go before the presidential election, politics is at the forefront of the cultural conversation. Over the weekend, megachurch pastor Matt Chandler's sermon about politics went viral and sparked debate...

For faithful Christian parents and leaders, protecting our kids from the ideas and values of the secular culture is not a long-term solution. Some protection is good but ultimately, we must EQUIP them to engage...

Talk about identity is everywhere in the culture, as the world tries to tell us and our kids who we are and where to find our value. In this episode, we're airing an essential talk on identity and Scripture, presented...

Have you ever struggled with doubt? For most of us, seasons of doubt about our faith are inevitable experiences. How do we set up our children well to navigate these moments? In this episode, Brett and Erin interview...

Does it feel like you're always busy? The pace of modern life crowds out quality time with those most important in our lives...and oftentimes that's our own kids. Don't let your kids get lost amidst a hectic...

Should we teach children to listen to their internal impulses? Many parenting influencers and voices would say, "Yes!" But as we explored last week, autonomy is a highly esteemed value in American society, so it's no...

Personal autonomy is our culture's highest good. Unfortunately, Christians can unconsciously absorb this value to varying degrees and at our impressionable kids can easily adopt it wholesale. In this episdoe, Brett...

Have you noticed that little kids are little rebels? Why is that? Misbehaving in popular, modern parenting paradigms would say that unmet needs equal bad behavior. But is that true? In this episode, Brett and Erin...