We’re very excited to be back! And very excited – by football, sausages and landrovers. We are so excited we could jump up and down (unlike elephants which can’t). Jam has the sweetest fun fact of all time. And how can you tell a Koala bear has stolen Ed’s mum’s pudding? More importantly, how can we listen to God and take control? We look at 1 Corinthians 6:12.Music from Michael J Tinker: God is Wise from the compilation album I’ve got a Song About That! And Action Tim and Amanda courtesy of Rob and Nat at 4Front Theatre.More resources on Growing Up here: https://www.faithinkids.org/growing-up/Our brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Themed, CBeebies Swashbuckler’s Star Gemma Hunt joins us to talk about parenting feeling like constantly being in rehearsal without a script, but rich with opportunities to imitate Christ.🌟 She shares her story of being salt and light in the world of media, wanting to see diverse families reflected in children’s literature and chatting Jesus with her sassy 7 yr old.Ed Drew is the director of Faith in Kids.Amy Smith is a writer for Faith in Kids.Gemma Hunt is best known as the face of Swashbuckle on CBeebies. You can also see Gemma presenting live at the Big Church Festival and on the Alpha Film Series. Gemma also runs confidence coaching sessions, workshops in presenting skills and enjoys working with children, leading storytelling sessions and birthday parties. A storyteller at heart, she is the author of the charming children’s books “See! Let’s be me!” and “See! Let’s be a Good Friend”.  She lives in Kent with her husband Phil and their 7 yr old daughter.Resources:Books by Gemma Hunt - See! Let’s be me! and See! Let’s be a Good Friend can be purchased here.Our brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

All kinds of precious metals and jewels feature in the fun facts celebrating some mighty marriages – in age, size and distance! Jam and Ed talk about marriage and what God has to say about it in Genesis 2 and Matthew 19. And stand by for a firm fan favourite who’s been hiding out in the woods returns: Action Tim! Plus music from Awesome Cutlery.More resources on Growing Up here: https://www.faithinkids.org/growing-up/Our brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

What’s your favourite colour and favourite smell? Also, your feet are amazing – and do you know how many people could stand on your thigh without it breaking? Ed and Jam get excited about our incredible bodies, diggers and the very first train.We meet Don’t-care Dan, Please-like-me Lucy or Deeply-loved Luke? Join us! We’re in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. And there’s a sketch and song from Awesome Cutlery that you WILL want to dance to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEXcATHCS_cMore resources on Growing Up here: https://www.faithinkids.org/growing-up/Our brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

Let's learn how to help children when their emotions are swamping them.We cover bean bags on your head, screen time to cope with the thrill of a baptism and Amy S goes woman-splaining to help Ed.We learn that very often it's the normal stuff that helps our children: Hugs, comfort blankets and hand cream.We also find out that while the principles stay the same, we may need to make adjustments for those who have experienced childhood trauma. Our churches can be places for their flourishing, because Christ and his people will always be good news.Ed Drew  is the director of Faith in Kids.Amy Smith is a writer for Faith in Kids.Amy Woodfield is a Dramatherapist and works predominantly with children and young people who have experienced early life trauma. She is passionate about whole life transformation which has led her to spend the last 20 years on council estates across greater Manchester planting churches alongside her husband Ben. They currently live in Bolton with their 3 children.Resources:Theraplay - Theraplay was developed for professionals working to support healthy child and caregiver attachment.Our brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

Remember your creator in the days of your youth. Young bodies get older and strange things start happening. In times of change, we can trust what God says about us. Plus Fun facts about the less than obvious differences between men and woman – and cats and dogs! God Makes Messy Things Beautiful from Slugs and Bugs: Under Where?More resources on Growing Up here: https://www.faithinkids.org/growing-up/Our brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

Where have you been this summer? To one of the 73 countries where people listen to Faith in Kids 4 Kids podcast? How do you get there? What’s the hardest country to sneak into? And which country has a flick book passport? And who doesn’t need one at all? We’re all about who we are and who says so in this episode called ‘I am who God says I am’. Who are we listening to? What are they saying? And how does Psalm 112:1 help us get it all straight?More resources on Growing Up here: https://www.faithinkids.org/growing-up/There’s a brand new song for the series by Michael J Tinker called MADE LOVED A(ND) KNOWN BY GOD which you can watch here and CRACK THE ACROSTIC!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6jETiuWBjsYou can also see the lyrics, download the track and find more of Michael J Tinker's music HEREOur brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

👟 The Next Step🗓️ September is a time of change as a new term begins and our children move up and make new starts.👔 We have a new mini series of parent podcasts to equip and encourage you.👟 Jenny Hamill, creative director of SU Scotland helps us as parents to…🧭 Embrace the adventure.📖 Trust our unchanging God 💪 Hold the line as we look forward to what God is doing in us all as we particularly think about the step up to secondary school ♥️Ed Drew  is the director of Faith in Kids.Amy Smith is a writer for Faith in Kids.Jenny Hamill is the Creative Director of Scripture Union (SU) Scotland. Jenny produced SU Scotland’s free cross-curricular resource “MOVE” to help children progress from Primary to Secondary School. Jenny is now using her skills and experience to present God’s Word and point people to Jesus digitally and creatively.  Jenny lives on the Southside of Glasgow with her husband Mark and three kids - Joel, Gracie and Sarah.  Resources: The Move resources help children in their transition from Primary to Secondary school. For use in schools, at home or in churches. Our brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

New uniform? New shoes? New pants? School might be back, but the Faith in Kids podcast is still here. And, more importantly, wherever we go, God will be with us. He says 'I will be with you.' That’s what we’re finding out from Psalms 139:8-10. And Jam talks about his lawn which isn’t going very well. And he has some really fun facts about wings and four kinds of bird. Wait, are birds mammals? And are you ready to make a fist? More resources on Growing Up here: https://www.faithinkids.org/growing-up/BREAKING NEWS: a BRAND NEW SONG called Back 2 School by Awesome Cultery. https://www.awesomecutlery.com/tracks/back-2-school/Our brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

Imagine being the parent of a British Champion! That's Perks and Rosslyn's story, as their daughter Flora competes for a pro-bike team. Hear the challenges, the temptations and the thrills of being a sports mad family. And how do they work through sport on Sunday when Perks is their church leader?Ed Drew  is the director of Faith in Kids.Amy Smith is a writer for Faith in Kids.Richard and Rosslyn Perkins are parents to Flora Perkins who has just become the U23 British Road Cycling Champion. They have spent many years driving her around, cheering her on and wondering if she really does need another bike. Richard also happens to be the Pastor of King’s Church Guildford, while Rosslyn works part-time as a GP, an NHS appraiser and teaches Medical Students. They both were top level athletes in their day. Richard argues that he is yet to peak. They have two other children who are just as wonderful in their own right! Other resources: Christians in Sport - Support for parents and guardians.Christians in Sport podcast - Should I play sport on a Sunday? with Pete NicholasOur brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

Our epic and glorious journey is coming to an end, but the real journey will go on for ever getting better and better! But before we get to that, we want to know your ideal winter sport and whether head first or feet first is best. And where do you go to feel safe? Ed would like to be clear that he doesn’t actually own a river, and Jam has fun facts about light. There’s a sketch, some emails about another epic journey, and we hear what cyclist Flora Perkins wants more than anything else.Music from Michael Tinker: There’s A Party Coming Soon from the Mission to Dendros MixTape And you can sing along to that track and find Adventures of the Juniper videos HERE.Support the show

Find out why Jam has a green thigh, and how Ed got hit for six! And fun facts about sweat and how it doesn’t actually smell. And this time it’s Jam’s favourite Bible banger: the transfiguration according to Mark’s Gospel. Plus we hear how Premiership Footballer Linvoy Primus came to know where true glory is found.And we listen to Your Joy on Awesome Cutlery’s new Album, Word on the StreetReadings and sketches performed by Joshua Leese and Anna Nicholson.Support the show

How does it feel to stand on the Olympic podium and receive a medal? What does God teach through 15 years of elite sport? Can Amy cope with being around a medal winning mother who finds time for two part time jobs?To hear the answers to these and many other questions, join us as we jump, sprint and sail into the Summer of Sport. We are joined by Debbie Flood, 3 time World Champion and double Olympic medal winning rower. She also happens to be a Mum who is determined to show her children that above all else she is a follower of Jesus.People:Ed Drew  is the director of Faith in Kids.Amy Smith is a writer for Faith in Kids.Debbie Flood is part of the Elite Sport Team at Christians in Sport, supporting elite and professional athletes and is also the Henley Debt Centre Manager with Christians Against Poverty UK. She is a former GB Rower who won medals at two Olympic games and has three World Championship gold medals. She is married with three children.Other Resources:Christians in Sport - the Sport Mission Pack is available here.Christians Against Poverty - money and debt advice is available here.Our brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

Jam and Ed are back together! Literally! In the same room! (Open a window.) Find out the origin story of the Olympic Flame in this special episode about God’s glory featuring Ed’s favourite Bible story of all time in 1 Kings. It’s the gold medal-winning story – and there is fire falling from heaven. It’s VERY dramatic! And our friend Michael J Tinker has a song about THIS EXACT STORY! It's also here on YouTube.Find out why Ed went to Rome in pursuit of Glory. We also hear from John Bostock who didn’t just have a football at his feet aged 15, but the world of football. You can watch the whole interview at the Christians in Sport YouTube Channel here.Support the show

What has been your greatest win? The glory of winning gold is great, but nothing beats the glory of God himself. In this episode, we’re looking at the cloud of glory when God himself turns up at the tabernacle. It’s epic. Fun facts about ‘so-called’ gold medals and we hear from an Olympic medal winner, Debbie Flood. And a sketch with Anna and Josh. And music from Dumbrocks: If God Made the Sun. Singalong here!You can hear the full interview with Debbie at the Christians in Sport website here and she will be coming very soon to the Faith in Parents podcast.Support the show

Living out our beliefs is a place of integrity and strength as an adult. But as parents, do we want that for our children?Would we prefer our children to shine like stars or to blend in like a chameleon?Their well-meaning conversations in the school playground can easily lead to us clearing up the relational debris from their clumsy courage. How distinctive do we really want our families to be?Join us as we talk to Jennifer Kvamme author of 'More to the Story'. After years of ministry amongst teens she has written this book to guide them through desire, relationships, identity and peer pressure. We need this because these conversations are only ever going to be tricky!People:Ed Drew  is the director of Faith in Kids.Amy Smith is a writer for Faith in Kids.Jennifer Kvamme has been in youth ministry for 20 years at Centennial Church in Forest Lake, Minnesota. She is also on the director team for the Challenge Youth Conference. Jennifer is the author of More to the Story and a contributor to the EFCA blog. She’s married to Greg and they have three children.Our brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

There is an angel in every child!You heard it here first, from an expert. David McKie is a Director of Europe's largest Mental Health Trust. He says he has the best job in the world because he gets to listen to teens for 45 minutes at a time. He is a wildly experienced Child Psychologist and he knows stuff about how our children's minds and hearts work (and what is happening when it seems like they're not).And yet, this is a comforting listen. He sees a better way forward with groundbreaking wisdom such as, 'if you have two ears then listen to your child' and 'however badly your relationship with your child is going, there will be 15 minutes each day when they are listening.' Boom!Join us as we talk big emotions, strong feelings and listening well.People:Ed Drew  is the director of Faith in Kids.Amy Smith is a writer for Faith in Kids.David McKee is is a Director of Europe's largest Mental Health Hospital.Other resources:Videos from David McKie.How thinking affects our well-beingMr Worry's Thinking Part 1Mr Worry's Thinking Part 2Mr Worry's Thinking Part 3a and Mr Worry's Thinking Part 3bOur brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

As our children grow up, we'd love them to be clear on the truth God gives and compassionate about the brokenness we can often experience. This episode helps us talk about marriage.Lizzie Cross shares her story with honesty, beauty and clarity sharing how she experienced the heart ache of marriage break down and yet clung to the faithfulness of God with her children.  You can expect moments of laughter, tears in your eyes and encouragement that we have a good story to share with our children as they are growing up.People: Ed Drew  is the director of Faith in Kids. Amy Smith is a writer for Faith in Kids. Lizzie Cross is an active mum and registered childminder who lives in Chorley with her husband Andy. Together, they form a blended family with four children. Other resources:Parentalk podcast on Blended Families: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZiIqDcMh6sOur brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

Ian Henderson helps us to navigate the internet, explaining that it is like a city; full of places to take our children, so much to see and do, but there are murky places where we would never leave our children to explore alone.A recent report said that 10% of kids have seen inappropriate online images before the age of 9, rising to 27% by 13. Various studies say the average age for seeing those images for the 1st time is about 11 years old.As parents we want to help them respond wisely when - not if - this situation arises. Ian gives us the 3 T's and helps us think through the bigger picture, giving practical steps to follow.People:Ed Drew  is the director of Faith in Kids.Amy Smith is a writer for Faith in Kids.Ian Henderson established the Naked Truth Project in 2013 in Manchester, UK an initiative of Visible . He set out to open eyes & free lives from the damaging impact of pornography through awareness, education and recovery programmes. Other resources:The Naked Truth project. Plus NT Church App is available for church leaders and youth leaders on the App Store.internetmatters.org - help for parents in navigating internet filters and controls.The Fortify App & website - great secular support for pornography addiction.Fight the New Drug  - a non-religious organisation raising awareness of the harmful effects of pornography using science, facts, and personal accounts.Our brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show

Talking through some monsters: Boys, girls, gender, confusion, puberty, worry and frustration. We're in safe hands! Dr John Greenall, a paediatric doctor, with a world of experience takes us carefully through the issues, one by one. Even the little people running around Amy's head calm down. Listen in for beautiful clarity, simple advice and plenty of stories so we all leave feeling ready for the next conversation. We talk through the unchanging nature of our gender and the extraordinary changes that puberty brings to our children's bodies. We often feel like we'd rather the doctor did the talking to our children but Dr John is clear - parents are perfectly placed to speak words of truth, care and encouragement into the confusion.People:Ed Drew  is the director of Faith in Kids.Amy Smith is a writer for Faith in Kids.Dr John Greenall is a Paediatrician in Bedfordshire, a dad to four children and is passionate about the role dads play in children’s lives. He enjoys ‘roughenup tumbles’ with his kids, walking in the woods (the more mud the better) and cheering his kids on to be all God has made them to be. You can check out his mini-podcast series called ‘The Intentional Father’ HERE.Other resources:Faith In Parents #97 | The Transgender Debate and Gender IdentityWhat God Has to say about Our Bodies by Sam Allberry  - great first book for parents on the topic.Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions About Life and Sexuality by Nancy Pearcey - a harder book for parents.My Body is Me by Rachel Rooney  - a picture book for younger children.CMF Quick Guides to gender dysphoria and trans identification are also available for healthcare professionals, pastors, teachers and youth leaders. Find them at: cmf.li/QuickGuidesBayswater Support - for parents and carers of gender questioning children and young peopleFor helpful stats and medical information visit Stats for Gender. Our brand new “Growing Up” Resources are out NOW for parents and churches to use together as we help our children grow up in today’s world, with God’s word as their guide. Head to faithinkids.org for all the details on this excellent series. They’re growing up fast so come on, let’s share God’s good story.Support the show