Raising Cross Formed Kids
Ryan Coatney and Phylicia Masonheimer · Cross Formed Kids
Show overview
Raising Cross Formed Kids has been publishing since 2021, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 22 episodes. That works out to roughly 8 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 3rd season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 19 min and 24 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Kids & Family show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 3.2 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2022, with 12 episodes published. Published by Cross Formed Kids.
From the publisher
Raising Cross Formed Kids is a collaboration between two parents in the thick of raising kids. Our passion is to equip parents to become the primary disciple-makers in the lives of their kids. After all, raising Christian kids is always a miracle, but it's never an accident.
Latest Episodes
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S3 Ep 3What's the Holy Spirits Role in My Childs Life
Do you find yourself wishing you could walk and talk with Jesus? Wouldn't life be easier if we had that face to face relationship with Him? Did you know that Jesus told his disciples - people who did have a face to face relationship with him - that it was better that He was going to leave them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit? In this episode Coat and Phylicia discuss the role and power of the Holy spirit and how to help your child understand and build a relationship with Him.
S3 Ep 2How to Teach the Trinity to Your Kids
How do you teach the concept of the Trinity to children when even adults have difficulty understanding it? Is an egg or three leaf clover the best solution or do anaologies like that lead you down dangerous paths?
S3 Ep 1How to Talk to Kids About the Bible
Ryan and Phylicia kick off season 3 of the Cross Formed Kids podcast talking about how to talk to your kids about one of the most foundational theological topic: The Bible.
S2 Ep 12A Case for Classical Education
In this episode Coat and Phylicia have a fun discussion about Classical education, including why it is an important discipleship tool.
S2 Ep 11Raising Neighborly Kids
In this episode Phylicia and Ryan talk about how to raise kids who know how to relate well to non-Christians.
S2 Ep 10Little People in Big Church
Coat and Phylicia discuss whether it is ok to keep our kids in "big church." How can we think about this as parents seeking to raise Christian kids?
S2 Ep 9The Challenge of Consistency
In this episode, Coat and Phylicia discuss the challenges related to remaining consistent in discipling our kids.
S2 Ep 8Generational Realities in Family Discipleship
Coat and Phylicia Discuss how we can break patterns of generational sin and how we can go about parenting as first generation Christians.
S2 Ep 7Technology and Family Discipleship
Most people either love to hate it or hate how much they love it. In this episode Coat and Phylicia take a balanced approach and discuss how we can navigate technology to ensure that our kids are not negatively impacted by it.
S2 Ep 6Time Management for Family Discipleship
How can we practically structure our days and weeks and months so that we faithfully disciple our kids?
S2 Ep 5How Your Theology Impacts Your Parenting
The Bible is more important than our theological preferences, but does our theology impact our parenting? Are there specific pitfalls to watch out for, depending on where we fall on the theological spectrum?
S2 Ep 4Little People, Big Feelings
In this episode Phylicia and Coat discuss how we can raise kids who know what to do with their feelings.
S2 Ep 3All The Feels
In this episode, Phylicia and Coat discuss strategies for managing our emotions in the context of discipline and disciplining our kids.
S2 Ep 2Stress in Parenting
In this episode Phylicia and Coat discuss parenting and stress. Parenting can be stressful. How do we manage stress in parenting? How can we be sure our stress doesn't negatively impact our kids?
Little sinners and Big sinners
In this episode Coat and Phylicia discuss the doctrine of sin and how our understanding of it informs our parenting.
S1 Ep 7Strategies for the Sex Talk with Your Kids
Ryan and Phylicia discuss ways to turn the tables on the subject that society has deemed awkward and uncomfortable and instead make "The Talk" an ongoing conversation with your children where you are their go-to source for information. This conversation is more important now than ever because your children ARE curious and WILL learn this information from someone. If that someone isn't you, then you don't know whether or not (or how badly) their view on their body and sexuality is being twisted.
S1 Ep 6Family Discipleship as Creation Care
Ryan and Phylicia Talk about the beauty of family and the importance of raising kids as an aspect of stewarding God's creation.
S1 Ep 5Apologetics and Family Discipleship
Phylicia and Ryan discuss how to teach kids to hold to and defend the faith without fear or self-righteousness.
S1 Ep 4Sorting Through Catechisms and Covenants
Time is limited, so with that in mind, what exactly should I focus on teaching my kids in order to foster a faith that lasts? Additional Reading: https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf103.iv.iii.iv.html
S1 Ep 3The Roles of the Local Church and the Family
When it comes to raising Christian kids, what is the role of the family and what is the role of the local church? Ryan and Phylicia discuss the roles of parents and local churches in raising Christian kids. What should parents be doing? How can churches best contribute? Where in Scripture do we the mandate for family discipleship?