{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Be The Church with Joel Wayne","title":"Biblical Parenting: Preparing Your Kids for a Godly Future (with Dan and Shannon Vandewarker)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2502,"description":"In this episode of the Be The Church Podcast, Luke Bilberry sits down with Pastor Dan Vandewarker and his wife, Shannon, for a deeply honest and hope-filled conversation about biblical parenting. Together, they unpack what it means to see parenting not as behavior modification, but as a calling—a spiritual mantle to disciple children to love and follow Jesus.Drawing from Scripture, personal stories, and lived experience, Dan and Shannon explore how parenting flows from theology, marriage, and mission, why the nuclear family was never meant to operate in isolation, and how God uses both hardship and community to form faithful disciples in the home.This conversation encourages parents to move from control to preparation, from fear to faith, and from isolation to intentional dependence on the Body of Christ—trusting God with both the process and the outcomes.In this episode, you’ll learn:Why biblical parenting is rooted in discipleship, not behavior modificationHow parenting flows downstream from your theology, marriage, and missionWhy the goal isn’t protecting kids from everything—but preparing them for what’s aheadHow to disciple each child according to their unique personality and callingWhy the Body of Christ plays a vital role in raising spiritually healthy kidsHow to approach schooling, technology, and culture through a discipleship lensWhat it looks like to parent from humility, repentance, and dependence on GodWhether you’re parenting young children, teenagers, or preparing for parenthood, this episode will challenge you to rethink success, trust God more deeply, and embrace the calling to disciple the next generation—together with the Church.Join Our Email List -> https://bethechurch.org/podcast/Leave a Review and SubscribeSpotifyApple PodcastsYouTubeConnect With UsWebsite: https://bethechurch.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethechurchmi/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeTheChurchMI","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/wc6qZ_iZFpkYG8SMfTdKN5ijtq7XhznxmHGExBnqUPc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mOTcz/YjkyZTk1NjlhZGQy/MTRkMmMxMDg0Mzhi/NWE2MS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}