Faith in Kids

In this episode, Ed Drew has a chat with the expert Sandy Galea, the director of Kidswise. Her passion is to train children’s ministry leaders and parents - to equip and encourage them to speak God’s truth into the lives of children everywhere. She partners with churches by making the resources and programs developed for her own church, available on Kidswise. She has spent the last thirty years overseeing the kids ministry at her church, MBM (Multicultural Bible Ministry) - a multicultural, multi-site church. Sandy is a wife, mother and grandmother.Listen in to Sandy's conversation with Ed to hear how you can learn from 30 years of her experience to help you be a better Christian parent and part of your church family - whether you are new to following Jesus as a parent or have experiences to offer, this episode is for you.Show Notes Links:Here’s the link to Kidswise Masterclass mentioned:https://kidswise.com.au/pages/masterclassHere’s the link to some free parenting tools from Sandy:https://kidswise.com.au/collections/parent-resources Here’s the link to some blogs you might want to browse from Kidswise:https://kidswise.com.au/blogs/articlesWe have been thinking on the podcast recently about how we can rely on, Jesus, God with us in the mess and chaos of lockdown and doing homeschool. How to keep this message strong within our families is often a struggle, if ever it's been tricky, it certainly is in lockdown. We hope this episode is an encouragement to you.If this podcast encourages you as you disciple your kids, please do send this episode on to a parent you think would appreciate it - maybe drop it into a WhatsApp group for your churches mums/dads/carers group with something you found encouraging from the episode.Purchase our New Book:The new book Meals with Jesus from Faith in Kids in partnership with The Good Book Company can be ordered here.  We'll be troubleshooting your honest questions about hosting family Bible times over the next few months so we invite you to have a go now as we struggle on through lockdown while supporting the Faith in Kids ministry.If you missed our 'Christmas Bake Along' video, it's not too late to watch it or send it to a friend, godchild, neighbour, church WhatsApp group or small alien you have met someplace. The video with Martha Collison and Ed Drew making a gingerbread nativity and talking about 'God with Us' can be found on the Faith in Kids Youtube channel here.If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We won't read out your emails on the podcast if you don't want us to, but we'd love to hear your stories and feedback. Particularly any questions you have about family Bible times, let us know how you get on or what's not working for you and we will endeavour to answer your questions!Genuinely, we love hearing from folks and helps us feel less like we are posting into the void - do send us a friendly hello, it might just make our day!Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the ministry of Faith in Kids.  For more information on Faith in Kids, go to Faithinkids.org Support the show (http://www.faithinkids.org)Support the show

Ed Drew has a chat with Marty Machowski, the expert on how to disciple your kids and host good family Bible times. We have been thinking on the podcast recently about how we can rely on, Jesus, God with us in the mess and chaos of lockdown and doing homeschool. How to keep this message strong within our families is often a struggle, if ever it's been tricky, it certainly is in lockdown. We hear some stories, advice and encouragement from Marty. He shares this gem - "The bottom line is that you can't do parenting alone. That's the Bible's message. The Lord is offering to help you. When I find that parents are most discouraged, I find parents who have forgotten that the Lord wants to partner with them. I'll ask them, "Have you tried everything?"  They say, "Yes, I've tried everything." I say, "How much have you prayed?"If this podcast encourages you as you disciple your kids, please do send this episode on to a parent you think would appreciate it - maybe drop it into a WhatsApp group for your churches mums/dads/carers group with something you found encouraging from the episode.This new book Meals with Jesus from Faith in Kids in partnership with The Good Book Company can be ordered here.  We'll be troubleshooting your honest questions about hosting family Bible times over the next few months so we invite you to have a go now as we struggle on through lockdown while supporting the Faith in Kids ministry.If you missed our 'Christmas Bake Along' video, it's not too late to watch it or send it to a friend, godchild, neighbour, church WhatsApp group or small alien you have met someplace. The video with Martha Collison and Ed Drew making a gingerbread nativity and talking about 'God with Us' can be found on the Faith in Kids Youtube channel here.If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We won't read out your emails on the podcast if you don't want us to, but we'd love to hear your stories and feedback. Particularly any questions you have about family Bible times, let us know how you get on or what's not working for you and we will endeavour to answer your questions!Genuinely, we love hearing from folks and helps us feel less like we are posting into the void - do send us a friendly hello, it might just make our day!Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the ministry of Faith in Kids.  For more information on Faith in Kids, go to Faithinkids.org Support the show (http://www.faithinkids.org)Support the show

Ed and Amy chat with the mum of seven, Louise, to help us think about how lockdown is really going... and what we can do about it. We have been thinking on the podcast recently about how we can rely on Emmanuel, Jesus, God with us in the mess and chaos. How to keep this message strong within our families is often a struggle, if ever it's been tricky, it certainly is in lockdown. We hear some honest experiences of life in lockdown (part 3, according to Amy, the third one never has such a good story), as well as some encouragements and with a few laughs along the way. If this encourages you as you disciple your kids, please do send this podcast on to a parent you think would appreciate it - maybe drop it into a WhatsApp group for your churches mums/dads/carers group with something you found encouraging from the episode.Read the John Newton letter Ed refers to here.This new book Meals with Jesus from Faith in Kids in partnership with The Good Book Company can be ordered here.  We'll be troubleshooting your honest questions about hosting family Bible times over the next few months so we invite you to have a go now as we struggle on through lockdown while supporting the Faith in Kids ministry.If you missed our 'Christmas Bake Along' video, it's not too late to watch it or send it to a friend, godchild, neighbour, church WhatsApp group or small alien you have met someplace. The video with Martha Collison and Ed Drew making a gingerbread nativity and talking about 'God with Us' can be found on the Faith in Kids Youtube channel here.If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We won't read out your emails on the podcast if you don't want us to, but we'd love to hear your stories and feedback. Particularly any questions you have about family Bible times, let us know how you get on or what's not working for you and we will endeavour to answer your questions!Genuinely, we love hearing from folks and helps us feel less like we are posting into the void - do send us a friendly hello, it might just make our day!Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the ministry of Faith in Kids.  For more information on Faith in Kids, go to Faithinkids.org Support the show (http://www.faithinkids.org)Support the show

Ed chats with Robin Barfield and Ben Putt from 'Everyday Dadding' to help us think about how we can be better parents, specifically, dads. We have been thinking on the podcast recently about how we can rely on Emmanuel, Jesus, God with us in the mess and chaos. How to keep this message strong within our families is often a struggle. Ed talks here to two 'Christian Dads' (i.e. they are a Christian and a dad...) in a cross-over podcast we hear some honest experiences of 'family Bible times' and a bit more about using Ed's new book that looks at the meals Jesus eats from the book of Luke. If this encourages you as you disciple your kids, please do send this podcast on to a parent you think would appreciate it.This new book Meals with Jesus from Faith in Kids in partnership with The Good Book Company can be ordered here.  We'll be troubleshooting your honest questions about hosting family Bible times over the next few months so we invite you to have a go now as we struggle on through lockdown while supporting the Faith in Kids ministry.If you missed our 'Christmas Bake Along' video, it's not too late to watch it or send it to a friend, godchild, neighbour, church WhatsApp group or small alien you have met someplace. The video with Martha Collison and Ed Drew making a gingerbread nativity and talking about 'God with Us' can be found on the Faith in Kids Youtube channel here.If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We won't read out your emails on the podcast if you don't want us to, but we'd love to hear your stories and feedback. Particularly any questions you have about family Bible times, let us know how you get on or what's not working for you and we will endeavour to answer your questions!Genuinely, we love hearing from folks and helps us feel less like we are posting into the void - do send us a friendly hello, it might just make our day!Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the ministry of Faith in Kids.  For more information on Faith in Kids, go to Faithinkids.org Support the show (http://www.faithinkids.org)Support the show

Ed, Amy and Jam are back with one last Christmas hurrah talking about best Christmas gifts ever. And here's your Christmas bonus gift. Not just one but TWO sketches, about the wise men meeting Jesus. And a tune from Awesome Cutlery.Get Michael J Tinker's fab new Christmas Album (Bandcamp & Website)Reading from International Children's Bible and Sketch performed by Freya Storch and Johnny Fairclough. Sketch written by James Cary with Ed Drew.Episode recorded and produced by James Cary.Music licensed from Soundstripe. If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We'd love to hear your stories, feedback and encouragements.Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the ministry of Faith in Kids. For more information on Faith in Kids, go to Faithinkids.org Support the show

Ed helps us think about how we can prepare well for the New Year as parents. We have been thinking on the podcast recently about how we can rely on Emmanuel, Jesus, God with us in the mess and chaos. How to keep this message strong within our families is often a struggle. Ed talks here to Joe Henegan of The Good Book Company in a cross-over podcast to hear more of Ed's story as to how he became a Christian, his heart for Faith in Kids and more about using his new family devotional that looks at the meals Jesus eats from the book of Luke. If this encourages you as you disciple your kids, please do send this podcast on to a parent you think would appreciate it. This new book Meals with Jesus from Faith in Kids in partnership with The Good Book Company, can be pre-ordered here. Pre-ordering really helps us out, so if you think you are likely to get your paws on a copy, not only is it a good start for you and your family this 2021 but will further support Faith in Kids ministry.If you missed our 'Christmas Bake Along' video, it's not too late to watch it or send it to a friend, godchild, neighbour, church whatsapp group, small alien you have met someplace. The video with Martha Collison and Ed Drew making a gingerbread nativity and talking about 'God with Us' can be found on the Faith in Kids Youtube channel here.If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We won't read out your emails on the podcast if you don't want us to, but we'd love to hear your stories and feedback. Genuinely, we love hearing from folks and helps us feel less like we are posting into the void - do send us a friendly hello, it might just make our day!Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the ministry of Faith in Kids.  For more information on Faith in Kids, go to Faithinkids.org Support the show (http://www.faithinkids.org)Support the show

We are at peak Christmas. Ed 'the Parnsip', Amy 'the Carrot' and James 'the swan eater' talk about being king or queen for the day, fires and homework. More fun facts and we hear what King Herod says to his advisor when the Wise Men have gone. And more festive tunes from Michael J Tinker.Get Michael J Tinker's fab new Christmas Album (Bandcamp & Website)Reading from International Children's Bible and Sketch performed by Freya Storch and Johnny Fairclough. Sketch written by James Cary with Ed Drew.Episode recorded and produced by James Cary.Music licensed from Soundstripe. If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We'd love to hear your stories, feedback and encouragements.Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the ministry of Faith in Kids. For more information on Faith in Kids, go to Faithinkids.org Support the show

Ed, Jam and Amy have more Christmas cheer finding out how God is with us in the mess of life. Amy has some fun facts about sprouts and Jam has a sketch in which Ebeneezer Scrooge gets more than he bargained for when he sends a child out to get a turkey. And we go Down Down with Michael J Tinker.Get Michael J Tinker's fab new Christmas Album (Bandcamp & Website)Reading from International Children's Bible and Sketch performed by Freya Storch and Johnny Fairclough. Sketch written by James Cary with Ed Drew.Episode recorded and produced by James Cary.If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We'd love to hear your stories, feedback and encouragements.Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the ministry of Faith in Kids. For more information on Faith in Kids, go to Faithinkids.org Support the show

Ed, Amy and Jam have some cheer to help us get through a tricky Christmas. We can rely on Emmanuel, Jesus, God with us in the mess and chaos. The Bake-a-long can be found on the Faith in Kids Youtube channel  here.Our new book Meals with Jesus can be pre-ordered hereIf you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We won't read out your emails on the podcast if you don't want us to, but we'd love to hear your stories and feedback.Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the ministry of Faith in Kids.  For more information on Faith in Kids, go to Faithinkids.org Support the show

Do you get weird dreams? In this episode, Ed  and Jam ponder Joseph's weird dream and deliver another help of fun facts about tigers. And how do you catch a bat?Get Michael J Tinker's fab new Christmas Album (Bandcamp & Website)Reading from International Children's Bible and Sketch performed by Cameron and Anna Potts. Sketch written by James Cary with Ed Drew.Episode recorded and produced by James Cary.If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We'd love to hear your stories, feedback and encouragements.Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the ministry of Faith in Kids. For more information on Faith in Kids, go to Faithinkids.org Support the show