How Grandparents Help Raise Strong Christian Kids w/ Josh Mulvihill

What if the secret to raising strong Christian kids is dependent on their relationship with their grandparents?On this episode of the Collide Kids Podcast, host Christen Clark talks with Josh Mulvihill about how grandparents play a vital role in Christian parenting, family life, and spiritual growth. They discuss discipleship at home, the lasting influence of intentional grandparents, and practical ways families can nurture faith across generations—even when grandparents aren’t nearby.Website:  renewanation.orggospelshapedfamily.comInstagram: @collidekidspodcollidekidspodcast.comThanks to Jay Lee from provisionpods.com for editing this episode!Clip Finder: Viral Topic - Lessons from the Farm: Now living on a farm and having to care for animals, it brings a greater appreciation for all that imagery in scripture and what it means to truly be a good shepherd and to, to care for, to defend.— Josh Mulvihill [00:05:21 → 00:05:36]The Vital Role of Grandparents in Faith: "Well, two things. One is the Bible and two is research. So the Bible has a lot to say about grandparents and their role and it's kind of God' that grandparents have a purpose, an important role to play in our coming to know and love Jesus."— Josh Mulvihill [00:07:45 → 00:08:02]The Surprising Power of Grandparents: "Grandparents are the one of the very few people that are, are present in a person's life from the little years all the way up through the adulthood years."— Josh Mulvihill [00:09:52 → 00:10:03]The Untapped Power of Christian Grandparents: "But if you think there's like 30 million Christian grandparents in America, that is like mind blowing that number. And if you think about what if even just a percentage of those individuals captured a vision for God's design for grandparenting man, the impact could be huge."— Josh Mulvihill [00:10:24 → 00:10:46]Viral Topic: The Irreplaceable Role of Grandparents  "You can, you can supplement some, but it never is a full replacement."— Josh Mulvihill [00:14:03 → 00:14:07]The Power of Adoptive Grandparents: "if you don't have a grandparent that is alive or is active in your life, the, the body of Christ is, could potentially be that and, and supply some of what's not there. You know, the adoptive grandparent kind of thing."— Josh Mulvihill [00:15:08 → 00:15:23]Viral Topic: Honoring Grandparents in Faith Communities: So just hearing thank you and we honor you, we celebrate you, you matter, whether that's from you or your church is, that's a huge blessing.— Josh Mulvihill [00:16:52 → 00:17:01]Generational Faith: "That's a hundred year discipleship vision for a family to perpetuate faith from one generation to the next."— Josh Mulvihill [00:20:41 → 00:20:48]Viral Topic: The Role of Grandparents in Christian Families: "I think it's honoring to the Lord to open the gate or the gatekeepers of our kids and allow grandparents to have a role."— Josh Mulvihill [00:21:11 → 00:22:11]Viral Topic: Redefining the Grandparent Role in Family Ministry: "For a long time, family was, you know, we think of, we kind of think of family as parents and children. And that's an incomplete picture of the family according to the Bible. The Bible defines family as extended family, intergenerational in its nature."— Josh Mulvihill [00:25:01 → 00:25:20] Bark proactively works to monitor, detect, and alert you to potential issues on your kids' devices. Visit bark.us to learn more about how you can keep your kids safe online. Use the code COLLIDEKIDS to get 15% off Your Bark Technologies Plan !Support the show