Parenting IS Discipleship featuring Jen Sodestrom

In this episode of the Disciples Made Here podcast, Drew is joined by his bride Jen Sodestrom for a conversation about the most sacred discipleship community we're a part of: our families.Parenting isn't a side category of discipleship. It is discipleship. The 18-year camping trip. The identify, invite, imitate, and innovate happening in real time around the dinner table, in the car, and on the ball field. Jen brings her background as a high school teacher, college professor, children's pastor, and child psychology to a deeply honest conversation about what it actually looks like to raise kids who are rooted in Christ rather than just shaped by rules.From a four-year-old named Carson at the state capitol steps learning what it means to have a debt paid, to a car ride conversation about a teenager smoking on the side of the road that turned into a lesson on compassion and prayer, to the difference between preparing the road for your child versus preparing your child for the road — this episode is full of real stories, hard-won wisdom, and practical phrases for every phase.The goal was never behavior modification. It was always heart transformation. Heaven over Harvard. Abide over achieve. And a family that sees themselves not just as sons and daughters, but as sent ones.⸻Reflection QuestionsAre you inviting your kids into the why behind the what, or defaulting to "because I said so"?What phrases or rhythms could you introduce into your family that help your kids become self-assessors and independent thinkers rooted in Christ?Are you preparing the road for your child, or preparing your child for the road? What would need to change?⸻Connect With Disciples Made HereInstagram https://www.instagram.com/disciplesmadehere/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/disciplesmadehereWebsite https://disciplesmadehere.org/