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Strategic Families
by Graham Clark
The Strategic Families podcast explores the most life-giving and challenging aspects of building a family that honors Christ and is on mission for Him! We offer tips and resources for parents to navigate this all-important work of discipling our children and raising them into the adults that God wants them to be. We glean wisdom from real parents who have gone before and walked the journey faithfully, and also from younger parents who are ”in the thick of it,” so we can encourage one another and spur one another on towards love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24). Each episode offers wisdom and practical guidance on how to be faithful in this critical calling.As hosts, we (Graham & Katie Clark) are learning with our listeners as we raise our four children. We invite you to grow together with us in this wonderful journey of family life!Topics include:· Transmitting God’s truth to the next generation· Strategic planning for your family· Engaging your neighbors· Making your home a ...
Episodes
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49 - The Fear that Brings Life & Blessing
We often hear that we should not fear anything. I would clarify this to say that the Bible clearly and repeatedly and expressly commands us to fear the LORD. That God commands us is all the reason we need. But what's really cool is that God promises tons of blessings to those who fear the LORD.…
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48 - Beyond ”The Talk” – Six Critical Conversations with Your Kids, Part 2 of 2 (with John Fort)
**Part 2 of 2 with John Fort** Join us in this two-part interview to learn from John Fort, Director of Training for Be Broken Ministries. John is the author of Honest Talk: A New Perspective on Talking to Your Kids About , which discusses 6 critical conversations we need to have with our kids.…
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47 - Beyond ”The Talk” – Six Critical Conversations with Your Kids, Part 1 of 2 (with John Fort)
**Part 1 of 2 with John Fort** Join us in this two-part interview to learn from John Fort, Director of Training for Be Broken Ministries. John is the author of Honest Talk: A New Perspective on Talking to Your Kids About , which discusses 6 critical conversations we need to have with our kids.…
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46 - How Kids Benefit From Working Outside the Home (with Clark kids)
In this episode, 5 of the 6 Clark Family members talk about the value of kids working outside the home. What's that you say? Kids working? I thought being a kid was all about FUN?!? Well, being a kid is fun, but remember -- we want to raise them to be adults. Kind, compassionate, productive,...
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45 - Recovering Reason & Loving Logic: A Parent’s Guide (with Dr. Christopher Perrin)
Our guest for this episode is Dr. Christopher Perrin, co-founder and CEO of Classical Academic Press. Dr. Perrin is a wise man who has a great deal to teach us about parenting and generally living life as a Christian. He's one of those guys who just makes you feel smarter after listening to him!...
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44 - Navigating the Dating Years with Success, Part 2 of 2 (with Monica Irvine)
**Part 2 of 2 with Monica Irvine** Our guest for this episode is author and speaker Monica Irvine, and this topic is so relevant, practical and really critical to our children's upbringing -- we're diving into the topic of courtship and dating. Monica is the founder of The Etiquette Factory, a...
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43 - Navigating the Dating Years with Success, Part 1 of 2 (with Monica Irvine)
**Part 1 of 2 with Monica Irvine** Our guest for this episode is author and speaker Monica Irvine, and this topic is so relevant, practical and really critical to our children's upbringing -- we're diving into the topic of courtship and dating. Monica is the founder of The Etiquette Factory, a...
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42 - Combat Lies & Defend the Faith (with Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Mama Bear Apologetics)
Our guest for this episode is author Hillary Morgan Ferrer, founder of Mama Bear Apologetics. Hillary has so much excellent wisdom to teach us in this interview about how we can approach our kids when it comes to defending the Christian faith. She discusses her story of becoming fascinated with...
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41 - Revitalize Your Marriage with This Simple Tool
In this episode, we (Graham and Katie) share all about a tool we developed years ago that has been critical for in our marriage and that we believe can be a great benefit to your marriage as well: the Date Night Inventory. We've used this dozens of times in our 15 years of marriage to encourage...
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40 - Resisting a Culture that Fails to Value Virtue (with Andrew Kern)
In this episode, Graham interviews Andrew Kern, President & CEO of the CiRCE Institute, an awesome organization that focuses on Classical Christian Education. Andrew has amazing thoughts on not only education but how to guide our children towards virtue and wisdom. You will find this episode...
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39 - Use Great Stories to Shape Your Kids’ Character (with SD Smith & Josiah Smith)
Today's episode features an interview with author SD Smith of The Green Ember series, along with his son, Josiah Smith, with whom SD just co-authored a book called Jack Zulu & The Waylander's Key. We discuss the Green Ember series and how they can be used within families; we discuss their new…
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38 - An Enjoyable Way to Engage Your Kids (with Sarah Mackenzie)
In this episode, Graham interviews Sarah Mackenzie, founder of the Read Aloud Revival, an amazing effort to help parents help their kids learn to love to read. She and her husband Andrew have 6 children. You may also know Sarah from her highly acclaimed book Teaching From Rest: A Homeschooler's...
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37 - The Art of Neighboring (with Dave Runyon)
In this episode, Graham interviews author and dad of 4, Dave Runyon, co-author (with Jay Pathak) of The Art of Neighboring, a fantastic book that encourages the church to be the church -- and get outside our four walls to engage those who live closest to us. This book reminds us that good...
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36 - Cultivating Joy & Wonder in Our Parenting (with Catherine Claire Larson)
In this episode, Graham interviews author and mom of 6 boys, Catherine Claire Larson, about her new & upcoming books and excellent thoughts on parenting. Catherine reminds us that parenting is both a responsibility and a joy and that the discipleship of our kids is absolutely critical work for…
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35 - Empower Your Kids to Make Great Decisions (with Lt. Col. (Ret) Don Land)
In this episode, Graham interviews his great friend and neighbor, and pro parent Don Land, who recently retired from the Air Force. Don most served as Professor of Aerospace Studies and the Commander of Air Force ROTC Detachment 592 at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Don is a great…
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34 - Top 7 OLD HYMNS to Teach Your Kids
This episode is #3 in the 3-part mini-series on strategically implementing Christ-honoring music into your family life. In this episode, Graham shares the Strategic Families Podcast's "Top 7 Old Hymns to Teach Your Kids." If you haven't already, check out the previous two episodes, #32 & 33…
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33 - Top 7 Songs to GROOVE OUT to With Your Kids
This episode is #2 in the 3-part mini-series on strategically implementing Christ-honoring music into your family life. In this episode, Graham shares the Strategic Families Podcast's "Top 7 songs to Grove Out to with your Kids." If you haven't already, check out the previous episode, #32, where…
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32 - Top 7 Songs to JAM OUT to With Your Kids
This episode is #1 in a 3-part mini-series on strategically implementing MUSIC into your family life. In this episode, Graham shares the Strategic Families Podcast's "Top 7 songs to Jam Out to with your Kids." First, we cover some important introductory material about the compelling idea of music...
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31 - Set Your Family Up for a Peaceful AND Productive Summer
In this episode, Katie and Graham talk through ideas on how to make this summer both peaceful and productive for your family. Katie is the expert planner and while it may seem counterintuitive to plan out what we call a "break," if we fail to plan, we could be setting ourselves up for squandering...
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30 - Life Hacks to Maximize Family Impact (with Ben & Mary Craft)
My guests in this episode are old friends of mine and people that I admire so much, Ben and Mary Craft. We've known each other for a long time but our families have been able to spend time together these last few months and it's just been really cool to reconnect with them. Ben and Mary are an...
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29 - Preparing Your Family for Persecution (with Andrew Pudewa)
Today's guest is Andrew Pudewa, a wonderful and influential thinker and speaker and educator and someone who has so much to teach us about godly living. Andrew is a gifted communicator who loves helping families educate their children and is the founder of an awesome organization called the...
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28 - Equip Your Kids with News Literacy & Biblical Discernment / WORLD Watch (with Taylor Hebert & Caleb Bailey)
Today's guests are Taylor Hebert & Cabel Bailey, reporters with the fantastic daily 10-minute video news program, WORLD Watch. As Christian families, it matters where we get our news! WORLD Watch presents the news factually and with a Biblical worldview and is a great way to spark important...
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27 - Cultivating a Mentally Healthy Home (with Dr. Danny Huerta)
Today's guest is Dr. Danny Huerta, Vice President of Parenting & Youth at Focus on the Family. Focus on the Family is an amazing, faithful ministry that has been serving families for decades and Dr. Huerta has so much wisdom to share with us today on how to cultivate a mentally healthy home. Dr....
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26 - Can We Actually Be Thankful for Inflation?
Everything is more expensive now -- that's no longer news. The question for us as families is: how will we respond in this moment? In this episode, we encourage your family to think of it as an opportunity -- yes, an opportunity -- to teach your kids -- and remind yourself -- that God is in...
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25 - How a Good Apology Makes All the Difference (with Dr. Jennifer Thomas)
In this episode, Graham interviews psychologist, business consultant and author Dr. Jennifer Thomas about her book and work around the languages of apology. This is such an important topic for our families, as there is no family that doesn't need to offer and receive good apologies! We sin…
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24 - Preparing Boys to Become Men (with Dr. Pete Frank)
In this episode, Graham interviews Dr. Pete Frank about an awesome program he and his wife Amy created for boys called Gateway on the Journey to Manhood. Pete is an accomplished economist and serves as the provost for Grove City College in Grove City, PA. Today's topic is all about Gateway…
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23 - Raising Courageous Children (with David Benham)
In this episode, Graham interviews author, speaker and business leader David Benham. David is a passionate man of God who is known for unapologetically standing for the truth of Jesus Christ. He and his twin brother Jason are the authors of numerous books, including the bestseller Whatever the...
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22 - Discipline Made Simple: The Consequence Jar
In this episode, Graham and Katie explore everybody's favorite topic: discipline and consequences! But seriously, discipline is an important role for us as parents as we strive to build strategic families that are on mission for the Lord. Last time, we discussed how to motivate our kids to become...
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21 - Motivating Your Kids to Grow & Contribute
Sticking with the theme of resetting & realigning things in your family, in this episode Graham & Katie introduce two concepts that have been helpful in our own family life: the Chip System and the Consequence Jar. We dive into the details on Chip System and how it can be used to help you kids...
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20 - Now, Change Your Family’s Trajectory
Now that you've hopefully had a chance to set some life-giving family goals together, this episode is all about STAYING THE COURSE. Sometimes we feel like we've accomplished something just because we wrote it down! That's a foundational step, but good intentions won't get us very far. We need to...
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19 - Hit the Reset Button: Determine Your Family’s Priorities
In this episode, Katie and Graham discuss the value of taking a step back and conducting a family evaluation. No matter when you're accessing this episode, if it's been a while since you've done this -- or if you've never done it at all -- now is a great time to take stock of where God has been…
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18 - What is Your Family Giving to Jesus this Christmas?
We all give each other so many gifts for Christmas, and that's all fine. But there's one Person we often leave out -- Jesus Christ! In this episode, Graham and Katie dive into the Scriptures to explore what it could look like in our families for each person to give Jesus a gift. After all, it's…
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17 - Be A Catalyst for Community this Christmas
In this episode, we give suggestions on how your family can be a catalyst for community building in your neighborhood and spheres of influence. Christmas is an awesome time of year to "break the ice" by bringing something to your neighbors and being an instrument of God's love! Take a risk and...
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16 - Bless Another Family on St. Nicholas Day (with Amy Frank)
In this episode, Amy Frank shares about St. Nicholas Day, an awesome opportunity for your family to bless another family who needs encouragement. If you've never heard of St. Nicholas Day, this is a crash course on what it is and how God can use it in your community!If this podcast been a…
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15 - Advent with Adventure (with Arnold Ytreeide)
Ever wanted to celebrate Advent but not sure where to start? I highly recommend starting with books by Arnold Ytreeide (pronounced IT-TREE-IDE, a gifted storyteller whose adventures will delight your family during the Advent season. In this episode, Ytreeide gives the back story on his amazing...
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14 - Preventing Burnout During the Holidays
If you're like us, sometimes you're bracing for this time of year with your family -- it can be so much fun but can also be overwhelming. Join us as Katie Clark walks us through a helpful way to navigate this time of year as a family through remembering, resting and rejuvenating, as we thank God...
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13 - Pursuing Family Health: Feelings Off, Commitment On (with Andrew & Janelle Devlin)
This episode of the Strategic Families podcast includes an interview with Andrew & Janelle Devlin -- awesome young parents with four kids who run a business together and have their own podcast, Love + Money. They have tons of energy and great tips on how to be healthy and involve our kids along…
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12 - Let Them Be Kids — And Experience REAL LIFE (with Jessica Smartt)
In this episode, Graham interviews author Jessica Smartt, who's also a homeschool co-op director and mom of 3. Jessica shares important ideas from her two great parenting books, Memory Making Mom and Let Them Be Kids.In this interview, Jessica discusses:their new property, where her extended…
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11 - Why Humble Prayer is So Critical for Your Family (with Chris Clark)
In this episode, Graham interviews his brother, Chris Clark, an engineer & more importantly, a great dad and husband who is a faithful man of prayer. In this interview, Chris:Shares about the value of your kids seeing you on your knees in humility before the LORDTalks about how he follows up with...
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10 - Apprentice Your Kids into a Lifelong Relationship with Jesus (with Cliff Wright)
In this episode, Graham interviews Cliff Wright, executive director of the Charlotte Eagles, which Cliff describes as "a world-changing, disciple-making, community-building mission cleverly disguised as a soccer club." Cliff, who spent 15 years with YoungLife, shares compellingly about how we as...
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9 - Calling Men UP as Providers, Protectors, Priests & Presiders (with David Vroon)
In this episode, Graham interviews David Vroon, the leader of the Reallife men's ministry of Stonebridge Church Community in Charlotte, NC. David shares how we as men are called to be not only providers but protectors, priests, and presiders over our homes & families. In this interview,...
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8 - Your Home: A Haven for Hospitality (with Amy Frank)
This episode features an interview with Amy Wray Frank, an awesome woman of God and homeschool mom, with five kids, who has a ton to teach us about how to create a beautiful home environment that is not only a respite for our souls but a place where real ministry can and should happen.In this...
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7 - The Fruit of Family Intentionality (with Jeff Greene)
In this episode, Graham interviews homeschool dad Jeff Greene, a homeschool dad who with his wife Diana, are so intentional and purposeful with their family, which includes four kids. They have an awesome set of core values, based on Scripture, that they have posted in their home and strive to…
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6 - Who Has Your Child’s Heart? (with Dan Martin)
Former pastor Dan Martin is part of the exclusive "3 Daughters Club" (of which your host is a card-carrying member) and has so much to teach us young parents. In this episode, Dan shares:What his ultimate desires were for his daughters, and how he wanted them to desire something beyond...
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5 - Our Children Do Not Need ”Self-Esteem” (with Lynn Wray, Part 2 of 2)
In this episode, Graham interviews Lynn Wray, who has faithfully raised five awesome children, who have given her 18 amazing grandchildren. Lynn Wray shares about the four basic needs of all humans (aside from the obvious physical needs): Love, Acceptance, Worth & Security and how important this…
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4 - Never Too Late to Change Your Family’s Trajectory (with Lynn Wray, Part 1 of 2)
In this episode, Graham interviews awesome, faithful woman of God, Lynn Wray, who has raised five amazing children, who have given her 19 amazing grandchildren. This will be an especially encouraging episode to any young families who may have come to faith later than many others, as this often...
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3 - Bring God’s Word into Your Daily Rhythms (with Dan Wray)
In this episode with Dan Wray, business owner and faithful Christian father and husband, we explore:How to make your own time for reading & valuing the Scriptures, including his own entertaining story of how he first started to get serious about God's Word.How to bring God's Word into the daily...
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2 - Preventing Regret & Missed Opportunities (with Bruce Wray)
Bruce Wray is a retired businessman and faithful follower of Christ who has "walked the walk" of excellent parenting (and grandparenting) for decades. In this interview, Bruce looks back at when his kids were young and and how he and his wife, Lynn Wray, brought the business principles of…
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1 - Your Family: An Instrument in God’s Hands
As a parent, do you feel overwhelmed at the task? Like you're failing? Guilty you're not doing more? Constantly comparing yourself to others? Checked out? We can drop all of that and embrace the lifegiving freedom and peace for parenting that are found only in Jesus Christ.In this episode, we...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Strategic Families podcast explores the most life-giving and challenging aspects of building a family that honors Christ and is on mission for Him! We offer tips and resources for parents to navigate this all-important work of discipling our children and raising them into the adults that God wants them to be. We glean wisdom from real parents who have gone before and walked the journey faithfully, and also from younger parents who are ”in the thick of it,” so we can encourage one another and spur one another on towards love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24). Each episode offers wisdom and practical guidance on how to be faithful in this critical calling.As hosts, we (Graham & Katie Clark) are learning with our listeners as we raise our four children. We invite you to grow together with us in this wonderful journey of family life!Topics include:· Transmitting God’s truth to the next generation· Strategic planning for your family· Engaging your neighbors· Making your home a ...
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