S5 E13: Affirming Girls, Building Secure Women

Episode Summary:

In this heartfelt and deeply practical episode, Suzanne Phillips sits down with Jonathan Pitts—author, speaker, ministry executive, father of five, and President of For Girls Like You, a ministry serving tween girls and their parents.

Jonathan has spent nearly two decades in Christian leadership, including serving as Executive Director of Dr. Tony Evans' ministry (The Urban Alternative), managing recording artist Anthony Evans, Jr., and now serving in pastoral leadership at Church of the City in Franklin, TN. As a father of four daughters and a newly welcomed baby boy, Jonathan brings real-life wisdom, raw honesty, and a deeply redemptive story following the loss of his late wife, Wynter Pitts.

This episode is essential for any parent raising girls in a culture that is rapidly shifting and increasingly confusing. From identity and confidence to cultural pressures and discipleship at home, Jonathan offers encouragement, clarity, and tools to help parents raise secure daughters who stand firm in truth.

Episode Highlights:

✔️ Why Pop Culture Parenting is dangerous—especially for girls

✔️ The rise of cultural insecurity, comparison, and identity distortion

✔️ Why For Girls Like You focuses on tweens — and how it helps parents

✔️ The father–daughter dynamic and how dads impact girls' identity

✔️ Raising a boy now — what's different, what's the same

✔️ Encouragement for parents raising girls who need grounding in truth

Featured Resource: For Girls Like You

A Christ-centered ministry equipping parents of tween girls with resources that build identity, confidence, and discipleship at home.

👉 Website → www.forgirlslikeyou.com

👉 Instagram → @forgirlslikeyou

👉 Jonathan's Instagram → @pittsjr26

👉 Books → She Is Yours & My Wynter Season

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Call-to-Actions (CTAs):

📲 Connect with Jonathan Pitts:

• Instagram (Personal): @pittsjr26
• Ministry: @forgirlslikeyou
• Website: www.forgirlslikeyou.com
  
  

📲 Stay Connected with Beacon Parent:

• Instagram: @suzannephillips_
• Instagram: @beacon_parent
• Website: www.beaconparent.com
  
  

📚 Beacon Parent Free Resource Hub:

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Identity Truth for the Family:

Girls become secure when they hear truth from the people they trust most.

Parents who affirm identity before culture tries to distort it lay foundations for strong, confident, Christ-centered women.

Closing CTA:

Parents, your voice matters. Your presence matters. The world is loud — but truth is louder when it's lived out in your home.

If this episode encouraged you or gave you language for raising girls in today's culture, share it with a friend, your small group, or another parent who needs this hope.

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