What is Christian parenting?

Christian parenting is biblical discipleship in the home. It involves shaping a child's heart through Scripture, modeling repentance and faith, and teaching children to love and follow Christ.

How should Christians parent in a post-truth culture?

Christians should parent by grounding their homes in God's Word, teaching biblical truth consistently, and helping children discern cultural messages through Scripture.

Is Christian parenting about behavior management?

No. Christian parenting focuses on heart transformation through the gospel rather than merely managing outward behavior.

Christian Parenting in a Post-Truth Culture, Discipleship at Home According to God’s Design

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Christian Parenting in a Post-Truth Culture, Discipleship at Home According to God’s Design

🎙️ Equipping You in Grace with Dave Jenkins 📅 February Series: Marriage and Family, God’s Design for the Home

Episode Summary

Raising children today is challenging, not because God’s Word has changed, but because our culture has drifted away from objective truth. In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins explores how Christian parenting is ultimately discipleship, grounded in Scripture and shaped by the gospel.You’ll be encouraged to anchor your home in God’s Word, shepherd your children’s hearts, and pursue intentional, grace-filled discipleship in a world that constantly sends competing messages about identity, morality, and authority.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.

Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.

He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).

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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.

Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

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