Equipped for Impact

Luis Miranda and Nathan Deck
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A podcast designed to equip parents to disciple the next generation to stand firm in their faith and influence the world for Christ. Each episode explores practical questions and cultural issues through a Biblical worldview, providing the wisdom and tools needed to guide children toward a Christ-centered life. Presented by: Wayne Christian School- A Christ-centered community school whose mission is to assist parents and churches in the education of their children from a biblical worldview to impact their world for Christ. 

  1. 4d ago

    Three Challenges For Christian Dads

    We celebrate Father’s Day by grounding fatherhood in Scripture and challenging ourselves to disciple our kids with intention instead of drifting with the culture. We give three direct challenges for dads who want to model faith, speak life, and keep showing up even when it feels hard.  • Ephesians 6:4 as a clear calling for fathers to bring children up in the Lord  • Psalm 78 and the generational responsibility to tell God’s story on purpose  • Be the man they’re watching, because more is caught than taught  • The home as the most powerful curriculum through daily habits and priorities  • Say the words your kids are waiting to hear, closing the gap between love felt and love spoken  • Proverbs 18:21 and the power of a father’s words to give life or cause wounds  • Five sentences kids need to hear, including confession and apology  • Stay in the game through exhaustion, doubt seasons, and discouragement  • Gospel hope for dads who feel like past failures disqualify them  if this episode encouraged you, please share it with another dad who could hear uh in use that encouragement as well  Send any questions you want answered to podcast@waynechristian.org This podcast is presented by Wayne Christian School- A Christ-centered community school whose mission is to assist parents and churches in the education of their children from a biblical worldview to impact their world for Christ. You can learn more at waynechristian.org

    25 min

  2. Jun 11

    Raise A Gospel-Sharing Kid: Gospel Mini-Series

    We paint a picture of a kid sharing the gospel at a school lunch table and then get painfully practical about how a parent builds the kind of home where that response becomes normal. We trade a “good kid” goal for a Great Commission vision, then lay out habits, conversation tools, and prayer rhythms that help kids speak about Jesus with courage and care.  • a bigger biblical vision than raising a “good” child  • why students are strategic missionaries in their schools  • how family culture becomes the “water” kids swim in  • talking about friends who don’t know Jesus by name  • praying together for specific open doors  • debriefing faith conversations like a coach not a judge  • modeling gospel sharing so kids can copy it  • simple conversation starters that feel natural  • using the GOSPEL acronym without sounding robotic  • expecting pushback and responding without arguing  • praying for names open doors and boldness as the foundation  Make sure you subscribe.  And give us a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or Amazon Music or wherever it is that you happen to be listening to this.  If this series has helped you, please share it with another parent who needs to hear this.  Send any questions you want answered to podcast@waynechristian.org This podcast is presented by Wayne Christian School- A Christ-centered community school whose mission is to assist parents and churches in the education of their children from a biblical worldview to impact their world for Christ. You can learn more at waynechristian.org

    27 min

  3. Jun 4

    Share The Gospel in Six Words: Gospel Mini-Series

    We notice Christian parents talk about Jesus in safe spaces but freeze in real conversations, and our kids learn that pattern by watching us. We share practical ways to tell our testimony at home and a simple six-sentence gospel tool that helps our families speak with clarity and courage.  Life in 6 Words Framework from dare2share.org • finding natural moments to share our story with our kids  • leading with honesty without oversharing or sanitizing the mess  • asking questions that invite conversation rather than lectures  • repeating our testimony over time as part of everyday life  • moving from testimony to a clear gospel message  • using Life in Six Words from Dare to Share as a memorized framework  • practicing through role-play and learning to spot on-ramps in real conversations  • letting go of the pressure to convince and trusting the Holy Spirit to work  If this series is helping you, please share it with another parent who needs it and leave us a review. Shoot us an email at podcast at WayneChristian.org if you have suggestions for another episode. But make sure you subscribe so you don't miss our last episode in the series where we're going all in on equipping your child to share their faith with their friends. Send any questions you want answered to podcast@waynechristian.org This podcast is presented by Wayne Christian School- A Christ-centered community school whose mission is to assist parents and churches in the education of their children from a biblical worldview to impact their world for Christ. You can learn more at waynechristian.org

    26 min

  4. May 28

    Tell Your Kids Your Faith Story: Gospel Mini-Series

    We challenge ourselves to answer a simple question our kids may ask one day: “How did you become a Christian?” We break down why sharing our testimony is one of the strongest tools for family discipleship and give a simple framework to craft it and tell it naturally at home.  • why kids need more than facts about God  • Psalm 78 and Deuteronomy 6 as a call to pass on faith  • how our story becomes evidence our kids can carry  • why an “ordinary” church kid testimony still matters  • what a testimony is and why it is not a performance  • the Acts 26 framework: before, encounter, after  • what to avoid: oversharing, embellishing sin, missing the gospel  • a practical exercise: write two to three sentences for each part  • practice out loud and look for a real moment to share  So shoot us an email, podcast at WayneChristian.org. And share this parent with another, you know, parent who needs to hear this episode and um, you know, learn about sharing their testimony, or maybe even listen to it with your own kids so that they can learn to share their testimony too. And make sure you subscribe so you don't miss the rest of this series about sharing your faith as we keep rolling with that here.  Send any questions you want answered to podcast@waynechristian.org This podcast is presented by Wayne Christian School- A Christ-centered community school whose mission is to assist parents and churches in the education of their children from a biblical worldview to impact their world for Christ. You can learn more at waynechristian.org

    25 min

  5. May 21

    The Summer Challenge

    We want summer to shape our kids instead of letting drift shape them. We lay out the Summer Challenge, five simple anchors that build faith, wisdom, service, intergenerational connection, and resilience before fall.  • reframing summer as a discipleship lab, not a break  • spotting “drift” signs like nonstop screens and entitlement  • reading one real book to build attention and wisdom  • memorizing a weighty Scripture passage that forms the heart  • serving someone anonymously to practice humility and sincerity  • setting up one meaningful conversation with an older believer  • choosing one hard thing on purpose to grow perseverance  • making the plan visible, doable, and celebratory as a family  Make sure you have subscribed so that you don't miss our next episode  Email us at podcast at waynechristian.org, we will send you a little PDF printable  We'd love to hear how your summer challenge goes, so shoot us an email, podcast at waynechristian.org  Send any questions you want answered to podcast@waynechristian.org This podcast is presented by Wayne Christian School- A Christ-centered community school whose mission is to assist parents and churches in the education of their children from a biblical worldview to impact their world for Christ. You can learn more at waynechristian.org

    27 min

  6. May 14

    When You Are The Problem

    Our kids often reflect what we repeatedly model, which means the most courageous parenting move is to look in the mirror before we correct behavior. We walk through four common heart patterns that shape a home and three practical, gospel-centered steps for real change.  • parents as the environment and why modeling matters more than talking  • why healthy parenting tracks with our walk with Christ  • parental anxiety as a trust issue and how kids absorb chronic worry  • parental ambition that makes love feel conditional and sets impossible standards  • anger that trains children in conflict, including silent withdrawal  • people pleasing as fear of man and why boundaries protect formation  • a heart audit with four diagnostic questions to examine motives  • repairing quickly and openly through confession, apology, and prayer  • returning to the vine through abiding, prayer, and spiritual dependence  If this episode encouraged you, please share it with another parent who could use that as well. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss our next episode.  Send any questions you want answered to podcast@waynechristian.org This podcast is presented by Wayne Christian School- A Christ-centered community school whose mission is to assist parents and churches in the education of their children from a biblical worldview to impact their world for Christ. You can learn more at waynechristian.org

    24 min

  7. May 7

    Biblical Encouragement for Moms

    We take a hard look at the unseen work moms carry and say out loud that it matters to God and it matters to the next generation. We ground that encouragement in Scripture, name the real pressures moms face in 2026, and share four simple discipleship habits you can start this week.  • the invisible load moms carry at home, school, and church  • reframing Proverbs 31 as strength and confident faith, not an impossible standard  • Timothy’s faith traced to Eunice and Lois in 2 Timothy 1:5  • Moses’ mother trusting God with her son and shaping his foundation  • the comparison trap of social media and the pressure to perform  • discipling alone in divided homes or with disengaged spiritual leadership  • pushing back on the lie that prioritizing family is a lesser calling  • four practical tools: pray out loud, use car rides for conversations, model real faith, build a village through church and mentors  • hope for the mom carrying guilt, anchored in new mercies every morning  please subscribe and leave us a review, like we said, uh, and and share it with a mom who needs to hear this today.  Send any questions you want answered to podcast@waynechristian.org This podcast is presented by Wayne Christian School- A Christ-centered community school whose mission is to assist parents and churches in the education of their children from a biblical worldview to impact their world for Christ. You can learn more at waynechristian.org

    27 min

  8. Apr 30

    The Museum Of The Mundane: Finding God in the Boring Parts of Parenting

    We push back on the highlight-reel pressure that makes parents feel like ordinary life is failure, and we argue that the mundane is where God forms faith in a family. We reframe boredom as a gift and lay out practical ways to build discipleship rhythms in the quiet, repetitive moments at home.  • social media pressure and the guilt of non-epic family life  • ordinary time in the liturgical calendar as ordered growth  • God’s pattern of slow formation in Scripture  • Deuteronomy 6 and faith built into daily routines  • “vacation faith” versus resilient everyday discipleship  • boredom as soil for creativity, prayer, and stillness  • a museum mindset for noticing God in normal moments  • changing how we respond to “I’m bored”  • one screen-free side-by-side moment during chores  • narrating faithfulness so kids learn what love looks like  If this episode encouraged you, please share it with another parent who could use this resource. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss our next episode.  Send any questions you want answered to podcast@waynechristian.org This podcast is presented by Wayne Christian School- A Christ-centered community school whose mission is to assist parents and churches in the education of their children from a biblical worldview to impact their world for Christ. You can learn more at waynechristian.org

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A podcast designed to equip parents to disciple the next generation to stand firm in their faith and influence the world for Christ. Each episode explores practical questions and cultural issues through a Biblical worldview, providing the wisdom and tools needed to guide children toward a Christ-centered life. Presented by: Wayne Christian School- A Christ-centered community school whose mission is to assist parents and churches in the education of their children from a biblical worldview to impact their world for Christ. 

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  • Creator
    Luis Miranda and Nathan Deck
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    63
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Wayne Christian School
  • Show Website
    Equipped for Impact