CVC Family Ministries Podcast

Connection Valley

Your hosts Brooke Marston, Charles Giddens, and Becca Reese, currently lead the age group ministries of Connection Valley Church. Part of our mission as a church is to influence people to life-giving connections with their families. We know that is easier said than done, right? It is our hope that this podcast will be a tool to help you and your family have better connections with each other, but even more importantly with Jesus.

Episodes

  1. 03/22/2025

    Spiritual Growth of Your Kids!

    Today, we’re tackling one of the most important and sometimes challenging aspects of raising children: helping them develop a strong and lasting faith. How do we cultivate a love for God in our kids beyond just Sunday mornings? How can we guide them in building a personal relationshipwith Christ in a world full of distractions? Whether you’re a parent of a toddler just learning about Jesus, a preteen navigating questions about faith, or a teenager wrestling with doubts, this episode is for you. We’ll explore practical strategies, real-life stories, and biblical wisdom to equip you innurturing your child’s spiritual journey. So, grab a cup of coffee, get comfortable, and let’s have a meaningful conversation about faith, family, and the incredible privilege of pointing our children toward Christ. Check our church out here: ⁠⁠Connection Valley Church⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠CVC Instagram⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠CVC YouTube⁠⁠ FaceBook: ⁠⁠CVC FaceBook⁠

    1h 6m

  2. 09/19/2024

    Episode 5

    Welcome to Episode 5. Today we are going to talk about this in the sense of “What’s Next?” From the beginning, we talked about how this book is less about “parenting” per se and more about how to form habits, or norms, for our families that help us to follow Jesus more closely each day. Today we will continue processing some of the content from the book, Habits of the Household by Justin Whitmel Earley. We became aware of the book mentioned above a few months ago and we think it will be helpful for your family. So, we would like to read it together. It’s really that simple. But instead of saying, “Here’s a great book. Go read it.”, and that being the end, we would like to cover a few of the book’s topics on this podcast. That way you can hear from others how they have been successful (or have failed) so that we can grow and connect with each other. Our habits are important. Our habits of following Jesus more closely each day, give our kids a model to follow so that they, too, will follow Jesus more closely each day. Thank you so much for joining us on this journey. We hope that these sessions have been encouraging for you as you navigate the daily joys and challenges of raising children. We look forward to being with you again soon. Until next time…   Get your copy here:  ⁠⁠Habits Of The Household by Justin Whitmel Early⁠⁠ Check our church out here: ⁠⁠Connection Valley Church⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠CVC Instagram⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠CVC YouTube⁠⁠ FaceBook: ⁠⁠CVC FaceBook⁠⁠

    36 min

  3. 07/29/2024

    Episode 4

    Welcome to Episode 4. Today we will continue processing some of the content from the book, Habits of the Household by Justin Whitmel Earley. We are especially excited today because we are joined by Brooke Marston’s husband, Brian, as we talk about marriage. We became aware of the book mentioned above a few months ago and we think it will be helpful for your family. So, we would like to read it together. It’s really that simple. But instead of saying, “Here’s a great book. Go read it.”, and that being the end, we would like to cover a few of the book’s topics on this podcast. That way you can hear from others how they have been successful (or have failed) so that we can grow and connect with each other. We thank you, our listeners and viewers, for joining us. If you have fun date night ideas, we would love to hear them! If you have things that have helped you follow through on consistent date night, share those, too!! Information like that is too good to keep to yourself! Send those ideas to us at familyministries@connectionvalleychurch.com We would love to share them!! And we hope you will join us next time as we unpack more valuable insight from Habits of the Household. Until next time… Get your copy here:  ⁠Habits Of The Household by Justin Whitmel Early⁠ Check our church out here: ⁠Connection Valley Church⁠ Instagram: ⁠CVC Instagram⁠ YouTube: ⁠CVC YouTube⁠ FaceBook: ⁠CVC FaceBook⁠

    1h 2m

  4. 05/27/2024

    Episode 3

    Welcome to Episode 3. Today we will continue processing some of the content from the book, Habits of the Household by Justin Whitmel Earley. We are so excited to be joined by Melissa Smith! We have had the privilege of serving together with Melissa in kids’ ministry. In this episode we tackle the chapter on screen time. We became aware of the book mentioned above a few months ago and we think it will be helpful for your family. So, we would like to read it together. It’s really that simple. But instead of saying, “Here’s a great book. Go read it.”, and that being the end, we would like to cover a few of the book’s topics on this podcast. That way you can hear from others how they have been successful (or have failed) so that we can grow and connect with each other. Again, the name of the book is Habits of the Household by Justin Whitmel Earley. You can find it on Amazon, Kindle, even in some of our local libraries. This is really all about establishing habits and rhythms to help us be the kind of parents we want to be.   Get your copy here:  Habits Of The Household by Justin Whitmel Early Check our church out here: Connection Valley Church Instagram: CVC Instagram YouTube: CVC YouTube FaceBook: CVC FaceBook

    42 min

  5. 05/10/2024

    Episode 2

    Welcome to Episode Two. Today we will be digging into some of the content from the book, Habits of the Household by Justin Whitmel Earley. We are thrilled to be joined by Andy and Kate Smith!! In this episode we tackle the chapter on discipline. We became aware of a book a few months ago that we think will be helpful for your family. So, we would like to read it together. It’s really that simple. But instead of saying, “Here’s a great book. Go read it.”, and that being the end, we would like to cover a few of the book’s topics on this podcast. That way you can hear from others how they have been successful (or have failed) so that we can grow and connect with each other. The book we will be reading together is “Habits of the Household” by Justin Whitmel Earley. You can find it on Amazon, Kindle, even in some of our local libraries. This is really all about establishing habits and rhythms to help us be the kind of parents we want to be. Get your copy here: https://a.co/d/bXETUbb Check our church out here: www.connectionvalleychurch.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectionvalleychurch/ YouTube: YouTube FaceBook: FaceBook

    43 min

  6. 04/04/2024

    Episode 1

    Welcome to Episode One. We became aware of a book a few months ago that we think will be helpful for your family. So, we would like to read it together. It’s really that simple. But instead of saying, “Here’s a great book. Go read it.”, and that being the end, we would like to cover a few of the book’s topics on this podcast. That way you can hear from others how they have been successful (or have failed) so that we can grow and connect together. The book we will be reading together is “Habits of the Household” by Justin Whitmel Earley. You can find it on Amazon, Kindle, even in some of our local libraries. This is really all about establishing habits and rhythms to help us be the kind of parents we want to be.   Get your copy here:  Habits Of The Household by Justin Whitmel Early Check our church out here: Connection Valley Church  Instagram: CVC Instagram YouTube: CVC YouTube FaceBook: CVC FaceBook

    24 min
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Your hosts Brooke Marston, Charles Giddens, and Becca Reese, currently lead the age group ministries of Connection Valley Church. Part of our mission as a church is to influence people to life-giving connections with their families. We know that is easier said than done, right? It is our hope that this podcast will be a tool to help you and your family have better connections with each other, but even more importantly with Jesus.

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