ParentU Podcast

Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church
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ParentU began simply as a Discipleship class at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama with a vision for helping parents reframe the teenage years as a period of sanctification of their own hearts. The ParentU podcast is an extension of that vision to provide helpful context, practical tips, and encouragement to parents as they seek a deeper understanding of each other and grow together in the grace and love of Jesus. Pastor to Families of Youth, Mark Long, hosts experts and professionals in conversations to equip parents to be proactive, rather than reactive in their parenting. ParentU is a ministry of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. @oakmtnpres ompc.org

  1. The Problem with Porn

    09/30/2024

    The Problem with Porn

    Technology is a blessing - we’re more connected than we’ve ever been with more access to information than what should be reasonably possible. On the flip side, all that access opens us up ideas and images that we cannot unsee. Pornography use is rampant in our society. One study shows that 93% of teenage boys and 62% of teenage girls have already been exposed to internet pornography. Exposure to it opens us up to all kinds of issues - unhealthy expectations, addiction, and devaluing God’s design for sexuality and marriage. In addition, Porn use and sexual addiction comes with intense feelings of shame and regret. Awaken Founder Greg Oliver joins the conversation to help us understand how pornography use and sexual addictions grab hold and isolates us - and how there is hope. Parent U is a ministry of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

    29 min
  2. Ep. 3.3 - All the Feels

    09/23/2024

    Ep. 3.3 - All the Feels

    Dealing with our own feelings is hard work. The degree of difficulty feels as if it ramps up exponentially when attempting to understand the feelings of your teenagers. Our feelings are God-given, to help us fully understand our need for Him and our place in His creation. When we begin to live out of authenticity, it allows us to demonstrate to our teenagers how to build significant relationships with others. Licensed counselor Rebecca Walker joins us from Nashville, TN to walk us through how to acknowledge, listen to and wrestle with our core feelings, as first coined by counselor and writer Chip Dodd, and how it has changed the way she understands feelings. ParentU is a ministry of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

    26 min
  3. Ep. 3.2 - The Role of Relationship in Prevention

    09/16/2024

    Ep. 3.2 - The Role of Relationship in Prevention

    Prevention and education is the greatest way to combat substance abuse in teenagers, but when your child is already dealing with the consquences of parents often feel at a loss for where to turn. This is why the Shelby County Sheriff's Office created Compact, a task force created to prevent substance abuse amongst teenagers and assist families dealing with substance abuse to lead them back to substance free living outside of the juvenile system. Inv. Austin Brown and Inv. Ash Lightner join us from the Shelby County Sheriff's office to share that vision and help parent's understand today's challenges, what intervention looks like through Compact's services, and why community matters. ParentU is a ministry of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

    19 min
  4. Ep. 3.1 - Addressing Depression in Teenagers

    09/09/2024

    Ep. 3.1 - Addressing Depression in Teenagers

    Depression is a serious mental illness, and it's likely touched each of our lives in some manner. Parent's so often just want to fix it, but often we choose counterproductive means to try to do it. OMPC's own Emily Walker, a licensed counselor at Calvert and Associate's and OMPC's Shepherding Care Coordinator joins us on the podcast to discuss depression in teenagers - the warning signs, the triggers, and how parents can respond to provide the best care to their teenagers or ourselves. ParentU is a ministry of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

    25 min
  5. Ep. 2.8 - Boundaries

    03/03/2024

    Ep. 2.8 - Boundaries

    Establishing and keeping boundaries is difficult, especially when our teenagers are in need of more freedoms. Communicating clear expectations - rooted in the gospel can help parents discover new freedoms, as well. Rachel Gunn, of Seeds of Impact Ministry, stops by to discuss impact vs. impulse parenting and all things boundaries. ParentU is a ministry of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Find out more at OMPC.org

    15 min
  6. Ep. 2.7 - The Comparison Paradigm

    02/25/2024

    Ep. 2.7 - The Comparison Paradigm

    Sara Litten, Director of Youth Ministry at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, joins us to discuss the pressures facing teenage girls, how constant access to these pressures can create a comparison problem, and things parents can do to encourage teenage girls to derive value for themselves from the right places. ParentU is a ministry of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. For more information, visit OMPC.org

    15 min
  7. Ep. 2.6 - Self-Centered vs Gospel Centered Parenting

    02/18/2024

    Ep. 2.6 - Self-Centered vs Gospel Centered Parenting

    Control: When faced with conflict within the family, do you seek to control before you try to understand and empathize? Recognizing the motivation behind your need to control those situations can help reveal the status of your own head and heart. Are we seeking control so that we don't look foolish in front of others, weak in front of our teenagers, or are we seeking to love them by demonstrating the grace of Jesus? Mark Long helps us examine our motivations and look to Jesus in hope when we are in tough situations. ParentU is a ministry of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. For more information, visit ompc.org

    11 min
  8. Ep. 2.5 - Parenting Styles

    02/11/2024

    Ep. 2.5 - Parenting Styles

    Are you a tiger, a helicopter, or a lawnmower? Mark leads us in a conversation on where our need to maintain control is often revealed by how we parent, how understanding our tendencies can help us parent better, and how the Lord is using all of it to draw us close to Him. The parent U podcast is a ministry of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

    13 min
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ParentU began simply as a Discipleship class at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama with a vision for helping parents reframe the teenage years as a period of sanctification of their own hearts. The ParentU podcast is an extension of that vision to provide helpful context, practical tips, and encouragement to parents as they seek a deeper understanding of each other and grow together in the grace and love of Jesus. Pastor to Families of Youth, Mark Long, hosts experts and professionals in conversations to equip parents to be proactive, rather than reactive in their parenting. ParentU is a ministry of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. @oakmtnpres ompc.org

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  • Creator
    Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church
  • Show Website
    ParentU Podcast