Survival Guide for the Middle

Lexington Christian Academy
  • 5.0 (4)
  • CHRISTIANITY

The weekly podcast features guests from Lexington Christian Academy and the local Lexington, Kentucky community on topics that affect the lives of middle school students in many different ways.

  1. JAN 14

    Episode 58: Wisdom Conversations #6

    Joel sits down with Lisa Bacon, LCA's Assistant Head of School, to discuss her background and amazing testimony that has led her to LCA. Lisa shares her thoughts on parenting and the importance of legacy.

    36 min

  2. 12/01/2025

    Episode 56: Wisdom Conversations #4

    Joel sits down with LCA's new Head of School, Jeff Jones to talk about his background, faith and family. Listen to find out about Jeff's backgrounds and some of his key insights for raising kids in this modern culture. Don't forget to share, review, or follow this podcast!

    45 min

  3. 11/19/2025

    Episode 55: Wisdom Conversations #3

    Joel interviews LCA's Athletic Director, Kirby Willoughby, as they discuss her vision for the LCA Athletic Department for the next 5-10 years. Kirby shares her thoughts on the importance of students working through their failure instead of running away from disappointments. Kirby and Joel discuss the difficulty that families face when managing expectations for students and their extra curriculars. Kirby ends the show by telling two incredible stories of things she has experienced while at LCA.

    35 min

  4. 11/12/2025

    Episode 54: Wisdom Conversations #2

    Joel sits down with Coach Oakley Watkins, LCA's Varsity Football Coach, and Jeremiah Burbage, a sophomore student athlete on the football team. Coach Oak and Jeremiah tell Joel about how they got to LCA and what they love about it. Coach Oak and Jeremiah share words of wisdoms for both parents and students concerning what it takes to be on LCA's football team and the attributes that Coach Oak is looking for in his players. Jeremiah and Coach Oak also touch on Social Media and how important it is for families and students to discuss it and create a plan to manage it.

    31 min

  5. 11/05/2025

    Episode 53: Wisdom Conversations #1

    Survival Guide for the Middle is back with the start of a new series. Joel will be interviewing various staff members of LCA and allowing them to have a platform in which to share their wisdom to our students and families. In this first episode, Joel is joined by Josh Shortt and Tim Bradshaw. Josh has recently started as the new Marketing guy and Tim helps Josh with LCA's social media accounts while also being the Varsity Head Coach for LCA Women's Basketball. Josh and Tim introduce themselves and share words of wisdom on how big of a blessing LCA is and how to manage Social Media in a way that doesn't overtake our identity.

    37 min

  6. 08/18/2025

    Episode 52: New School Year: Student Edition

    Joel and Drew continue talking through Biblical concepts that will help students as they adjust to being back in school. Joel catches everyone up on what he did this summer and Drew teases Joel for eating half-price sushi. Listen to find out what students can do to help ease their transition back to school and stay focused on the right things.

    28 min

  7. 08/07/2025

    Episode 51: New School Year: Parent Edition

    Survival Guide for The Middle is back! After a long hiatus, Drew starts off by making an exciting announcement about his family! Joel and Drew discuss the upcoming school year and how parents can help their students during this busy and chaotic season of transition and change.

    27 min

  8. 03/13/2025

    Episode 50: Anxiety and Serving Others

    Joel and Drew continue their discussion on Spiritual Disciplines and their aid in the battle against anxiety by focusing on a lesser discussed discipline, serving others. Joel informs Drew about a French bull-dog heist gone bad in Denver and Drew begins to wonder why all of these interesting stories revolve around theft...Drew and Joel point out that serving others is a habit that produces humility in the life of a believer, this humility eliminates selfishness, a cause of anxiety.

    44 min
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The weekly podcast features guests from Lexington Christian Academy and the local Lexington, Kentucky community on topics that affect the lives of middle school students in many different ways.

Information

  • Creator
    Lexington Christian Academy
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    58
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Lexington Christian Academy
  • Show Website
    Survival Guide for the Middle