Christian Formation
The goal of this podcast is to form disciples to live all of life with the presence of God, and we do this through conversations about theology, culture, and stories.
Episodes
338 episodes
323 - Classical Education, Reimagined for Hybrid Learning
As more families in our church begin thinking about schooling for their children, we want to explore the different options—what they are and why families in our church have chosen them. Our hope is that these conversations are a helpful resourc...
322 - Homeschool: What to Know
As more families in our church begin thinking about schooling for their children, we want to explore the different options—what they are and why families in our church have chosen them. Our hope is that these conversations are a helpful resourc...
321 - Private School: Is It Worth It?
As more families in our church begin thinking about schooling for their children, we want to explore the different options—what they are and why families in our church have chosen them. Our hope is that these conversations are a helpful resourc...
320 - A Conversation about Public School
As more families in our church begin thinking about schooling for their children, we want to explore the different options—what they are and why families in our church have chosen them. Our hope is that these conversations are a helpful resourc...
319 - Ornate Church Buildings: Sinful or Significant?
Are ornate church buildings sinful? Are they better than meeting in a strip mall downtown? Are we as a church "missing something" by not owning our own church building? In this episode, we discuss church buildings and their impact on us as embo...
318 - The Power of A Parent's Presence
In this episode, we listen to what kids said they love about their parents. Join us as we listen to these encouraging statements and discuss the impact of a parent's presence.
317 - The Value of Discipline for Children
In this episode, we discuss the value of discipline for our children while having some of your children join us for the discussion. Why do we discipline and what does that practically look like for some of our families?
316 - Praying with Your Kids
As we are spending time focusing on our prayer life this year, why is it important to teach our children to pray? What does it look like to teach our children to pray? What is our role as parents to model a prayer life to our children?
315 - Equipping Your Kids to Know God
In this episode, we discuss the importance of teaching spiritual disciplines and practices to your kids even before they fully comprehend the truths about God and Christ. Listen along as we invite kids in our church to join the conversation.
314 - Fears and Failures in Parenting
Parenting, like most things in life, is never perfect. We often have failures and fears that play into the way we parent and how we interact with our children. This episode addresses various failures and fears in parenting, and how the gospel s...
313 - Parenting 101
What is parenting? Why do we parent in the first place? What's God’s vision for parenting?In light of our upcoming parenting conference and recent questions from members in our church, we take this episode to discuss parenting 101—a bibl...
312 - The Formative Power of Physical Space
Do we believe in the formative power of physical space? Do the items we have around us help shape and form us to fix our eyes on Christ?In this episode, we discuss the reasoning behind the new position of both the communion elemen...
311 - Preparing for Lent
In this episode, we discuss what Lent is, the history behind Lent, and how to observe Lent this year.ResourcesPodcast Episodes290 - Why You Should Kn...
310 - Why Am I Dissatisfied With My Prayer Life?
A conversation around why we might be dissatisfied in our prayer lives as Christians and what routines to cultivate to help us to engage in a rich prayer life.Resources
309 - A Vision For Parents (with Trevor Nashleanas)
In this episode, we highlight a biblical vision for parents as it relates to our upcoming Parenting Conference. Resources279 - Harbor Church (with Trev...
308 - A Conversation about Mental Health (with Dr. Matthew LaPine)
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Matthew LaPine to have a conversation about mental health, and how his work in this area has informed his view of how the church engages with the idea of mental health.Resources...
307 - A Biblical Theology of the Body (with Dr. Matthew LaPine)
Do our bodies really matter? Doesn’t God mostly just care about our souls getting to heaven? In this episode we seek to explore a Biblical theology of our physical bodies. Why did God create us with a body? What does it mean to have fallen bodi...
306 - Our Listeners' Questions Answered
In this episode we seek to give relatively short answers to some big questions we’ve received over the fall of 2025.ResourcesBooks
305 - Why Santa Slapped Arius
Today, we’re discussing what Christians confess about God the Son through the Nicene Creed—who he is, what he’s done, and what he’s doing right now for our salvation. In this episode, we ask and answer questions like:What is the nat...
304 - Baptism Q&A
In this episode, we discuss the following questions submitted by our listeners:Does baptism save you?When should someone be rebaptized?If someone was baptized as a believer but wasn’t fully immersed in water, are th...
303 - Sin... What is it?
In this episode, we continue our conversation around sin, humanity, and salvation. Last week we looked at the 4 states of mankind in relation to sin and salvation. This week we look closer at what sin actually is. Is it nature? Is it ...
302 - St. Augustine's 4 States of Man
In this episode, we explore one of St. Augustine’s most influential theological frameworks: the Four States of Man. From humanity’s original harmony in Eden to the tension-filled struggle after the Fall, Augustine explains our different ...
301 - Advent 2025
How do we behold and see the beauty in Advent when we talk about the same aspects of it each year? How do we not get tired of the tradition? This episode seeks to help listeners find the beauty in Advent, year after year.Re...
300 - Reaching the Unreached
In this episode, we hear from one of Providence's partners about his own salvation story and how God transformed his heart to desire to reach unreached people groups around the world. We pray that no matter the call God has on your life, you se...
299 - Should Baptism be a Requirement for Church Membership?
In this episode, we address our foundational question for this mini-series: What does baptism have to do with church membership? Should baptism be a requirement for membership? Are baptism and church membership two distinct c...