The Parenting for Faith podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In today’s episode we speak to Dr Leon van Ommen and Lizzy Peach about autism and faith. Leon was born and raised in the Netherlands and has lived most of his adult life in Belgium, and is now based in Aberdeen. He works as Lecturer in Practical Theology, in the areas of liturgy and worship, suffering and healing, justice and reconciliation, and recently in disability theology and autism. He is the co-director of the Centre for Autism and Theology. Lizzy Peach is a Christian, and an autistic parent of four children, all of whom are now teenagers aged between 13 and 19. Two of them are also autistic. She is also a PhD student at the Centre for Autism and Theology at Aberdeen. Links: Find out more about the centre for autism and theology https://www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/research/centres/centre-for-autism-and-theology/ Listen to the autism and theology podcast https://www.abdn.ac.uk/events/podcasts/autism-theology/ Autism in Childhood by Luke Beardon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Autism-Childhood-parents-carers-diagnosed/dp/1399805398 Sign up as a group or individual for the Parenting Teens for a Life of Faith course this Autumn https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/events/products/parenting-teens-course-autumn-2025 Join the Parenting as a Church Leader Day on 9 October https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/book-pacl-day/ Send us your questions and stories at parentingforfaith.org/podcast or email us at parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

In today’s episode we speak to Dr Tamara Rosier about ADHD and faith. Tamara is passionate about changing the way in which ADHD is perceived by reassuring people with ADHD that their brains are not ‘broken’ and helping them and their families and friends to understand ADHD better. She speaks and writes about ADHD: as an expert, having written ‘Your Brain Is Not Broken’ and the follow-up ‘You, Me and Our ADHD Family’, as well as being an ADHD coach, with 15 years’ experience working with hundreds of families and individuals as someone with a personal diagnosis of ADHD herself and as the mother of three children with ADHD (and one child who doesn’t have ADHD). Links: Find out more about Tamara and her books at https://www.tamararosier.com/ or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dr.tamararosier/ Sign up for give as you live to raise money for Parenting for Faith at no cost to you https://www.giveasyoulive.com/charity/brf Book The Forge Gathering https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/theforge/ Sign up as a group or individual for the Parenting Teens for a Life of Faith course this Autumn https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/events/products/parenting-teens-course-autumn-2025 Join the Parenting as a Church Leader Day on 9 October https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/book-pacl-day/ Send us your questions and stories at parentingforfaith.org/podcast or email us at parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

In today’s episode we speak to Graham Daniels and Jonny Reid about sport. Dr Graham Daniels is General Director of Christians in Sport. A former professional footballer, he also serves as a director of Cambridge United Football Club. Graham is on the staff of St Andrew the Great Church, Cambridge, UK and an Associate of Ridley Hall Theological College, Cambridge. He is on the Board of Trustees for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Jonny Reid co-leads Town Church Bicester and is Director of Engagement at Oak Hill College. He worked for Christians in Sport for 13 years, helping sportspeople connect their sport and faith. He is married to Caroline and they have two children. Graham and Jonny have just released a book called Spiritual Gameplan. A book for anyone who enjoys sport to discover how the gospel transforms our thinking, our playing and our watching. Links: Book onto any of our upcoming zoom courses https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/upcoming-events/ Buy Spiritual Gameplan https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/spiritual-game-plan The parents section of Christians in Sport https://christiansinsport.org.uk/academy/audience/parent/ Podcast episode on Connecting with God through sport with Richard Shorter https://on.soundcloud.com/fhn173TuRyAbLrqGA Send us your questions and stories at parentingforfaith.org/podcast or email us at parentingforfaith@brf.org.uk Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

Rae Morfin, Head of Therapeutic Practice at TLG, shares her professional experience and Biblical wisdom on the topic of emotional health. It's an important episode for all of us, as we think about how we can best coach our children through their emotions, helping them grow into healthy, functioning adults. Links: - TLG: https://www.tlg.org.uk/ Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

Suzy Wilson, CMS mission partner in Ethiopia, shares her experience of two different church communities in rural and urban Ethiopia. She chats to Lucy about the lessons she's learned in this 'season of seclusion', and offers wisdom and reassurance for others who may find themselves lacking a conventional church community. Links: - Suzy's blog: https://suzyandchris.wordpress.com/ - Open Doors family resources: https://www.opendoorsuk.org/resources/families/ - Godventure Faith at Home: https://godventure.co.uk/ - The Hope-Filled Family: https://thehopefilledfamily.com/ - CMS: https://churchmissionsociety.org/ Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

Kat Wordsworth, author and founder of popular Instagram account About Doubt, shares her story of doubting faith, and chats to Lucy about how we parent for faith when we're struggling with our own. Links: - follow Kat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/about_doubt/ - buy Kat's book 'Let's Talk About Doubt' (release date 24.2.23, available to pre-order) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lets-Talk-About-Doubt-between/dp/1803411562/ Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

Rachel Turner, Lucy Rycroft and Rhianne O'Rourke share about how we can parent our children and teens for faith when we (or our spouses) are involved in the unique parenting context of church leadership. The conversation will also be helpful to those of us who aren't church leaders, as we support those who are. Links: - Parenting as a Church Leader online training day: brfonline.org.uk/collections/parenting-for-faith-events/products/parenting-as-a-church-leader-day-helping-your-family-thrive - Parenting as a Church Leader book: parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/resource/parenting-as-a-church-leader-helping-your-family-thrive-the-book/ - Parenting as a Church Leader Facebook community including bonus Q and A videos: facebook.com/groups/962128114181843 Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

Cavan Wood, author and autism dad, shares how we can help children and teens on the autistic spectrum to connect with God and engage with church. We also chat about how we, as parents and carers, can build a support network. Links: - Lunch with Leaders 18 Jan parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/upcoming-events/#facebooklive - 'Entertaining Angels' by Cavan Wood https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/family/parenting/entertaining-angels/ - Additional needs resources on the Parenting for Faith website: https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/topics/additional-needs/ Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

Happy New Year! This is the start of our new season. We all want our kids and teens to meet and know God but WHAT IF....? This season we'll be answering your questions about what God connection looks like for all sorts of different kids, families and contexts, whatever your 'WHAT IF...?' Rae Morfin from TLG shares how we can help children and teens who have had challenging life experiences to meet and know God. Those might be ACEs(adverse childhood experiences), a medical condition or experience, something to do with their family circumstances or something else. Links: - Pop up small groups starting 17 Jan parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/upcoming-events/#facebooklive - TLG tlg.org.uk/ - Emotional First Aid and The Emotional Rollercoaster tlg.org.uk/get-involved/training - Dan Hughes PACE approach danielhughes.org/p.a.c.e..html Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

This is our second Q&A episode with Rachel Turner and the last episode of this season. She answers questions including: - how we can talk to our children about adults close to them who don't have faith and their different choices - what to do if our kids find God boring - how to handle kids with a lot of questions Four simple steps to answering any question your kids asks - parentingforfaith.org/post/questions Get email notifications when a new podcast episode is available - parentingforfaith.org/podcast/ parentingforfaith.org/course/ . We'll be back with season five in January. Parenting for Faith is part of the charity, BRF. We are reliant on donations from individuals and churches to make our resources available to as many people as possible. If you’ve found this podcast or other resources helpful, could you donate to support this vital work? You or your church can become a friend of Parenting for Faith by making a monthly gift of £2 a month or more. Alternatively, you can make a one-off donation. Find out more at https://www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.