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The modern West tells a story about family that sounds normal until you measure it against Scripture: raise kids, launch them out, start over every generation, and call it success. Jeremy Pryor, co-founder of Family Teams, argues that this “nuclear family” script is recent, fragile, and negatively forming both the culture and the church more than we want to admit. So we slow down and ask a better question: what did God design the family to be?

Jeremy walks us through Genesis 1:28 as a five-part mission given to a family team: be fruitful, multiply, fill, subdue, and rule. From there, we connect the dots to Matthew 28 and the Great Commission, showing why disciple-making was never meant to be outsourced entirely to individuals and institutions. We dig into Abraham and why a recovered, Old Testament-shaped view of household, identity, and generations changes how we read the whole Bible, including the parts we tend to skip like genealogies.

Then we get practical. We talk about the first-century oikos household, why rebuilding Christian discipleship at home starts with something as simple as the table, and how multi-generational meals and family stories restore depth and belonging. We also address the breakdown of fatherhood, the loss of household economy, homeschooling and education responsibility, and why marriage works best as a mission-driven partnership.

If you want to see culture change, start where you actually have stewardship: your household.

Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA’s mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations. 👉 https://disciplenations.org/

🎙️Featured Speaker:

Jeremy Pryor is a business strategist, family coach, and author dedicated to helping families thrive through biblical principles and community engagement. Jeremy met his wife, April, in Jerusalem in 1997 when they were students. They have five kids. They’ve founded and led several businesses and nonprofits, including Epipheo (a video production agency), Just Sew (a quilt shop), Family Teams (training content for families), and 1000 Houses (a network of Cincinnati disciple-making households).

📌 Recommended Links

👉 Free 5-day email series: 5 Days to Transform Your Family into a Team

👉 1,000 Houses Podcast: 1000 Houses Podcast

👉 Jeremy’s Podcast: Jeremy Pryor's Podcast - Podcast - Apple Podcasts

👉 Jeremy’s Website: Home - Family Teams

👉 Family Incorporated: Family Inc. Coaching - Rolling

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Churches are filling. Bibles are selling. People are searching for truth again. The question is: are Christians ready to meet the moment?

This week we sit down with Greg Koukl, founder of Stand to Reason, for a timely conversation on what it truly means to live as an ambassador for Christ and His kingdom in a confused and hostile culture.

Greg explains why effective Christian witness is not about winning arguments, but representing the King with truth, wisdom, and character. He unpacks these three essential marks of a faithful ambassador for us: an accurately informed mind, an artful method, and an attractive manner. If you have ever walked away from a hard conversation wishing you had responded with more clarity and less frustration, this episode is for you.

We also explore the meaning of the Kingdom of God, why Jesus’ words “My kingdom is not of this world” do not mean retreat from culture, and how Christians can faithfully be a biblical influence in every sphere of life.

If you want to grow in biblical worldview, Christian apologetics, cultural discernment, and faithful witness, this conversation will equip and encourage you.

Who is Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)👉 https://disciplenations.org/

🎙️Featured Speaker:

Greg founded Stand to Reason in 1993 and currently serves as President. He has spoken on more than 90 university campuses both in the U.S. and abroad and has hosted his own call-in radio show for over 30 years, advocating for “Christianity worth thinking about.” He has debated atheist Michael Shermer on national radio and Deepak Chopra on national television. An award-winning writer and best-selling author, Greg has written seven books, including Street Smarts—Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges, The Story of Reality—How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between; Tactics—A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions, and Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air. Greg has been featured on Focus on the Family radio and has been interviewed for CBN and the BBC. He's been quoted in Christianity Today, the U.S. News & World Report, and the L.A. Times.

Greg received his Masters in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at Talbot School of Theology, graduating with high honors, and his Masters in Christian Apologetics with honors from Simon Greenleaf University. He is an adjunct professor in Christian apologetics at Biola University.

📌 Recommended Links

👉 Dwight’s New Book: Made to Live

👉 Recommended Episode: Made to Live: The Good News of the Kingdom of God

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