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Raising Godly Girls

Raising Godly Girls

Written by: American Heritage Girls
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For over 30 years, American Heritage Girls® has come alongside families and youth ministry leaders in offering Christ-centered, girl-focused character development. Through the Raising Godly Girls® Podcast, presented by American Heritage Girls, listeners get to tap into the advice that seasoned AHG leaders have gleaned over three decades of ministering to girls. Plus, hear from industry experts with solutions to a broad range of issues impacting today's girls. Get Biblically-sound and actionable tips from fellow parents, volunteers, and thought leaders on how to raise up a girl after God's own heart.2024 Christianity Ministry & Evangelism Parenting Relationships Spirituality
Episodes
  • Ep. BONUS - Raising Strong Girls in a Culture That Erases Boundaries with Riley Gaines

    Ep. BONUS - Raising Strong Girls in a Culture That Erases Boundaries with Riley Gaines
    Jul 17 2026
    How can Christian girls stand firm when culture challenges the very meaning of womanhood? Over the past several years, conversations surrounding women's sports, privacy, safety, and identity have moved from headlines into everyday life. For many girls and their families, these cultural shifts have raised difficult questions about fairness, courage, truth, and what it means to honor God's design for women. In this special BONUS episode recorded live at the 2026 TPUSA Women's Leadership Summit, AHG Executive Director Rachael Culpepper sits down with former collegiate swimmer, advocate, and mother Riley Gaines Barker. After finding herself at the center of one of the most consequential debates in women's athletics, Riley chose to speak out in defense of women's sports and single-sex spaces—a decision that transformed her from student-athlete to one of the nation's most recognized voices on behalf of girls and women. Together, Rachael and Riley discuss the courage required to stand for conviction when the cost is high, the responsibility of leadership in a culture of competing narratives, and the challenges Christian girls face as they navigate sports, school environments, and questions surrounding identity. Riley also reflects on her own girlhood, shares lessons she's learning in the early years of marriage and motherhood, and offers encouragement to girls who desire to lead with both courage and grace. Whether you're raising an athlete, mentoring young women, or simply seeking wisdom for navigating today's cultural landscape, this conversation will remind you that truth is worth defending, courage is worth cultivating, and God's design is always worthy of trust. Scriptures Referenced: Genesis 1:27 Psalm 139:13–14 Ephesians 2:10 Joshua 1:9 Romans 12:2 Proverbs 31:25 2 Timothy 1:7 Ephesians 6:10–18 To learn more about Riley's advocacy work at rileygaines.com or you can check out her latest episode on the Riley Gaines Show on all major podcast platforms. Visit raisinggodlygirls.com for more encouragement and faith-based parenting tools.      Learn how to find or start an American Heritage Girls Troop in your community at americanheritagegirls.org.  
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    19 mins
  • Ep. 397 – SUMMER REPLAY: How a Family Guides Their Girls to Put on the Armor of God

    Ep. 397 – SUMMER REPLAY: How a Family Guides Their Girls to Put on the Armor of God
    Jul 16 2026
    In this summer season, the Raising Godly Girls Podcast is circling back to listener favorites from the first part of season 3. Today's episode is a replay of "How a Family Guides Their Girls to Put on the Armor of God" which originally aired on January 8, 2026. Melissa Bearden queues up fellow hosts Rachael Culpepper and Natalie Ambrose's conversation by peering through the lens of Ephesians 6, that famous passage in Scripture known as the Armor of God, to fit a girl's heart for strength and endurance.  Using a girl's identity in Christ as a "nametag", this episode connects the "who and Whose they are" ideas together for girls. Rachael breaks down the Armor of God into three sections showing Christian parents how each intentionally serves as tools for a girl's healthy faith growth. Hear how American Heritage Girls offers direct resources to embolden girls to succeed as Daughters of the King. Your girl will be a powerful influence for the Lord when she puts on the Full Armor of God every day! Three Things to Remember:  The Armor of God:  Guides & Guards   Refines & Readies   And it Shields & Slices      Scriptures Reference in This Episode:  Ephesians 6:10-18  1 John 3:1  Romans 8:15-17  Visit raisinggodlygirls.com for more encouragement and faith-based parenting tools.     Learn how to find or start an American Heritage Girls Troop in your community at americanheritagegirls.org.   
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    20 mins
  • Ep. 396 – SUMMER REPLAY: Fortifying Your Girl's Faith for Life

    Ep. 396 – SUMMER REPLAY: Fortifying Your Girl's Faith for Life
    Jul 14 2026
    In this summer season, the Raising Godly Girls Podcast is circling back to listener favorites from the first part of season 3. Today's episode is a replay of "Fortifying Your Girl's Faith for Life" which originally aired on January 6, 2026. Melissa Bearden queues up fellow hosts Rachael Culpepper and Natalie Ambrose's conversation with an endearing 'dear younger me' chat to give advice for their girl selves. The hosts zoom in on the idea of "fortifying" a girl's faith to go the long haul—"parenting forward" to teach lessons today that will resonate far into the future and into eternity. The Raising Godly Girls Minute in this episode serves as a timeless reminder that Scripture serves as a "nightlight" so guide girls when days seem dark.     Rachael shares the fun opportunity to "start something new" through AHG Patch Programs and resources—for both non-members and AHG Members alike. She also shares a chance for listeners to grab the AHG Thinline ESV Bible as a way to launch girls into a year of reading God's Word.  Two Things to Remember:  Parenting-Forward is not a Formula—so open your hands in prayer, submit your will and your understanding to God, and do your best to steward this parenting journey daily in the process.    You can take joy in knowing that God will always be found faithful. Since that is His character and even in the hard seasons, He will always pursue her.      Scriptures Reference in this Episode:  Mark 8:36-37  Psalm 119:105  Proverbs 22:6  Isaiah 61:1-3  Jeremiah 31:3  To get your copy of the AHG Thinline ESV Bible, visit store.americanheritagegirls.org/products/ahg-thinline-esv-bible   Visit raisinggodlygirls.com for more encouragement and faith-based parenting tools.  Learn how to find or start an American Heritage Girls Troop in your community at americanheritagegirls.org.   
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    25 mins
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