Faith in Kids

Faith in Kids

The Faith in Kids podcast is all about helping families raise children in the Christian faith. On this stream, you'll find lots of podcast for parents, presented by Ed, Amy and Jam, as well as a whole load of podcasts in Season 1 which are to be listened to as a family together. We’re not trying to give you the answers, but a few starting points. We hope and pray you’ll be inspired to give it a go. Every family can.

Episodes

July 8, 2025 41 mins

In this episode, Ed sits around the kitchen table with Tim and Hannah to ask: What’s it like to be a busy Christian parent?

Spoiler alert: It’s a bit overwhelming. And a bit joyful. And often both at once.

Tim and Hannah’s home is full - three kids, a Labrador, a Ukrainian house guest, an Airbnb, and 20 teenagers round every Sunday night. Life is busy, but this episode isn’t about burnout - it’s about how Jesus meets us in the middle...

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🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Parenting siblings?

🛑 Wondering if the arguing will ever stop?

🫣 Whether you are feeling fed up of the same conversation, yelling or heart broken that they can’t be kind to one another - this is the episode for you.

👍 With relatable parenting moments as Ed yells in a service station and miraculous encouragement from the top of the stairs as God answers prayer.

💪 Parents - you’ve got this, because God is with you to help yo...

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😱 98% of Mum’s surveyed said they struggle with “mum guilt” stats that totally shocked Ed!

👍 Laura Wifler joins Ed and Amy and tells a better story for motherhood - even in the mundane moments of sock sorting and potty training the Lord is at work in and through us.

♥️ With practical help to work out where our pressures come from and a brilliant reminder of the better place we have to take our guilt, don’t miss this uplifting episo...

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Join in an epic chat with Graham Daniels (Dano to his mates) of Christians in Sport about the discipleship opportunity that sport presents.

🏏 With help to understand the big picture about being creative, relational, winning, losing, where we find our identity.

✋ And practical ways to live out our faith both on the pictch and on the sidelines in the conversations we have and the news we share.

🏅 Cracking episode for the sporty family...

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Welcome to parenting! 

First time parents Pete and Danielle bring the laughs, honesty and wisdom as we hear about vomiting in Asda, pacing round parks and the surprising amount of time spent getting a baby to sleep.

Join in the fun and share this encouraging episode with any new parents you know!

People:

Ed Drew - Director of Faith in Kids
Amy Smith - Writer for Faith in Kids
Pete and Danielle are first time parents to Isaac. T...

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How can we talk to our children about science?
Can Christians disagree well over the age of the earth, big bang and baptism?
Is Ed dull for getting so excited about a tortoise?
Is it odd that Amy knows so much about the green anaconda?
With inspirational chat about climate change, migrating swallows, elephants, leaves and Amy's two pieces of string that somehow explain everything.
Join Professor Grandad Joh...

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As many parents find out their primary school places and start to “get school ready” Ed and Amy take a humorous look at playground parent stereotypes and consider how to help each one learn how to depend on Christ. 

With education idol Ian… and child obsessed Cheryl among the cast - you won’t want to miss it! 

Can you spot your struggle?? Can you guess which is Amy and which is Ed?

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Ed Drew - Director of Faith in Kids
Amy S...

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Many of the challenges of parenting are linked to our lack of control. We can't always control what our kids do, their struggles, the influences around them or the future, it can feel like we are parenting on the precipice! Good news, this episode is a balm to every parent's fears as Rachel Wilson returns with calm wisdom, a brilliant reminder to spot the gifts the Lord gives and a tear jerking sports day story. Listen in...

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March 19, 2025 39 mins

Amy and her Mum go free wheeling without Ed! They talk sobbing with a toddler. Parenting a monster and Amy being the easy child. We didn't see that coming. 

Talking about the aches of motherhood, and how we can approach mothering Sunday with grace. As well as strong opinions about a single daffodil, campaigning to allow women on motorways and Amy's two kitchen messages that keep her trooping on.

Amy Smith - Writer for Faith...

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Joy Carter was adopted during the Nigerian Civil war by a Christian couple. She came to the UK, only to experience bullying and racism. Joy has discovered that her name is a gift from the Lord. As a comedian and as an advocate she knows how to find joy in the hardest of circumstances. 

Join the joyful journey as Ed talks escalators and Amy goes mountain biking for the Lord. There is joy to be found!

People

Ed Drew - Director of Fait...

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What have you built that you’re really proud of? Jam knows the answer to that question straight away! Find out what it is and… what’s so amazing about Common Cuckoos – and can Ed impersonate one? (He can!) Nehemiah’s finished building (including the Dung Gate), but how does he keep God’s people standing upright and leaning on each other? We find out in our final instalment of God’s Big Build with a sketch, a briefing and the exciti...

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As parents, can we model and help our children see prayer as more than pennies we put in the heavenly sweet machine to get what we want? Come and hear an honest and practical conversation about praying with and for our kids with Ed, Amy & Pastor Ste Casey - author of I Prayed and Nothing Changed.

Ed Drew - Director of Faith in Kids
Amy Smith - Writer for Faith in Kids
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When did you last make a promise? How did it go? Ed’s promise had him dashing across London while Jam had a great time with a clear plastic cyclone of dust. God’s people have been making promises but they’re not going very well. Fun facts about party food, including the origin story of the Hawaiian pizza. Such a packed show – with a big chunk of Nehemiah, a briefing and a sketch - and a brilliant Awesome Cutlery song about how we a...

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February 6, 2025 20 mins

Stories of war, battles won by cats, soldiers pretending to be more soldiers and the second most valuable painting in the world. Except it isn’t. With a short prayer - Strengthen my hands! - Nehemiah keeps going for a long time as he contends with stinking fibs made up out of the heads of his enemies. Nehemiah doesn’t really want to be king, does he? A briefing, a sketch and a classic banger from Awesome Cutlery.
Find more res...

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We've got a treat for you today from our archive - an absolute gem of an interview with Rachel Wilson.

Finding out your child has autism can turn the world on its head. That was Rachel Wilson’s experience. Hear about the ups and the downs in this conversation with Ed and Amy on one of our most requested topics. 

People

Ed Drew - Director of Faith in Kids
Amy Smith - Writer for Faith in Kids
Rachel Wilson - Co-Author of ...

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January 30, 2025 21 mins

Can you eat upside down? When your tummy rumbles, does that mean you’re hungry? And what do you do when the food runs out? Nehemiah had it all to do in Jerusalem as he led the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls and the gates (including the Dung Gate). And he shows us how we look after in the church for God’s glory. There’s a sketch, a briefing and a sneaky preview of a brand new track from a brand new album from Dumbrocks!

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January 23, 2025 21 mins

Have you got the skills to build a wall? What happens when you don’t know how you can help? Ed and Jam are back with Nehemiah who is trying to rebuild walls of Jerusalem with butchers, bakers and candlestick makers. Plus fun facts about another famous wall, a sketch and another press briefing and an old favourite that Jam totally loves by Awesome Cutlery: We are the Church.
Find more resources on God's Big Build HERE.

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The journey continues as Ed & Amy go off-road into the harder parenting moments. Whatever the stage of parenting, there will be situations that take us and our children to our limits. Listen in to a few scenarios....

- The screaming toddler on the floor of the supermarket aisle.
- The lonely child who has no friends to play with in the playground.
- The crisis with a teen that involves the emergency services.<...

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January 16, 2025 20 mins

When did it go all wrong for you? And what did you do next? And what does that have to do with pajamas? EVERYTHING! Ed and Jam are back with a new series on Nehemiah called God’s Big Build, with the usual fun facts, but also an EXCLUSIVE to a press conference that tells us all we need to know about Nehemiah. Throw in a sketch and song by Slugs and Bugs (Trust in the Lord) and we’re ready to saddle up and clip clop our way back to J...

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What better way to start the year than with a hope filled chat with top friends Ed & Amy?

Here is encouragement, honesty and inspiration for the Christian parent to lean in and go again as we:

- explain where we are going
- explore emotions 
- share the hope filled truth we have in everyday walk to school and argue over a screen moments

A great place to begin your parenting adventures of 202...

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