Between Sundays

This week on Between Sundays, Makenna Ardis is joined by Prosper Kids Pastor Janella James to continue the How to Talk to Your Kids About Faith series, this time focusing on communion. They discuss what communion represents and where it comes from biblically, how to explain the bread and the cup to a curious preschooler, and what to say when your child asks why they can’t take it yet. If you’ve ever fumbled for an answer when your kid whispered “can I have some?” during communion, this episode offers simple, honest language to use at any age. For more resources, visit hopefellowship.net/hkresources.

How do you know when your child is ready for baptism? In this episode of Between Sundays, Makenna Ardis and Hope Kids Pastor Eric Kuehner discuss what baptism means, why it matters, and how to talk about it with your kids. Discover practical questions and helpful ways to guide your child as they explore this important step in their faith journey. For additional resources, visit hopefellowship.net/hkresources.

This week on Between Sundays, Makenna Ardis kicks off a new four-part series, "How to Talk to Your Kids About Faith," with Lead Children's Pastor Damon Passons, starting with the foundation of it all: salvation. They discuss how to explain sin and salvation in age-appropriate language, why being vulnerable about your own faith journey opens the door for honest conversations with your kids, and how to use simple tools like the ABCs of salvation to guide the conversation. If you've ever frozen up when your child asked what it means to be saved, this episode offers real, practical language to help you explain it with confidence. For more resources, visit hopefellowship.net/hkresources.

In this episode, Makenna Ardis closes out the "Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids" series with Meghan Herron, sharing practical, grace-filled ways to shape your child's behavior one small step at a time. Click here to view the resource mentioned. For additional resources, visit hopefellowship.net/hkresources

This week on Between Sundays, Makenna Ardis wraps up the Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children series and kicks off a new conversation on behavior with Meghan Herron, Director of our Seeds of Hope special needs ministry. They discuss why every behavior is a form of communication, how to look past a meltdown to find the underlying need or trigger, and why keeping instructions short and focused on the desired behavior works better than long explanations. If you've ever wondered why your child's behavior doesn't seem to match a lesson you've already taught them, this episode offers a practical, grace-filled way to understand what's really going on underneath.