How to Grow Faith at Home (Without Adding One More Thing to Your Schedule) w/ Brittany Nelson
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How can ordinary family moments become powerful opportunities for Faith at home and raising Christian kids?
On this episode of the Collide Kids Podcast, host Christen Clark sits down with Brittany Nelson—mom, former children’s pastor, and the creative force behind Deeper KidMin. From her journey in kids ministry to practical tips for weaving Faith, Purpose, and Spiritual growth into everyday family life, Brittany brings thoughtful encouragement and hands-on inspiration for every family longing to disciple their kids beyond Sunday mornings.
- [00:04:21 ] Brittany's calling to children’s ministry and starting Deeper KidMin
- [00:10:19 ] Realistic ways families can make faith part of daily family time and routines
- [00:16:06 ] How kids themselves can grow in discipleship and participating in spiritual habits
- [00:18:38 ] The impact of play, togetherness, and building intentional family traditions for raising Christian kids
Resources:
- Crowd Control Training curriculum: Coupon Code: kidzmatter
- Website: collidekidspodcast.com
- Instagram: @collidekidspod
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When Life Changes Your Calling
"I really felt God saying, hey Brittany, I called you to be a teacher and it never said what kind. And I was like, are you sure, God? Like, are you sure? Because we had this other plan. And he was like, no, no, I called you to be a teacher. I never said what kind."
— Brittany Nelson [00:06:54 → 00:07:06 ]
Starting Your Own Thing: "He came up to me and he was like, brittany, I think you should start your own thing, and I want to help you do it."
— Brittany Nelson [00:08:36 → 00:08:40 ]
Empowering Creativity in Children's Ministry: "children's ministry leaders are some of the most creative people I know. And so I wanted it also to be a platform for them to be able to share and sell the resources that they've created for Their ministries, too."
— Brittany Nelson [00:09:11 → 00:09:22 ]
Faith Beyond Sundays: "But really, what does it look like to live out our faith kind of in the day to day and throughout the week, and not just letting our faith and our relationship with Jesus be something that happens on Sunday mornings when we're reading the Bible at church or when we're singing a worship song."
— Brittany Nelson [00:10:38 → 00:10:52 ]
Simple Family Habits: "For us, a little simple habit that we've started with our family is anytime we get in the car and we're pulling out of the driveway, we just say a quick prayer."
— Brittany Nelson [00:12:12 → 00:12:20 ]
Viral Topic: Building Faith Habits with Kids: "So, yeah, so start with what you're already doing. Like, look at what you're already doing and think about how you can add something simple to those moments."
— Brittany Nelson [00:12:45 → 00:12:51 ]
Viral Memory Hacks for Bible Verses: If you write the first letter of every word from a Bible verse, that's a really eas
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