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Podcast: Glorious Way Church
Episode: Parenting 2: Goals & Procedures | Marriage & Family Series (Session 6) | James & Claire Buntrock
Description: Drawing from 2 Timothy 2:20-21, we challenge the common criticism that godly parenting is "keeping kids from the world" – when in reality, we're keeping them for God's purposes. The conversation walks through what we call "the parenting funnel" – a framework showing how parenting transitions from establishing authority with young children to building deep relationships with teenagers. During those formative years (ages 0-5), we discuss why consistent discipline establishes security, not harm. Like a shepherd's rod and staff from Psalm 23, discipline serves as both protection and guidance – a rescue mission to save children from destructive paths. For elementary-aged children, we explore shifti...