The Family Teams Podcast
The Family Teams Podcast
Jefferson Bethke & Jeremy Pryor
A place to get equipped and encouraged as you opt out of the western family experiment and say yes to building a multi-generational family team on mission.
How (And Why) To Celebrate Biblical Holidays This Spring
One of our favorite ways to disciple our kids - while having a ton of fun - is to celebrate the 7 Biblical feasts. They're not just for Jewish people...they all prefigure Christ, and are an amazing opportunity to talk about the Gospel to our kids on an annual rhythm. This month's focus in the Family Teams Accelerator is how to lean into the 4 Spring Festivals, and in this episode we give you a sneak peak into some of our tips and rhythms, as well as what to expect as you begin to celebrate things like Passover, Shavuot, etc. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:39 It's Odd That Most People Don't Live Spiritual Seasons 1:32 The 4 Biblical Spring Holidays 3:49 Why Celebrate These Holidays 4:31 How The Pryor's Have Developed Their Family Festival Celebrations 10:56 These Festivals Are All About Christ 17:30 How To Celebrate Passover 24:10 Family Shavuot Celebrations 27:12 Join The Accelerator This Month! Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: Free Passover Celebration Cheat Sheet for Families: https://familyteams.com/passover Join us in the Family Teams Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Mar 20, 2025
28 min
Building A Family Economy with Rory Groves
Jeremy is joined by Rory Groves, who moved his family to a homestead 12 years ago and eventually quit his software engineer job to build a family economy. They talk about the implications of the industrial revolution and how anti-family (and anti-God) it is, and how families can start to make the mindset shift to build a family economy in a modern world. There are some really fundamental, theological questions that require wrestling with, because so many Christians today give up some fundamental arguments to the secular world, and Jeremy and Rory break many of these down around topics like work, family, economy, and more. They look ahead at the next few years and what to expect with AI, and Rory gives an overview of his book Durable Trades as a way to defend your family against the likely devastation that's incoming. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:05 Rory's Journey From Programming To Farming 5:55 Did God Design Family To Work Together? 8:07 The Industrial Revolution...Disaster? 17:53 The Economic Implications of a Family-Centered Life 23:12 The Family as The Basic Economic Unit 29:36 How Important is Land? 31:01 How To Launch Into A Family Economy 35:14 The Future of AI and How Families Can Properly Defend Themselves 41:30 Family Worship Rhythms Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: Family Life by Kevin Swanson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0996171983/ The Natural Family by Allan Carlson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0747Q5XKL/ Durable Trades by Rory Groves: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1725274140/ The Grovestead Newsletter: https://www.thegrovestead.com/newsletter/ Gather and Grow: https://gatherandgrow.us/ Family Inc: https://courses.familyteams.com/familyinc --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Mar 13, 2025
49 min
Is It Worthwhile To Invest In A Family Legacy? (Hormozi Reaction)
Is it pointless to try to leave a family legacy when your great grandkids probably won't even know who you are? That's what business influencer Alex Hormozi said recently. "Just help people now, don't worry about a family legacy", is essentially his argument. Reilly Pilgrim and Chris Cirullo join Jeremy to discuss whether this is the right way to think about this as Christians building Family Teams. Jeremy shows us that the Bible actually explicitly answers this question. You might be surprised to find out where! On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:39 Hormozi Says Future Legacy Is Pointless 14:20 The Bible Explicitly Answers This Question 29:25 Getting A Story Of Your Family 36:09 Knowing Your Family Line 40:40 Should You Want To Be Famous? Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: The Mission-Fit Father by Chris Cirullo: https://www.missionfit.co/book/ John Adams by David McCullough: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC0QHA/ --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Mar 6, 2025
43 min
The 3 Fundamentals of Family Team Marriages with Rhett and Angela Barbour
This month in the Family Teams Accelerator, we're going deep on The Romantic Partnership. Marriage is so much more than just romance or just partnership. We think it fundamentally has three parts to it that we've spent a long time trying to get right. In this episode, we're joined by Rhett and Angela Barbour, who are our Accelerator coaches this month, to discuss super practical ways to apply these three fundamental principles to your marriage, so you can build a true romantic partnership that creates a family that lasts generations. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 3:29 Covenant As The Foundation 14:16 Stoking Romance with Date Nights 24:32 Partnership and Organizational Leadership 35:02 How To Thoughtfully Apply This Mentioned: Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator 7 Tips For Date Night: https://familyteams.com/date Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Feb 27, 2025
39 min
3 Ways To Build A Marriage That Lasts 1000 Generations
FREE GUIDE: 7 Tips For Leveling Up Your Date Nights: https://familyteams.com/date The world...even most of the Christian world...sees marriage wrong. Marriage is not primarily a romantic, love-based relationship. It's much more than that. It's a covenant, designed to create a God-honoring family that lasts 1000+ generations. In this episode, you'll learn 3 things we've done to build our own marriage that also seems to have worked for the dozens if not hundreds of couples we're closely connected with. To get the FULL deep dive into all of these topics (and more), join us in the Family Teams Accelerator this month! On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro and Sydney's Wedding! 2:07 Family Teams Sees Marriage Differently 4:37 Play #1: Found Your Marriage On The Bedrock of Covenant 12:35 Play #2: Date Night 17:56 Play #3: Building Your Romantic Parntership With "Co-Founder Meetings" 25:47 Join Us In The Accelerator! Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: Family Teams Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator FREE GUIDE: 7 Tips For Leveling Up Your Date Nights: https://familyteams.com/date --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Feb 20, 2025
28 min
Lessons From Large Families Defying The Collapsing Birth Rate with Dr. Catherine Pakaluk
Birth rates are declining rapidly across the Western and developed world. Yet...there are still families out there having 5+ children, completely defying modern trends. What encourages someone to have a large family? How do we promote the benefits and joys of having a lot of kids? What does it mean for the future of our country and our world? In today's episode, Jeremy dives into this topic with economist and author, Dr. Catherine Pakaluk of the Catholic University of America, to discuss her work on the subject, specifically her book Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying The Birth Dearth. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:01 Why Write A Book About Mothers With 5+ Children 5:35 Why Women Choose To Have More Children 8:04 How Do Lawmakers React To Such A Faith-Focused Finding? 14:21 A Purpose So Strong You Can Withstand Anything 24:18 Individual vs Team Mentality in Family 31:04 Roles in Family 36:30 The Healing Power of an Infant 41:48 The Benefit of Having Older Kids Around Young Siblings Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying The Birth Dearth by Catherine Pakaluk: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684514576/ Catherine Pakaluk Website: https://pakaluk.com/ Family Plan Calendar: https://shop.familyteams.com/products/family-plan-calendar --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Feb 13, 2025
49 min
Reacting To Bogus Modern Parenting Trends (With Biblical Wisdom)
Modern parenting experts are saying some pretty bizarre things. Is it truly good for children to get a sense that they're not in charge? Or does parental authority somehow limit their freedom of expression? Is the chief aim of parenting to create a "safe" environment for our kids? Should we force our kids to create their own version of good and evil? We answer these questions and more on today's podcast. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:45 How does authority interact with children? 1:41 Dr. Becky Talks Authority 11:55 Gabor Mate on 3 Modes of Parenting 20:10 The Issue With Parenting As An American 24:27 The Collapse of Parenting 31:24 Feeling-Driven Parenting 34:21 Parenting Prosperity Gospel? Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: Dr. Becky Reel: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDj6bW4u2ts/ Gabor Mate Reel: https://www.instagram.com/p/DES_PqEoYv9/ Dr. Leonard Sax on Andrew Klavan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6BFgkdIcy0 Adam Lane Smith Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrSuMeck9hI Family Revision by Jeremy Pryor: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082YHJ62F --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Feb 6, 2025
46 min
5 Ways To Start Building Your Family Team (with Examples)
NEW!!! 👉 Family Teams Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator This week we sit down with Accelerator Community Coaches Nate and Katelyn Sallee to get their practical insights into how they're building their family team. We focus on 5 parts of their life: communication, family devotions, work, entertainment, and hospitality. We want you to be able to hear from real families who are applying what they're learning from Family Teams, so that you have a real life example to consider as you begin to build your own family team. Nate and Katelyn are this month's community coaches inside the new Family Teams Accelerator, so if you want to learn more from them, or even ask them specific questions about what you hear in this episode, make sure to join us inside the Accelerator, where you'll be getting insanely practical coaching on how to apply all of this in your own family. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro and NEW Monthly Podcast Episode Segment 2:12 Entering the Family Teams Universe and Building a Family Team 9:50 Communication as a Family Team 15:20 Family Devotionals 22:17 Family Team at Work 32:27 Entertainment as a Family Team 37:52 Hospitality as a Family Team Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: Family Teams Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator Family Revision by Jeremy Pryor: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082YHJ62F Jesus Storybook Bible: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310708257 Dwell Differently Scripture Tattoos: https://dwelldifferently.com/ Louie Giglio Books: https://www.indescribablekids.com/books Dude Perfect: https://www.youtube.com/@dudeperfect The Master Plan of Evangelism: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0800788087/ --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Jan 30, 2025
48 min
Transform Your Family From Nest To Team (ANNOUNCEMENT!)
HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! (See below and listen to the episode!) Today we'll will give you a sneak peak into a HUGE topic at the core of what we do at family teams... How To Transform Your Family From A Nest Into A Team We break down the importance of family movie night (including two of our top 10 picks that show family teams in action), and share an important hack we learned when our kids were younger to practically build our family into a team. You'll also learn about a HUGE announcement in the Family Teams world that'll help you on the practical side more than anything else we've ever done. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:54 Huge Announcement! 3:50 The Importance of Family Movie Night 4:50 Movie Pick #1 11:21 Movie Pick #2 17:57 Do Individual Things Together 19:53 Swap Individual Sports for a Family Team Sport 27:48 Join The Family Teams Accelerator! Resources: Top 10 Family Team Movies: https://familyteams.com/movies Family Kick Ball Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v0vWa3pqCs Family Kick Ball: https://familykickball.com/ Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Jan 23, 2025
29 min
This Marriage Problem Is Leading To Population Collapse
Jeremy's daughter, Sydney, is getting married soon, so Jeremy starts off today's episode talking about something every daughter wants to talk to their dad about: Contraception in marriage! 😂 The whole conversation focuses on the purpose of marriage, children as a result of marriage, and what it means that most poeple in the western world today think having kids is optional. The numbers are pretty shocking (93-98% population collapse?!), but there's a Christian response to all of this that we think you should know about. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:15 Should Having Kids Be Considered Optional? 6:30 Three Purposes of Marriage 15:49 Contraception in Marriage 26:35 Is Western Society Hurtling Toward Self-Destruction? Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: Orthodox Priest and Catholic Apologist Discuss Marriage Clip: https://youtu.be/4v2gCF6fil0?si=lIRCDWFh5QoB1lRU&t=2809 Previous Episode on Contraception: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECwOr1DIeTg --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!
Jan 9, 2025
38 min
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