The Family Teams Podcast

Training your children is a Biblical mandate.
But it's almost become a dirty word in 2026.
"How dare you train your children! You're infringing on their liberty as individuals!"
But this is part of God's expectation for parents - to raise them up in the way they should go. And that requires training.
In this episode, we'll convince you briefly why training your kids is necessary (if you still need convincing), and then give you some practical tools and mindset shifts to start actually implementing this.
Hit play and get decades of parenting experience in under 20 minutes.
On this episode, we talk about:
0:00 Intro
0:46 When Did Parenting Shift?
4:09 How Should Parents Think About Training Their Kids?
8:38 Reasons Why People Don't Train
10:27 How to Actually Train Your Kids
17:51 Getting On The Same Page As A Family Team
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Resources Mentioned:
FREE Child Training PDF: https://familyteams.com/team
Family Teams Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator
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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!

A few weeks ago, we posted a clip on Instagram of Jeremy reacting to a woman's explanation of her dad's unique discipline (which also included an incredible teaching on grace). It went pretty viral, being seen over half a million times on IG.
Today, we're excited to bring it full circle by having Rachel Awtrey - the woman in the reel - on the podcast, to talk more about her father's wise discipline, fathering and mothering in general, and about her new book on finding joy, even in times of hardship and trial, to which she's no stranger.
Listen in to hear why her dad's unique discipline actually worked, and how it's helped her in her own motherhood journey.
On this episode, we talk about:
0:00 Intro
0:41 Rachel's family background
3:4 The identity of "daughter"
5:54 Creativity in discipline
15:44 Discipline must be correlated to the level of connection
19:21 Love your life even when you don't love it all the time
21:59 Joy through bad news
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Resources Mentioned:
The Reel Mentioned: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSjDs-qFDj7/
Love Your Life (Even If You Don't Like It All The Time): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJY765XF/
Real Talk With Rachel Awtry: https://www.rachelawtreypodcast.com/
Rachel Awtrey on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachel.awtrey/
Rachel's Website: https://rachelawtrey.com/
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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!

FREE PDF on how to start your own weekly family meal rhythm: https://familyteams.com/meal
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This is the final instalment in our Weekly Family Meal series on the podcast.
We start diving deep into this topic inside the Family Teams Accelerator in February, so if you're ready to start using this tool and building a lifelong rhythm, make sure you join us to get real-time coaching as you implement it, and connect with other families!
Today we're joined by Rhett and Ang Barbour, who have been doing an intentional, weekly, family meal for 20 years.
You'll hear why it's the ONE rhythm that they never compromise on, and how they've used it to drastically shape their family culture.
Listen in and get highly actionable tips on starting your own meaningful weekly meal to help build your family's culture.
On this episode, we talk about:
0:00 Intro
2:04 How the Barbours got into this rhythm
6:49 Getting started with little kids
16:34 How this has impacted Rhett and Ang personally at a soul level
25:22 The perfect Thanksgiving meal every week
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Website: https://www.familyteams.com
Resources Mentioned:
FREE PDF on how to start your own weekly family meal rhythm: https://familyteams.com/meal
Join the Family Teams Accelerator for hands on training: https://familyteams.com/accelerator
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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!

FREE PDF: How To Start A Weekly, Multigenerational Family Meal Rhythm: familyteams.com/meal
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This month we've talked about why having a weekly, multi-generational family meal is such a game changer for families who want to build a family team that lasts for generations.
We've talked about how to make the meal fun and how to make it sustainable.
Today we dive into how to maximize the meaning of this weekly family meal.
And you might be surprised about how we've done that.
This is a very counter-cultural thing to do, so make sure to listen to the full episode to get an idea of how this could look in your family, whether you're starting out as just a husband and wife with a small kid, or if you've got a large family and already have great relationships with the upstream generation.
On this episode, we talk about:
0:00 Intro
0:27 What gives a meal real meaning?
2:00 Spiritual meaning
4:23 How to stop it from feeling forced
11:03 Deep meaning for moms
14:00 Removing the meaning-killers
16:25 Combatting hustle and hurry
19:45 Not so logistical
22:55 If you don't have a great relationship with your parents...
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Website: https://www.familyteams.com
Resources Mentioned:
FREE PDF: How To Start A Weekly, Multigenerational Family Meal Rhythm: familyteams.com/meal
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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!

🎁 FREE PDF: How To Start A Weekly, Multigenerational Family Meal Rhythm: familyteams.com/meal
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This month we're talking about how to start having weekly, multi-generational family meals, because we are convinced that this is one of the most practical ways to turn your family into a multi-generational team on mission.
Our goal is to have our kids want to be around this table every week now, while they're in our house, but also for decades after they have their own families.
So, this week, we're talking about sustainability...
How do you actually establish a tradition like this that you KEEP week after week, even when things are hard, and you're not 100% sure what you're doing?
Out goal today is to help you find a bit of an easy button that you can press, even on a hard week, because a regular cadence and rhythm is the thing that will eventually turn this into a sustainable, long-term rhythm that changes your family forever.
On this episode, we talk about:
0:00 Intro
1:06 Sustainable weekly family meals for decades
4:45 Easy and Wow
6:31 Mom's perspective
10:15 Sustainability killers
12:40 Recovering from a rough meal
14:45 To young moms
Follow Family Teams:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams
Website: https://www.familyteams.com
Resources Mentioned:
🎁 FREE PDF: How To Start A Weekly, Multigenerational Family Meal Rhythm: familyteams.com/meal
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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!