A playlist of Mornings with Carmen episodes for parents, grandparents, teachers, youth volunteers— really anyone who cares about the next generation. We know our kids and grandkids are facing a different cultural terrain than we did, but we believe Jesus is still Lord and the gospel is still good news. This playlist will help us be wise and intentional about discipling the next generation in the faith. Updated March 2025
Helping the Next Generation Develop a Biblical Worldview in a Hostile Culture
March 6, 2025 GenZ Christian Luke Simon talks about his fight against brain rot by reading actual books. Plus, he talks about Jesus’ heroic, cruciformed masculinity is the answer to broken and toxic masculinity.
January 22, 2025 Patrick Miller, co-author of “Joyful Outsiders,” offers ideas for how we can joyful choose to be outsiders in a world that is coming against us.
January 2, 2025 Barna Research’s Cicely Corry talks about what they’ve learned about Generation Z, what motivates them, what they desire, and how we can help connect them with God better.
August 30, 2023 Matt Markins of AWANA helps us understand how our conversations with our kids and grandkids are important in discipling them into a Biblical and redemptive worldview. He talks about intentionally making them gospel-centered.
August 29, 2023 Alex Early, author of “Thinking About God,” contributes to our “Back to School Worldview” conversations. Alex’s heart is to help us and our kids study God, learn His ways, know His plans, and receive His grace.
August 28, 2023 Elizabeth Urbanowicz of Foundation Worldview shares about the importance of starting young in helping children know God and a redemptive Christian worldview. She also shares about the new curriculum Foundation Worldview has for teaching young children about the attributes of God.
Family discipleship
January 3, 2025 Along with reviews of the new “Wallace and Gromit” and “The Fire Inside” Adam Holz of Plugged In talks about the importance of shepherding our children when it comes to how they view and use media.
December 30, 2024 Rachel Gilson, author of “Parenting Without Panic in an LGTBT-Affirming World,” talks about her personal struggles with same-sex attraction, and how she’s helping her children live Biblically faithful lives. Brad East, author of “Letters to a Future Saint,” offers faith foundations for young believers.
November 28, 2024 Ray and Jani Ortlund, authors of “To the Tenth Generation” and the companion kids book “Your Family is God’s Plan,” talks about ways to build a God-centeredness into your family that can impact your family for generations to come.
October 24, 2024 Writer and artist Ruth Chou Simons, author of “Home is Right Where You Are,” talks about following our Good Shepherd while we shepherd our young ones into adulthood.
October 12, 2023 George Barna of the Cultural Research Center, and author of “Raising Spiritual Champions,” shares about the responsibility parents have to show their children the ways of the Lord and studying the Bible instead of merely reading it.
August 24, 2023 When you are involved in the lives of young kids, whether as parents, grandparents, or other familial roles, there is pressure to help them grow in their faith. Missionary mom Tania Rao shares about raising her kids as Christians in India.
Mental Health
January 15, 2025 Jessie Minassian, author of “Your Brightest Life,” looks at some of the key questions girls and young women ask, and seeks to help them reconnect with God.
October 24, 2023 Calyn Daniel and her mom Blythe, authors of “Let’s Be Friends,” talk about the challenges of forming friendships and how we support our kids in their development of strong, healthy friendships.
September 19, 2023 During this National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, TheHopeLine‘s Jennifer DeJong talks about the ministry’s over 30 years of helping young people deal with mental, emotional, and spiritual issues; helping those who connect find hope in Jesus.
Strategic intergenerational relationships
March 12, 2025 Sharon Trense, author of “Silent No More,” and Jessica Lalley of Voices To Connect share about how God steps into the thick of our journey, to reset our focus on eternity.
November 7, 2023 Fuller Youth Institute‘s Brad Griffin, contributor to the book “Beyond Youth Group,” talks about us having active relationships with members of the younger generations is important to their spiritual growth and long term faith.
August 7, 2023 Lionshare‘s Dave Buehring and Carmen talked about their recent Leadership Games event where older Christian leaders (including Carmen) spent time discipling younger leaders in similar fields.
