It's Making History: Christmas Kids Edition! Our Family Ministry team shares the Christmas story in a fun, creative way to help your kids understand the true meaning of Christmas. We encourage you to hop in the car, go look at Christmas lights

S3E6: Bible Families—Rebekah and Jacob

Nov 17th, 2021 26m 16s

SHOW NOTES: Genesis 25Isaac, Abraham’s son, married Rebekah. Rebekah was barren. God heard Isaac’s prayers and Rebekah became pregnant with twin boys. We see again this theme of a woman’s barrenness and are reminded that children are a gift fro

S3E5: Bible Families—Abraham and Isaac

Nov 10th, 2021 31m 46s

Back StoryIf you haven’t already listened to Episode 30, go do that now! We learned about Abram and Sarai, God’s promise to them, and the way they decided to take matters into their own hands. This choice resulted in Ishmael, an offspring of Ab

S3 E4: Bible Families—Hagar & Ishmael

Nov 5th, 2021 32m 1s

SHOW NOTES: Back StoryYears before, God had called Abram to take his wife, Sarai, and property and move away from his family. They made their way to Egypt and God blessed them along the way. At some point on this journey, they acquired Hagar.

S3E3: Single-Parent Families

Oct 22nd, 2021 28m 33s

QUESTIONS WE ASK: What have been some of the challenges along the way in your parenting as a single mother? What are things that you wish you would have known early on that would have been so helpful to you? What have you learned about yourself

S3E2: Adoptive Families

Oct 15th, 2021 32m 54s

QUESTIONS WE ASK: Can you tell us a little about your adoptive story? What are things you wish you would have known as you went through the adoptive process? Once you received the kids into your home, what were the challenges you faced along th

S3E1: Blended Families

Oct 8th, 2021 43m 16s

QUESTIONS WE ASK: When your two families became one, what were the challenges you faced along the way?In that process of blending two families, what are things you wish you would have known?What have you learned about each other and your marria

Healthy Marriage

Aug 26th, 2021 39m 17s

QUESTIONS WE ASK: How did Wellspring come to be? Why is marriage so important in our parenting?After heated discussions or disagreements, how do we reconcile well in our marriages and how much of that is important for our kids to witness?What a

Fatherhood, Part 3

Jul 1st, 2021 11m 11s

HIGHLIGHTS: What types of things do you feel like dads struggle with when it comes to parenting? Jeff: I think we come to the relationship with our kids with OUR expectations, and we bring how WE were parented. It can be hard to encourage your

Fatherhood, Part 2

Jun 24th, 2021 10m 42s

In this second part of our three-part miniseries, we’re joined by Jason Hale, our Nolensville Campus Pastor, and Nic Allen, our Nashville Campus Pastor. We’re excited to get some great advice from these guys, and some encouragement we get to sh

Fatherhood, Part 1

Jun 17th, 2021 12m 55s

Being “Dad” is a big job! Fatherhood is a blessing. It’s also a challenge, and a huge responsibility. It’s vital to our families and to our church to have father figures. We’re joined in this first part of our three-part miniseries by David Cur

Doing Mom-Life Well

May 6th, 2021 31m 25s

Molly began her Seed Planting Mom ministry because she saw a need for moms to feel equipped and encouraged on their journey through motherhood, for them to be reminded that God hand-picked them to be their child’s mom. It’s never too young to s

Mental Health in the Next Generation

Apr 9th, 2021 32m 36s

Questions We Ask: What are you seeing with the state of mental health in the next generation? Specifically, how has COVID affected that? Can you help us understand what parents were processing during this past year? How would you recommend pare

Social Media, Part 3

Feb 24th, 2021 25m 55s

Questions We Ask: What types of social media do you use and why?How does social media affect your life everyday? How does social media affect the lives of your friends and how does it impact, for better or worse, the connections you have with o

Discipling Your Kids

Feb 11th, 2021 28m 37s

Questions we ask:How do you define a disciple?What's the road map for disciple-making for your kids? Is there one specific road map?What are spiritual practices or disciplines that help us grow as disciples daily?You can't expect your kids to g

Preparing for Christmas | MLN

Dec 15th, 2020 37m 2s

Rolling Hills’ very own Nashville Campus Pastor Nic Allen, Nolensville Campus Pastor Jason Hale, and Lead Pastor Jeff Simmons sat down with Pastor Chase for a fun and incredibly helpful conversation about how we can prepare for and lead through

Social Media, Part 2

Dec 4th, 2020 23m 41s

Questions We Ask: How have the events of 2020, and our expanded use of and reliance on social media, enhanced or changed the emotional and psychological effects media has on teenagers? When should kids get social media accounts? What encouragem

Social Media, Part 1

Nov 24th, 2020 38m 22s

Questions We Ask: Based on your field of study and expertise, can you help us understand how the use of social media is shaping the next generation? How is it affecting parent/child relationships? How is it affecting peer-to-peer relationships?

Race and the Christian Family, Part 3

Nov 5th, 2020 33m 11s

In this last part of our Race and the Christian Family series, we were privileged to sit down with Jose and Genevieve Duenas. Jose is from Guadalajara, Mexico, and Genevieve is from California. They were both raised Catholic in single-parent ho

Race and the Christian Family, Part 2

Oct 28th, 2020 40m 21s

Christian families have a responsibility to discuss and acknowledge race and systemic racism. We really believe this conversation is one that must continue as we teach our children how to love and embrace everyone around them! We sat down with

Race & The Christian Family, Part 1

Oct 21st, 2020 29m 46s

Rethinking Summer

May 13th, 2020 29m 23s

Questions we ask…What has life been like for you in this season—as educators and as parents?What are the primary challenges you are hearing from parents as they homeschool their kids in this season?As you think about this school year coming to

Parenting Through COVID-19, Part 2

Apr 7th, 2020 27m 57s

QUESTIONS WE ASK1. One of the ways we combat seasons like this is being grateful for the things and people around us. What are ways we can make this a priority in our family? 2. What are additional ways we can be intentional with our ki

Parenting Through COVID-19, Part 1

Apr 7th, 2020 29m 34s

QUESTIONS WE ASK1. First of all, what has life been like for you guys the past three weeks? 2. How do we help our kids process what is going on in our world as it changes daily and weekly? 3. How important is family rhythm as we c

Manhood - Raising Boys to Men

Mar 9th, 2020 26m 52s

We spent time talking with Rob Fitzpatrick, Director of Kids and Teens Program for the Refuge Center, a counseling center in Franklin, Tennessee. Rob speaks to the journey of manhood and how to raise mature and healthy boys to young men. Whethe