What does it look like when a family’s whole trajectory begins to change? For the Dewey family, it hasn’t looked like perfection. It has looked like grace, growth, and small wins worth celebrating. Joe and his wife, Courtney, have spent years practicing the Connected Families Framework™ in their busy, homeschooling, “beautifully messy” home. Now Joe is stepping in as the new president of Connected Families. In this episode, host Stacy Bellward joins Joe and founders Jim and Lynne Jackson for a personal conversation about Christian parenting, ministry, everyday faith, and the hope that how we love our kids today can shape our families for generations.
Key Takeaways:
- Find hope in small wins by hearing how one busy family celebrates everyday moments of growth
- Discover what it looks like to pass on a legacy with trust, humility, and grace, a model you can carry into your own family
- Meet Joe Dewey and his family
- Discover Joe’s vision for reaching more families with the Connected Families Framework and learn how to be part of what’s next
Mentioned in this Podcast:
- The Table Monthly Giving Program
- The Celebration Highlight Video
- YouTube – Jim and Lynne Jackson: 24 Years of Christ-Centered Parenting Ministry
- YouTube – Screens On, Dishes Undone: A Grace-Based Parenting Role Play
- Hebrews 13:7
- Ephesians 3:20
- 2 Corinthians 5:14
- Ep. 320 – Jim and Lynne Jackson: 24 Years of Christ-Centered Parenting Ministry
- Ep. 321 – Screens On, Dishes Undone: A Grace-Based Parenting Role Play
- Ep. 322 – Parenting Stress: New Research on What Actually Lowers It
- Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart online course
- Connected Families Certified Parent Coaching
- Connected Families Partnership Program
Check out our website for more resources to support your parenting!
Guest Bio:
Jim and Lynne Jackson are the Founders Emeritus of Connected Families in Plymouth, MN. With over 50 combined years of professionally helping families and a love for working in the church, Jim and Lynne have brought reliable, God-centered, research-based parenting resources to families since 2002.
Joe Dewey is the new President of Connected Families and a Connected Families Certified Parent Coach. He has a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and has served in full-time ministry with Cru in Leader Development and Human Resources since 2010. He has been a certified life coach since 2017. These experiences, and more, have molded him into a leader who leads with solutions. Whether in ministry or parenting, he finds clarity amid complexity, providing win-win solutions.
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