Welcome to Ovilla Christian Chats, where we discuss Biblical approaches to living life in a secular world. Join us as we dive deeper into topics that affect every Christian. Ovilla Christian School is the educational arm of Ovilla Road Baptist Church and our mission is to cultivate an environment in which students may flourish as they become life-long learners, servant leaders, and devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
Ovilla Christian Chats
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Welcome to Ovilla Christian Chats, where we discuss Biblical approaches to living life in a secular world. Join us as we dive deeper into topics that affect every Christian. Ovilla Christian School is the educational arm of Ovilla Road Baptist Church and our mission is to cultivate an environment in which students may flourish as they become life-long learners, servant leaders, and devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
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March 26, 2026
What Makes a Family the Right Fit?
<p>It's admission season and applications are rolling in for next year! We are joined by Mallory Teck, OCS Admissions Director, to get some direct answers to the questions of what we're looking for in families who apply to be a part of Ovilla Christian.<br /> <br /> Our church (ORBC) and school (OCS) are growing at the same time, and we are intentional about maintaining the core mission as a discipleship school—not just adding more families. Keeping that as the focus is the heart behind our admission standards, including our connection with local churches and our families' church involvement. <a href= "https://www.ovillachristian.org/admissions">Church/Home/School is how we say it</a>: this is the three-legged stool of Christian education at OCS.<br /> <br /> Mallory Teck, OCS Admissions Director, came to us with an array of experience in both private and public schools. She loves those squirrelly middle schoolers, the Denver Broncos, and guiding families through the OCS admission process to find the ones that will add to the culture that we aim to protect and cultivate.<br /> <br /> Mallory also actively works to equip students as they sign up for dual-credit classes, work through conflicts with teachers or professors, and prove to themselves that they are capable of handling challenges that arise in life.</p>
February 19, 2026
What About Hard Conversations?
<p>Whether you're tackling questions of politics, identity, or hot topics in culture, ORBC Family Discipleship Pastor Joe Zinkgraf outlines a helpful framework for Christian parents to approach these conversations with your kids.<br /> <br /> 1. What's your goal as a parent? Step back and let that shape how you have conversations with your kids.<br /> 2. Is your end goal to raise someone who looks like you or someone who looks like Christ? Think of the 25-ish year age difference between you and your child in light of eternity. It's so small!<br /> 3. "Drip, drip, drip" conversations: this isn't one big conversation but many small, open, age-appropriate ones throughout their growing years.<br /> 4. Using the conversations you have with your kids as a gauge, do your kids only know which way you lean, or do they know what God is like?<br /> <br /> Philippians 4:8 ESV "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."<br /> <br /> Resources Mentioned:<br /> <a href= "https://www.wtsbooks.com/products/parenting-with-words-of-grace-building-relationships-with-your-children-one-conversation-at-a-time-9781433560972?srsltid=AfmBOopU2GUn0_QMe6sL4StDWknO0nY9PUYdbQZQ90QGgx0PTxjYHrXy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Parenting with Words of Grace</a> by William Smith<br /> ChristianParenting.org; <a href= "https://www.christianparenting.org/articles/how-to-help-kids-process-disturbing-news-in-a-digital-age/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">"How to help kids process disturbing news in a digital age"</a><br /> <a href="https://a.co/d/010iZhPa" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">What Do I Say When: A Parent's Guide to Navigating Cultural Chaos for Children and Teens</a> by Andrew and Christian Walker</p>
December 18, 2025
The Question We Asked Our Students
<p>Erich, Julianne, and Pastor Matt hop into this delightful conversation with Jenni Osgood, LPC-A, about the connection that kids desire with their families.<br /> <br /> Jenni Osgood is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate who provides individual and family counseling for OCS families. She is also the Guidance Counselor for high school students as they consider careers.<br /> <br /> "Do you think that you spend too much, just the right amount, or not enough time with your family?" When Jenni asked several middle and high school classes this question, she was surprised by the answers. Overwhelmingly, the students replied, "Not enough time." Join us as we unpack the responses Jenni heard and give some encouragement to parents who want to spend quality time with their kids in this hectic world.<br /> <br /> Resources Mentioned:<br /> <a href="https://a.co/d/2sMoiN8" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">"Hurt 2.0: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers"</a> by Chap Clark<br /> <a href="https://a.co/d/bRJnTmz" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">"Habits of the Household"</a> by Justin Whitmel Earley<br /> <a href="https://a.co/d/7VQWwws" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">"50 Things Every Child Needs to Know Before Leaving the Home"</a> by Dr. Josh and Jen Mulvihill</p>
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