About Parents Still Matter: Equipping Parents to Disicple Their Teens
Helping Christian parents disciple their teenagers with confidence.
Joshua and Liana bring over 17 years of working with teenagers and college students to equip parents with practical strategies, biblical truth, and real support to help teens love God passionately and live their faith boldly. Whether you feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure where to start, this channel will help you become the primary discipler of your teenager.
Here you’ll find:
* Christian parenting strategies
* Teen discipleship tools
* Real conversations about teens and culture
* Biblical encouragement and practical next steps
* Interviews with professionals and parents
You are not powerless. Your influence still matters.
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The Trait You’re Trying to Fix May Be Your Teen’s Greatest Strength
What if the trait frustrating you most about your teenager isn’t a weakness—but a strength that hasn’t been guided yet?
In this conversation with Scotty and Casey Gibbons, realife discuss how unmet expectations create frustration and why parents shouldn’t be surprised when kids act like kids. Teenagers don’t arrive fully developed. They need patient parents who can recognize what God placed inside them and help shape it with wisdom, consistency, and grace.
Your teenager doesn’t need you to eliminate every difficult trait. They need you to help direct those traits toward the person God created them to become.
Subscribe for biblical conversations that equip Christian parents to disciple their teenagers with confidence.
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6 Aug 2026
Power Clip: How to Talk About Sex With Your Teen
Joshua and Liana recap the podcast with Dr. Vernon King Jr. and discuss how to have the sex conversation with your teenager.
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2 Aug 2026
If You Don't Talk About Sex With Your Teen, The WORLD WILL
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How should Christian parents talk to their teens about sex, pornography, intimacy, and sexuality without creating fear or shame?
In this episode of Parents Still Matter, Joshua and Liana sit down with Dr. Vernon King Jr. to discuss why these conversations need to happen at home before culture, friends, and social media shape what our children believe.
Dr. Vernon shares practical advice for creating a safe environment where your teen can ask hard questions, admit mistakes, and receive biblical guidance without feeling condemned. We also discuss pornography exposure, how parents should respond when they discover sexual behavior, and how early these conversations should begin.
The goal is not to make sex seem shameful. It is to help our children understand God’s design while knowing they can always come to us with the truth.
In this conversation:
Why parents avoid talking about sex
The danger of allowing the world to teach your children first
How pornography can affect children and teens
What to do when your teen asks an awkward question
How to respond without panic, anger, or shame
Why your teen needs you to become a safe person
How to bring biblical truth into everyday conversations
30 Jul 2026
POWER CLIP: How to Unlock Your Teen's God-given Gifts
This curated selection from the Building Teens Who Don't Leave their Faith Episode with Pastors Jacqui and Brenden Brown highlights the topic of how to help your teens see and grow in their gifts and abilites.
1 Jul 2026
Building Teens Who Don't Leave Their Faith
In this episode, Joshua and Liana talk with Pastors Brenden and Jacqui Brown and share insights on raising teens with faith, intentionality, and love. They discuss the importance of modeling, influence, and creating a family culture rooted in God’s principles.
key topics
The importance of modeling faith and love in parenting
Influence of community and church in teen development
Creating a family culture based on biblical principles
The significance of milestones and intentional moments
The role of speech and language in shaping identity
The impact of social media and peer influence
Parenting through challenges and mistakes
The importance of prayer and spiritual discipline
guest nameBrenden and Jacqui Brown
titles
Raising Faithful Teens: Insights from Parents and Pastors
The Power of Influence in Teen Parenting
Sound Bites
"Seeing teens grow in their own faith is such a gift"
"Every child has gold inside them, waiting to be uncovered"
"Teach children to speak faith and life over themselves"
Chapters
00:00Introduction and Background of the Browns
03:02The Joys of Parenting Teens
05:58Navigating Faith and Personal Conviction
09:10Discovering Individual Identities
11:59Intentional Parenting vs. Helicopter Parenting
14:59The Challenges of Parenting Teens
19:58Preparing for Independence
24:06The Importance of Speech and Culture in Parenting
33:59Building Confidence in Children
38:11The Role of Community in Spiritual Growth
43:12Intentional Parenting and Milestones
47:55Navigating the Challenges of Pastors' Kids
57:10Overcoming Regrets in Parenting
01:04:58The Power of Prayer and Connection
20 Jun 2026
Homosexuality and What To Say To Your Teenager
How do you explain God's perspective of homosexuality with your teenager? It's a complicated question, but God has answers. Listen and watch alone or with your teen to get real answers to this all to real question.
16 Jun 2026
Step-by-Step Guide to Begin Discipling Your Teenager (Workshop pt 3)
In part 3 we take the Biblical strategy and give you a step-by-step guide to discipling your teen. Most parents don't neglect this because they don't want to, but because they don't know what to do. Now, you will.
16 Jun 2026
The Strategy You've Been Waiting For (Workshop pt 2)
In part 2 of the PSM workshop, we breakdown God's Biblical strategy for discipling your teenager.
16 Jun 2026
Why You Still Matter (Workshop pt 1)
In part 1 of the Parents Still Matter workshop, you will see the damage happening in this generation and get fresh vision on why you still matter in life of your teenager even if they they don't show it.
9 Jun 2026
Best Moments: 5 Things You Need to do or Lose Your Teen
Joshua gives 5 important things every parent needs to do if they don't want to lose their teen.
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3 Jun 2026
Ep. 1 Parenting Different Personalities
What does it really look like to raise teenagers who love God and live out their faith?
In this very first episode of Parents Still Matter, Joshua and Liana Knudsen introduce the heart behind the podcast: equipping parents to become the primary disciples of their teens. After 17 years of youth ministry, they’ve seen firsthand that while churches, schools, and youth pastors can help, God’s design is for parents to play the leading role in shaping their children's faith.
To kick off the podcast, Joshua sits down with his own parents, Steve and Lesia Knudsen, who share decades of experience raising children, fostering teens, mentoring young people, and helping families navigate the challenges of parenting.
In this episode, you'll discover:
• Why discipling your teen is primarily a parent's responsibility
• The importance of creating a strong family identity and culture
• How family discipleship shaped Joshua's faith journey
• Why many parents feel alone—and why asking for help is one of the most important things you can do
• Practical wisdom for parenting children with different personalities and needs
• Biblical insights on training and discipling the next generation
Whether you're raising toddlers, teenagers, or somewhere in between, this conversation will encourage you, challenge you, and remind you that you don't have to figure it all out alone.
Parents still matter. More than ever.
🎙️ Subscribe for future episodes featuring experienced parents, ministry leaders, and practical conversations designed to help you build a stronger relationship with your teen and grow their faith at home.
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