Playfully Faithful Parenting: Encouraging Christian Mamas to Disciple & Discipline with Play & Joy

About Playfully Faithful Parenting: Encouraging Christian Mamas to Disciple & Discipline with Play & Joy

Are you a Christian mama who wants your kids to fall in love with Jesus? Me too, friend! I'm Joy Wendling: friend of Jesus, wife, seminary grad, and Children’s and Family Minister turned Stay-at-Home Mom to 5 girls. Join me as we explore our calling to introduce our kids to Jesus and watch as the Holy Spirit transforms their lives. We call this privilege Spiritual Parenting. Every day God wants to partner with us as he pursues a relationship with our kids. And, because research shows God created our kids to learn best through play, we might just have a little bit of fun while we are at it.

Publisher

Joy Wendling, MA | Certified Christian Parent Coach

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Jul 2021

Latest episode

19 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

216 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Feb 2025

   Love, Teach, Play with Connected Families' Sensitive & Intense Kids Course

   Do you struggle parenting your sensitive or intense kid, maybe because you are sensitive and intense? Listen in to my conversation with Lydia Rex of Connected Families to see how their Sensitive and Intense Kids course can help you love, teach, play to discipline and disciple your kids. You’ve got the Holy Spirit! You can do it, mama! Links: (This may contain some affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission, at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase using these links. For more information, please see my disclosure policy (https://createdtoplay.com/disclosure/).) Connected Families: https://connectedfamilies,org (about:blank) Sensitive and Intense Kids Course: https://connectedfamilies.org/courses/sensitive-intense-kids/ (https://connectedfamilies.org/courses/sensitive-intense-kids/) Connected Families Podcast: https://connectedfamilies.org/listen/ (https://connectedfamilies.org/listen/) Playfully Faithful Parenting Podcast is a ministry of CreatedtoPlay.com. For more resources, tips, devotions, and tools check us out online: https://createdtoplay.com (https://createdtoplay.com) . Freebies for you: Free Bible Study on 3 Traits of God to Guide Your Discipline: https://createdtoplay.com/freebiblestudy (https://createdtoplay.com/freebiblestudy) Join my free 5-day Bible Play Challenge:  https://createdtoplay.com/challenge (https://createdtoplay.com/challenge) Get 17 fun, free kid’s blessings for meals: https://createdtoplay.com/kids-blessings (https://createdtoplay.com/kids-blessings) Even though I’m an introvert, I’m social!  Let’s connect! Instagram: https://instagram.com/createdtoplay (https://instagram.com/createdtoplay) Facebook: https://facebook.com/created2play (https://facebook.com/created2play) Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/createdtoplay (https://pinterest.com/createdtoplay) Are you looking for a speaker for your next women’s, parenting, family, or Children’s Ministry event? I’m now booking for 2025. I’m available for virtual and live conferences, brunches, MOPS meetings, retreats, trainings, and more. More details and sample video here: createdtoplay.com/speaking (https://createdtoplay.com/speaking/) Did you enjoy the show? Subscribe and leave me a 5-star review on Apple Music and make me giddy. Music by jorikbasov (https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=4349) from Pixabay.

2. 

   6 Jan 2025

   Bible Study with Kids - A New Method for Playing in God's Word

   Do you want your kids to love to spend time with God in His Word? Check out my new AAH COOL method. This episode started as a video, if you want to see the printables I share about check out my youtube channel: yoututbe.com/@playfullyfaithfulparenting Freebies for you: Free Bible Study on 3 Traits of God to Guide Your Discipline: https://createdtoplay.com/freebiblestudy (https://createdtoplay.com/freebiblestudy) Join my free 5-day Bible Play Challenge:  https://createdtoplay.com/challenge (https://createdtoplay.com/challenge) Get 17 fun, free kid’s blessings for meals: https://createdtoplay.com/kids-blessings (https://createdtoplay.com/kids-blessings) Even though I’m an introvert, I’m social!  Let’s connect! Instagram: https://instagram.com/createdtoplay (https://instagram.com/createdtoplay) Facebook: https://facebook.com/created2play (https://facebook.com/created2play) Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/createdtoplay (https://pinterest.com/createdtoplay) Are you looking for a speaker for your next women’s, parenting, family, or Children’s Ministry event? I’m now booking for 2025. I’m available for virtual and live conferences, brunches, MOPS meetings, retreats, trainings, and more. More details and sample video here: createdtoplay.com/speaking (https://createdtoplay.com/speaking/) Did you enjoy the show? Subscribe and leave me a 5-star review on Apple Music and make me giddy.

3. 

   28 Aug 2024

   3 Tips for Quiet Time with Kids at Home

   Do you have a consistent habit of spending time with God? It can be so hard to do with kids at home. Yet, Deuteronomy 6:5-7 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%206%3A5-7&version=NIV) shows us that discipling our children starts with us loving God. It is from that love of God that our teaching, discipling, and nurturing the faith of our children flows. Otherwise, you will be trying to work for God instead of with him. This leads to burnout and your kids seeing through the inauthenticity. Here are 3 tips to help Christian mamas to spend time with Jesus and enjoy it! You’ve got the Holy Spirit! You can do it, mama! Links: (This may contain some affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission, at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase using these links. For more information, please see my disclosure policy (https://createdtoplay.com/disclosure/).) Be Interruptible episode 38: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0yxcelUecCUsuBLMCw0aL5?si=JP9GTEScQji9WMG_m5_dJA Wanna to read instead of listen? https://www.patheos.com/blogs/parentingwithjoy/2024/08/quiet-time-tips/ Want more personalized help with discipling your kids? Join my monthly Membership (http://createdtoplay.com/joinmembership) : https://createdtoplay.com/joinmembership (https://createdtoplay.com/joinmembership) Printables Membership (http://createdtoplay.com/printablesmembership): https://createdtoplay.com/printablesmembership (https://createdtoplay.com/printablesmembership) Free Consult Call (https://createdtoplay.com/free-coaching): https://createdtoplay.com/free-coaching (https://createdtoplay.com/free-coaching) Facebook Group (http://createdtoplay.com/community): http://createdtoplay.com/community (http://createdtoplay.com/community) 00:00 My prime time is middle of day. 06:20 Jesus and interruptions - being intentionally interruptible. 09:56 Encourage kids to be loud and expressive. 14:03 Diverse ways to enjoy time with God. 15:59 Tips for using quiet time with kids. Playfully Faithful Parenting Podcast is a ministry of CreatedtoPlay.com. For more resources, tips, devotions, and tools check us out online: https://createdtoplay.com (https://createdtoplay.com) . Freebies for you: Want to work with me? Sign up for a 15-minute free coaching call: https://createdtoplay.com/free-coaching (https://createdtoplay.com/free-coaching) Free Bible Study on 3 Traits of God to Guide Your Discipline: https://createdtoplay.com/freebiblestudy (https://createdtoplay.com/freebiblestudy) Join my free 5-day Bible Play Challenge:  https://createdtoplay.com/challenge (https://createdtoplay.com/challenge) Get 17 fun, free kid’s blessings for meals: https://createdtoplay.com/kids-blessings (https://createdtoplay.com/kids-blessings) Even though I’m an introvert, I’m social!  Let’s connect! Instagram: https://instagram.com/createdtoplay (https://instagram.com/createdtoplay) Facebook: https://facebook.com/created2play (https://facebook.com/created2play) Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/createdtoplay (https://pinterest.com/createdtoplay) Are you looking for a speaker for your next women’s, parenting, family, or Children’s Ministry event? I’m now booking for 2024. I’m available for virtual and live conferences, brunches, MOPS meetings, retreats, trainings, and more. More details and sample video here: createdtoplay.com/speaking (https://createdtoplay.com/speaking/) Did you enjoy the show? Subscribe and leave me a 5-star review on Apple Music and make me giddy. Music by jorikbasov (https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=4349) from Pixabay.

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YouTube views

4,978

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

26 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100

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Quality

84

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

85