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Raising Courageous Kids in Unprecedented Times w/ Isaac and Angie Tolpin

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Could you let your own child tell you that you failed them — and not get defensive?

In today’s episode, Aaron sits down with Isaac and Angie Tolpin — good friends, parents of nine, grandparents of nearly six — on the launch day of their new book, Courageous Parenting: Biblical Parenting in Unprecedented Times. They get into what the word "Christian" actually means anymore, why so many kids are walking away from the church by 18, raising children in an AI world, and why your child's faith might be purer and further along than your own.

About Isaac & Angie Tolpin

Isaac and Angie Tolpin are the hosts of the Courageous Parenting Podcast and the founders of Be Courageous Ministry, a discipleship-focused ministry built around equipping Christian parents to raise kids rooted in the Word of God. Parents of nine children and grandparents of six (and counting), they recently planted a church in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho and have just released their newest book, Courageous Parenting: Biblical Parenting in Unprecedented Times.

In This Episode

  • What "Christian" actually means today — Angie shares why the label has lost much of its weight, and why fruit — not title — is the real indicator of someone following Christ
  • The authentic community crisis — Why so many believers can't verbalize what's missing, and how the Tolpins' church model is answering a hunger people didn't know they had
  • Keeping families together in worship — The fruit that comes when children are present for sermons, communion, and real church life rather than separated into programs
  • Why kids are leaving the church — The connection between low expectations, age-segregated environments, and the statistic that two-thirds of kids walk away from faith by 18
  • Your child might be ahead of you spiritually — Jesus said to have faith like theirs; what it looks like to actually believe that and parent from it
  • Humility as a parenting strategy — Why apologizing to your children isn't weakness, and how Angie's own discipline from God before a conference became the most powerful message she gave
  • Raising kids in the age of AI — The double-edged sword of AI, why homeschooling parents can't afford to ignore it, and how to use it to accelerate creativity rather than kill it
  • Building creative confidence before the screen — Why it matters that kids know their own gifts before they ever delegate to AI
  • The one thing that actually prepares your kids — Grounding encouragement for overwhelmed parents who feel behind

Resources from This Episode

  • Book:Courageous Parenting: Biblical Parenting in Unprecedented Times by Isaac & Angie Tolpin — available on Amazon(update with direct link)
  • Ministry & Podcast:becourageousministry.org
  • Podcast recommendation: The AI Daily Brief (Aaron's recommendation for parents wanting to get up to speed on AI)
  • Previous book:Redeeming Childbirth by Angie Tolpin (2012)


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