Building a Foundation: Why Early Faith and Kids' Church Matter
Building a lasting spiritual foundation: why small beginnings and early Bible stories shape a lifetime of faith.
About this episode
In Episode 36 of the Kingdom Chaos Podcast, Troy and Amy sit down to reflect honestly on parenting, grandparenting, and the critical role that early spiritual foundations play in a child's life.
Looking back at their own parenting journey with a transparent look at past regrets and missed opportunities, Troy and Amy discuss how they are intentionally trying to do things differently with their grandchildren.
Featuring a special pre-recorded conversation with their 7-year-old granddaughter, Everly, as she breaks down the story of the Good Samaritan, this episode highlights just how much scripture and biblical truth young children actually absorb. Troy and Amy explore why church once a week is never enough, how children learn more from watching everyday actions than from being told what to do, and why keeping God as the "portion" of an entire household changes everything. Tune in for an encouraging, practical discussion on building a lasting foundation of faith that starts small and shapes a lifetime.
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Key Scriptures
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6
These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Deuteronomy 6:6–7
What’s in this episode
Doing It Differently as Grandparents: How Troy and Amy are walking alongside their kids to help instill a biblical foundation in the next generation from infancy.
What Kids Absorb Early On: Looking at how simple tools like children's Bible videos plant seeds that stick with kids into grade school and beyond.
Faith Lived Out in Daily Life: Why children do more of what they see than what they are told, and how parents can model Christ-like reactions in traffic, at ball fields, and at home.
Everly Explains the Good Samaritan: A delightful and insightful interview with 7-year-old Everly sharing her perspective on what the Good Samaritan teaches us about loving our neighbors.
Practical Bible Tools for Families: Exploring resources like the Bible Project and family devotionals to help make God's Word accessible and engaging at home.
Reflection questions
When you look at your daily routine, how are you actively weaving conversations about God and His character into the ordinary moments of family life?
In what ways did your own upbringing shape how you view passing down faith, and what is one thing you want to do differently for your children or grandchildren?
Are there areas of your life where your daily reactions (under stress, in traffic, or during conflict) might be teaching the next generation something other than Christ-like love?
KEY TAKEAWAY
Faith doesn't just happen by accident, and church one hour a week is never enough; true spiritual formation happens when God becomes our portion—ingrained in our daily actions, our conversations, and our homes so the next generation catches a living example of Christ.Quote from the episode
"Kids do more of what they see than what you tell them... They learn by the actions you do, and they'll do the things that you do. God should be our portion—it should be ingrained in everything that we do." — Troy Poimboeuf