The Journey: PCA Parent Podcast

Masculinity: Powerful Conversation Sparked by Netflix "Adolescence" Series

Guests: Gabe Boyd, Justin McAdams, and Eric Leininger

 

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Parents, we are taking a deeper dive into the issues raised by the popular Netflix series “Adolescence.” This week we discuss the topic of masculinity, next week we will look at the issue of parenting, and for the final week we will discuss cultural influences including social media.

 

Huge shout-out to good friends Gabe Boyd and Justin McAdams from the PCA North campus as well as Eric Leininger, the new Director of Spiritual Development for PCA’s Plano campus for watching this series, digesting the information, and sharing some wisdom from a Biblical perspective on these important conversations!

Forged in Faith: Old Friends Reunited in New Roles at PCA

Guests: Coach Vic Shealy, Chief of Staff, and Dr. Houn Hib, Head of School, Plano campus

 

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Like many young men, Houn Hib was greatly influenced by the faith and leadership of Coach Vic Shealy. Years later, God would reunite that relationship here at PCA as Coach Shealy is now moving into the newly created Chief of Staff position and his former quarterback turned wide receiver comes to PCA as the new Head of School for the Plano campus. Take a listen to the heart behind these men, the friendship that was forged on the gridiron, and the excitement of these two mighty men of valor getting to lock arms together again to advance Kingdom Education at Prestonwood Christian Academy!

Natasha Crain: The Importance of Training Up a Child with a Biblical Worldview

Guest: Natasha Crain

 

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We are excited that Christian author and apologist Natasha Crain will be joining us for our 2025 Biblical Worldview Conference (BWC) September 28-30 - make sure you register today for this outstanding event! Natasha shares in this podcast about the importance of parents to be armed with the truth of God’s Word as they equip their students for the world around them. Check out Natasha’s website to learn more about her and her ministry as well as her outstanding books for your family, including her latest book When Culture Hates You: Preserving for the Common Good as Christians in a Hostile Public Square.

 

20 Years and 4 Kids through PCA: Personal Reflections on God's Goodness and Provision

Guest: Dan Panetti, Director of Parent Engagement & Ministry, PCA Plano campus

 

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If you’ve heard my story, you know that my wife Tricia and I were huge public school advocates - Tricia was teaching in PISD and we wanted to be “salt and light” in the public school system. God had different plans for our family. Twenty-two years ago, I started volunteering at PCA helping out with the Student Leadership Institute (SLI) and then a couple years later, I started a new role as the Worldview Director for PCA. After fifteen years of legal and public policy in the nonprofit world, we had no concept of what the private Christian school was or how we could afford to send four kids to PCA - but God knew, so we trusted Him.

 

Now as we look back at those 20 years at PCA, we are amazed how God provided over and over again, more than we could ask or imagine - our fourth child, Campbell, is graduating from PCA and the blessings from our time at PCA and the friends and community we’ve done life with has been remarkable! I hope you enjoy some personal and professional reflections and are encouraged that God has you here at PCA for His purposes - so enjoy the ride, it goes by way too fast!

Ruslan KD: A Life Transformed by the Gospel Looking to Transform Others with Truth and Love

Guest: Ruslan KD

 

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Born Ruslan Karaoglanov to Armenian parents in Baku, Azerbaijan, Ruslan was a child when he immigrated with his family to the United States in 19900 to escape religious persecution after an ethnic conflict broke out in the wake of tensions between the dissolving Soviet Union and the Azerbaijan government. Ruslan broke on the scene as a rapper and YouTube vlogger and now is popular with young people as a YouTube sensation apologist sharing his faith in Christ and taking on all questions and opposition to the Gospel! His book Godly Ambition: Unlocking the Full Potential of Your Time, Talent, and Treasure will be available September 9, 2025 and Ruslan will be a featured speaker at the 2025 Biblical Worldview Conference (BWC) coming to Prestonwood Baptist Church September 28-30, 2025

 

An Overview of the Powerful and Unsettling Netflix Series "Adolscence"

Guests: Gabe Boyd and Justin McAdams

 

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Important overview discussion about the Netflix series “Adolescence” that deals with the cultural issues of masculinity, parenting, violence, social media, pornography, education, and loneliness. We plan to dive deeper into each of these components for our summer series - so make sure that you come back to watch/listen to our future podcasts. Also, please like and share these episodes with friends and family who need to hear a Biblical perspective on these cultural issues.

When "Bad Therapy" Replaces Godly Parenting (Week 2 of 2)

Guest: Erin Williams, PCA US Counselor, Plano campus

 

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This is a continuation of our powerful discussion on the book Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up, which is the 2024 book from Abigail Shrier and came as a result of her revealing book a few years before that called Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters (2021) in which Shrier discovered how damaging and controlling public school counselors could be on this gender ideology. If you didn’t listen to the first week, I would strongly recommend that you go back and listen or watch that episode.

 

Just to reiterate a point that we both made in the podcast, this examination of Bad Therapy is NOT a recommendation in favor of reading the book or an endorsement of everything that is written in this book. Shrier is not writing from a Biblical worldview, however both Erin Williams and I share much of her concern with the new “therapeutic-infused parenting” that is so popular today and her concerns over what Shrier calls “bad” therapy. There is good, solid, helpful therapy that is happening, but Shrier’s call to parents is to pay attention to the therapy that their children are receiving and be discerning as to the wisdom that is being offered to your children. YOU are the parents and, as such, are God’s ordained stewards of your children…not the therapist, not the school, not the government.

When "Bad Therapy" Replaces Godly Parenting (Week 1 of 2)

Guest: Erin Williams, PCA US Counselor, Plano campus

 

If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page.

 

We had a powerful discussion on the book Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up, which is the 2024 book from Abigail Shrier and came as a result of her revealing book a few years before that called Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters (2021) in which Shrier discovered how damaging and controlling public school counselors could be on this gender ideology. The conversation with Erin Williams is spread out over two weeks, so listen to this week’s episode and then get ready for even more next week on this topic!

 

Just to reiterate a point that we both made in the podcast, this examination of Bad Therapy is NOT a recommendation in favor of reading the book or an endorsement of everything that is written in this book. Shrier is not writing from a Biblical worldview, however both Erin Williams and I share much of her concern with the new “therapeutic-infused parenting” that is so popular today and her concerns over what Shrier calls “bad” therapy. There is good, solid, helpful therapy that is happening, but Shrier’s call to parents is to pay attention to the therapy that their children are receiving and be discerning as to the wisdom that is being offered to your children. YOU are the parents and, as such, are God’s ordained stewards of your children…not the therapist, not the school, not the government.

Gospel-Centered Conversations: Weaving the Word into the Things of the World

 

Guest: Alycia Wood, Apologetics, Inc.

 

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Loved chatting with Alycia Wood about life and how to navigate the current cultural chaos with the truth of God’s Word. Alycia reminded us that we can use just about anything - movies, music, etc. to engage in meaningful conversations about spiritual and eternal things. C.S. Lewis in The Weight of Glory wrote about how “[t]here are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal.” This is a great reminder that everyone we meet is an eternal being - and will spend an eternity either with God…or separated from God.

 

As we near Easter, let’s remember the significance of Jesus coming down to earth to live the perfect life that we couldn’t, die the death that we deserve, and then he rose from the grave to defeat sin and death! With so much hopelessness in the world, 1 Peter 3:15 is a great reminder that we, as followers of Jesus Christ, need to be prepared to defend the HOPE that we have in Christ!

The Mission and Heart Behind PCA’s Sponsor-A-Lion

Guest: Jan Jeffcoat, PCA LS Principal, Plano campus

 

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We had a great conversation with Jan Jeffcoat, PCA’s Lower School Principal, about her family’s journey to PCA and how God provided through the generosity of PCA families who financially supported PCA’s Sponsor-A-Lion program to help families afford Kingdom Education at PCA. As God called the Jeffcoats to PCA, countless families gave sacrificially which provided the necessary funds so their daughters Jennifer and Jillian could attend PCA. At the same time, Jim and Jan reexamined their own personal finances and found additional ways to better steward their finances to help make the transition to PCA possible.

 

And look at the result - both girls not only graduated from PCA, but Jan and Jillian returned to PCA and have been employed by the school.  Jillian (formerly Jeffcoat, now Bryant) is the Dean of Students for the Upper School at the Plano campus. And Jan Jeffcoat went from a PreK aide to a Lower School teacher and now currently serves as the principal for the Lower School at the Plano campus. Thank you to all those families who have given in the past and continue to support PCA’s Sponsor-A-Lion program that benefits current and future PCA families.