S7Ep12: How to Disciple your Preteen with Tricia Goyer and Leslie Nunnery

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🎙️ New Podcast Episode: How to Disciple Your Preteen with Tricia Goyer & Leslie Nunnery

This week on the The Bible for Kids Podcast, co-host Mike Nawrocki sits down with Tricia Goyer and her co-author Leslie Nunnery to talk about their powerful new book, Faith That Sticks: 5 Real-Life Ways to Disciple Your Preteen.

If you're a parent, caregiver, or mentor navigating the preteen years, this episode is for you. These years can be some of the most challenging—emotionally, spiritually, and relationally. In a world full of noise and confusion, Faith That Sticks offers a biblical parenting roadmap to help you disciple your kids with grace, love, and intentionality.

Tricia and Leslie dive into the five key areas of discipleship every parent should focus on:

Prayer
Bible Reading
Family Relationships
Intentional Conversation
Acts of Service

You’ll hear personal stories, practical tools, and faith-building activities that you can start using today. Whether you feel overwhelmed or unsure how to connect spiritually with your growing child, this conversation will give you confidence and encouragement to take the next step.

👉 Listen now to discover how to build a faith that sticks through the preteen years—and beyond.

🔎 Keywords: parenting podcast, Christian parenting, disciple your kids, raising preteens, biblical parenting tips, Tricia Goyer, Leslie Nunnery, Faith That Sticks, Mike Nawrocki, Christian family podcast

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Meet Your Hosts

As co-creator of VeggieTales, co-founder of Big Idea Entertainment, and the voice of Larry the Cucumber, Mike Nawrocki has been dedicated to helping parents pass on biblical values to their kids for over three decades. Mike is the offbeat brain behind Silly Songs with Larry, and has lent his screenwriting and directing talents to dozens of VeggieTales episodes, as well as both of the properties’ theatrical releases, Jonah and The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything.

His most recent project, an early-reader book series published by Tyndale House titled The Dead Sea Squirrels, has been adapted into a 13-episode animated series now streaming on Minno, with more books and a season 2 of animation currently in the works. Mike also serves as an assistant professor of film and animation at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN, and co-hosts the weekly podcast, “The Bible for Kids.”

Tricia Goyer is a USA Today bestselling author of over 100 books, including historical fiction, family favorites, and books for children and teens. She co-hosts The Bible for Kids Podcast, where she gets to talk with authors, musicians, and ministry leaders who are passionate about pointing kids to Jesus.

As a homeschooling mom of ten and wife to John, Tricia knows firsthand the joy (and the chaos!) of discipling kids in real life. She's written more than 500 articles, speaks at homeschool and family conferences across the country, and loves helping parents and grandparents pass along a living faith to the next generation. Her recent releases include Twist of Time, co-written with her son Nathan. Learn more at triciagoyer.com.