Welcome to the Collide Kids Podcast! Host Christen Clark welcomes Darren Goodrich, children’s pastor at LifePointe Church, longtime ministry leader, and dad of three, for super practical conversation all about prayer and how it can shape family life.

Darren shares his inspiring path to children’s ministry, the importance of finding your unique “life point,” and how God patiently led him from business success to faithfully serving families. Together, Christen and Darren discuss why prayer doesn’t have to be complicated or intimidating—even if you’re starting today! Darren introduces his simple “Pray WITH God” method using the acronym WITH (Wow, I’m Sorry, Thank You, Help), making prayer easy and memorable for both kids and parents. Darren encourages every family to simply “start where you are,” reminding us that there’s no wrong time to begin making faith part of daily life.

Special Thanks to our editor, Jay Lee from provisionpods.com

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Finding Clarity in a Life Calling: "God began to, he began to reestablish his calling on my life, not to just serve in the marketplace, but to pastor his people through the local church."
— Darren Goodrich [00:06:12 → 00:06:22]

Finding Purpose in Uncertainty: "And that while I was following the right calling, I still hadn't found the right fit."
— Darren Goodrich [00:07:10 → 00:07:15]

Viral Parenting Insights: "You just got to start where you are."
— Darren Goodrich [00:09:27 → 00:09:28]

Viral Friendship Goals: "Kids like having friends that close and love you so much that they would do that for you. That's awesome."
— Darren Goodrich [00:10:19 → 00:10:27]

Viral Topic: The Simplicity of Jesus' Instructions
"Jesus simply said, get up, take your mat, and go home. Three simple instructions. That was this man's next right step. That was where his new journey began."
— Darren Goodrich [00:10:49 → 00:11:01]

Viral Topic: Comparison and Calling
Quote: "We see this friend getting an award, or this family's taking a big vacation, or someone's getting a promotion, and we forget what God has called you to, what he's called me to. And he's called each of us to something special. We have to start where we are."
— Darren Goodrich [00:11:07 → 00:11:16]

The Power of Daily Prayer: "And so praying with God really kind of sets my tone for the day. I notice when I'm like, the way I respond or talk to my kids, I'm like, oh, that was. That was a little harsh. You know, I need to."
— Darren Goodrich [00:18:03 → 00:18:19]

Creating a Prayerful Home: "I wanted to equip parents to help help their children pray and help provide a method that they are going to be able to remember easily so that they could take this model and it can just be a rhythm in their home of just creating an atmosphere and an environment of prayer."
— Darren Goodrich [00:20:35 → 00:20:54]

“That’s My King” is a vibrant praise song with an edge by Dove Award winning artist, Yancy. Filled with celebration, praise, and amazing wonder. Yancy put her rockin’ fingerprint on this song originally made popular by Cece Winans. It’s time for every generation to unite their voices to take a stand and shift the atmosphere when they push play on “That’s My King”! LISTEN NOW!

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We’re celebrating a huge milestone on the Collide Kids Podcast—episode 200! Host Christen Clark throws a sparkly, joy-filled party with two of her favorite friends and ministry leaders, Christie Penner Worden and Kim Hudson. This episode is all about friendship, following God’s call beyond the church walls, and discovering how faith and fun intersect in all parts of life.

Christie and Kim share about their beautiful Christ-centered friendship and what to look for in good friends. They also talk abou their unique jobs at CTA (Christ To All), helping equip churches and families to disciple kids during the week—not just on Sundays. They give personal stories of how God led them into unexpected ministry roles and how being a “pastor” can look very different than a church stage. They encourage both kids and grown-ups that God uses a wide variety of gifts, passions, and vocations to build his kingdom.

Stick around for Christen’s signature Family Discussion Questions to keep the conversation going at home, and details on 2 exciting giveaways for families and kids ministry leaders in celebration of 200 episodes! (find out how to enter on social media @collidekidspod).

Special thanks to our amazing editor, Jay Lee, from provisionpods.com!

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Viral Topic: The Value of Non-Ministry Work for Jesus: "Well, then that discounts all the doctors and nurses and firefighters and plumbers and shop workers and butchers that also love Jesus and find ways to minister to others and be ministered to in their jobs."
— Christie Penner Worden [00:10:37 → 00:10:50]

Viral Topic: Pastoring Kids Beyond the Classroom: "How can we pastor you when I don't get to sit right in front of you? So it's been a different, season, but it's been an incredible season, and I love it."
— Kim Hudson [00:14:09 → 00:14:18]

Fashion Fails: "We did not look like reasonable people. We did not people you could wanna message or even ask what are you doing because the answer was going to be too weird."
— Christie Penner Worden [00:17:41 → 00:17:52]

Viral Hotel Lobby Drama: "I have never experienced a more dramatic lobby employee in my entire life with a Manila envelope, and he's got it."
— Christie Penner Worden [00:19:58 → 00:20:06]

The Power of Openness to New Connections: "What God showed me is sometimes he wants you to be in places where you don't know anybody so that he can bring new people into your lives and fill a hole that you didn't even know existed."
— Kim Hudson [00:23:34 → 00:23:44]

Viral Topic: The Importance of Trust in Friendships: "How do you pick friends? You pick friends who are gonna keep your trust, who are gonna keep you know, grown ups might say, keep your confidence."
— Kim Hudson [00:29:59 → 00:30:05]

Viral Topic: Sharing Joy in the Midst of Pain:
"having someone who will sit with you and hand you Kleenex with one hand and hand you confetti in the other hand, I think it's really special to be able to trust someone enough to know that they're not making light of your situation when th

“That’s My King” is a vibrant praise song with an edge by Dove Award winning artist, Yancy. Filled with celebration, praise, and amazing wonder. Yancy put her rockin’ fingerprint on this song originally made popular by Cece Winans. It’s time for every generation to unite their voices to take a stand and shift the atmosphere when they push play on “That’s My King”! LISTEN NOW!

Bark proactively works to monitor, detect, and alert you to potential issues on your kids' devices. Visit bark.us to learn more about how you can keep your kids safe online. Use the code COLLIDEKIDS to get 15% off Your Bark Technologies Plan !

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Welcome to this episode of the Collide Kids Podcast! Host Christen Clark welcomes Korey Klein, director of SuperStart at Christ in Youth, who provides his insights into nurturing faith in Gen Alpha pre-teens.

Korey shares about the dynamic SuperStart events, where fourth through sixth graders experience energetic worship and gospel lessons. Highlighting Gen Alpha's digital-native upbringing and strong family influences, Korey stresses the essential role of parents and other family members in shaping faith, noting that 40% of Christian Gen Alpha kids never read the Bible.

Tune in to hear Korey's advice on using gifts to serve God, regardless of age, and join in on the family discussion questions provided to spark meaningful conversations.

Special Thanks to Jay Lee from provisionpods.com for editing this episode!

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Fostering Faith in Youth: "We get to put on fun events from January through April every year on the weekend for children's pastors, preteen pastors, to bring their kids for a weekend so they can intentionally just sit right by them, worship with them, hear from the word, hear the gospel, and give them a takeaway for kids to really know what the gospel is about and to share with others and to really grow in their faith."
— Korey Klein [00:04:40 → 00:05:00]

"Tired Eyes, Full Heart": "I say it's a tired eyes, full heart. That's kind of a season that we're living in and I couldn't be happier."
— Korey Klein [00:05:15 → 00:05:51]

**The Power of Interactive Teaching:** "It's not like, hey, someone just comes out and I'm going to talk to you for 20 minutes."
— Korey Klein [00:07:53 → 00:07:56]

Guarding Your Heart: "Guard your heart above all else. It determines the course of your life."
— Korey Klein [00:08:22 → 00:08:25]

"Gen Alpha's Open-Mindedness: 'They're kind of open. They're very open to things too. But like only about 16% of the study that I've read through about Gen Alpha showed that they, they were actually committed to a faith.'"
— Korey Klein [00:12:12 → 00:12:22]

"Gen Alpha and Faith Engagement": "For about 40% of Gen Alpha from this study that I'm going off of that, this place called One Hope, did they. Who would say. They who are Christians, 40% of them actually never read the Bible."
— Korey Klein [00:13:58 → 00:14:10]

"Modern Parenting and Digital Connection: Even in a game like Minecraft or Fortnite."
— Korey Klein [00:15:13 → 00:15:16]

"Be the Main Voice in a Sea of Influences": "But I think if we're talking about kids right now and a younger age, I would say, man, go for it. Even if it feels weird and you're like, man, they have so many other voices. Well, that's the thing, they do have so many other voices. So just be a voice in that and be the main voice."
— Korey Klein [00:18:32 → 00:18:48]

"Gen Alpha and Trust": "They trust family over institutions way more right now."
— Korey Klein [00:20:08 → 00:20:11]

“That’s My King” is a vibrant praise song with an edge by Dove Award winning artist, Yancy. Filled with celebration, praise, and amazing wonder. Yancy put her rockin’ fingerprint on this song originally made popular by Cece Winans. It’s time for every generation to unite their voices to take a stand and shift the atmosphere when they push play on “That’s My King”! LISTEN NOW!

Bark proactively works to monitor, detect, and alert you to potential issues on your kids' devices. Visit bark.us to learn more about how you can keep your kids safe online. Use the code COLLIDEKIDS to get 15% off Your Bark Technologies Plan !

Support the show