Are Kids Resilient Or Do They Need Sheltering? With Dr. Chris Shirley

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Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In this episode of the Daily Grace Podcast, host Jeremy Schmucker sits down with Dr. Chris Shirley, Dean at Southwestern Seminary and author of Family Ministry and the Church, to discuss a topic every parent eventually faces: navigating hardship. Tell Us What You Think Unlock a 10% off coupon! And get first access to new sales, Bible studies & books! Join for free here! Subscribe to our Podcast Newsletter! Connect with us: The Daily Grace Co. | Facebook | Instagram | Daily Grace Blog | The opinions of guests on the Daily Grace podcast do not represent the opinions of The Daily Grace Co., and we do not necessarily endorse the resources that they recommend or mention on the show. We believe it is valuable to hear from a variety of guests, even if we do not agree in all areas. As always, the statements made by hosts and guests on the show should be tested against God’s Word, the only authority on truth.

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0:00.0	Well, hello and welcome back to the Daily Grace podcast. I am JJ, your host, and I am so excited today to be
0:13.9	talking with a theologian, a dean of a seminary, and ultimately a friend by the name of Chris Shirley.
0:20.1	I refer to him as Dr. Chris,
0:22.2	because at the seminary, he is Dr. Shirley, but when we were in the same small group together,
0:27.2	he was Chris. And so Dr. Chris is joining us today. If you are listening to this podcast, we would
0:31.7	appreciate if you could like and subscribe to wherever you are listening. And be sure to follow
0:37.4	along and promote our content.
0:38.9	We appreciate you being here.
0:40.4	And so today we are going to talk with Dr. Chris.
0:43.0	Let me give you a little intro of who Dr. Chris is and your resume is lengthy.
0:48.7	So feel free to tell me I miss something.
0:50.7	It could be lengthier.
0:51.4	It could be lengthy, right?
0:52.7	Yeah.
0:53.0	Professors love having their CV.
0:55.3	Exactly.
0:56.1	But on your CV, Chris, you have earned a PhD in seminary.
1:02.0	You have been a pastor of multiple churches over a decade of pastoral ministry.
1:05.6	You are a current elder at Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
1:09.4	You are current dean of faculty and
1:13.5	dean of education, or of the School of Educational Ministries. I was so close. All right,
1:19.4	there's a lot to remember. So a double dean at Southwestern Seminary have also been a professor
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