Episode 148. Daily Discipleship Rhythms With Leslie Nunnery from Teach Them Diligently
Mama Bear Apologetics
Hillary Morgan Ferrer & Amy Davison
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Amy sits down with Leslie Nunnery from Teach Them Diligently to re-center the conversation around discipleship as the true goal of parenting—not homeschooling itself. While many families consider homeschooling as a solution for raising faithful children, Leslie gently corrects this mindset: education is a tool, not the savior. The heart of the discussion is a shift from performance-based parenting (checking boxes, academic success) to relationship-driven discipleship (shaping hearts for Christ). Leslie introduces the idea of “heart schooling,” emphasizing that parents are called first to point their children to Jesus, not merely manage their education.
The conversation also highlights the importance of community, spiritual growth in parents, and intentional daily rhythms that model faith naturally. Whether homeschooling, public schooling, or anything in between, the mission remains the same: raise children who know and love God through everyday life and authentic faith lived out at home.
Main Points Covered
- Homeschooling vs. discipleship: correcting misplaced priorities
- The danger of idolizing homeschooling
- “Heart schooling” as discipleship-focused parenting
- Practical everyday discipleship (based on Deuteronomy 6)
- Shifting from box-checking to heart-shaping
- Overcoming feelings of inadequacy as parents
People and resources mentioned
- Teach Them Diligently Conferences
- Teach Them Diligently book by Leslie Nunnery
- Follow Teach Them Diligently
- Listen to the Teach Them Diligently Podcast
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| 0:00.0 | You teach what you know, but you reproduce who you are. |
| 0:08.6 | And so whether you're homeschooling or not, moms, you have got to be growing in the Lord so that our faith is naturally overflowing to our kiddos. |
| 0:22.6 | Welcome to the Mama Bear Apologetics podcast. I'm Hillary. |
| 0:25.9 | And I'm Amy. We are just two gals who are spiritually armed, highly caffeinated, and just |
| 0:30.4 | sassy enough to make bad ideas cry. Mama Bear is a ministry dedicated to helping you |
| 0:35.0 | raise children who think critically, love biblically, and stand |
| 0:38.2 | firm in the faith using scripture, reason, and reality. Because remember, Mama Bears, |
| 0:42.3 | this might not affect your faith. But it might affect your children's. |
| 0:50.3 | Well, hey, everyone, welcome to another Mama Bear Apologetics podcast, a podcast dedicated to |
| 0:56.3 | helping you raise children who think critically, love biblically, and stand firm in the faith |
| 1:01.4 | using scripture, reason, and reality. Well, at the time of this recording, we're in the |
| 1:06.3 | midst of April, and this springtime heading into summer is usually a very big transition for most families |
| 1:13.7 | because a lot of families who are considering homeschooling, this is kind of that time of year |
| 1:18.4 | where they start doing their research, the diving in. And what's amazing is right at this time, |
| 1:24.2 | there are so many wonderful homeschool conferences going on today. So at Mama Bear, |
| 1:29.6 | what we wanted to do is kind of focus in for if you are considering homeschooling and we wanted |
| 1:34.6 | to provide some encouragement as well as some wisdom for you as well if you are for the very first time |
| 1:40.4 | navigating the waters of homeschooling. So with me today, I'm very excited to have Leslie |
| 1:45.9 | Nunnery. She has been working hard at the Teach Them Diligently Homeschool Conference, which I'm so |
| 1:51.8 | excited. She's going to tell us about here in just a second. But Leslie, just let me thank you |
| 1:56.5 | for joining us today at Mama Bear. Well, thank you so much for having me. We are really grateful for the work |
| 2:02.1 | that you guys do and excited to partner with you this year at Teach Them Diligently. |
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