Northbrook Next Gen Podcast

Today Pastor Jon interviews our upcoming Equip Parenting Conference speaker, Terra Mattson. Terra is a licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed professional counselor, clinical supervisor, executive coach, social entrepreneur, and co-founder of Living Wholehearted and Courageous Girls alongside her husband, Jeff.
We are thrilled she will be at Northbrook March 7/8 for our Equip parenting conference, and excited to let our audience get to know Terra a little bit before next month!
Here is the link to register for the conference and Pastor Jon's email to be entered into a drawing to win a free ticket to the conference!
Conference registration page (scroll to bottom of page)
Pastor Jon's email
Here is the link to Terra's book and website.
Courageous book
Terra's website

Welcome to helping students in 2025! We all want to help the young people in our lives, but helping starts with understanding. In this episode Pastor Jon dives into four battles students are facing right now and how parents and loved ones can support them.

Pastor Jon and his wife Shalanna share over 20 of their favorite books for parents and teens in categories like parenting, spirituality, leadership, biographies, politics and more. Everyone is sure to hear at least one book they mention that sparks an interest! Find links to all the books they mention below:
The Anxious Generation
Books by David and Sissy
Your New Playlist
Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
Do Hard Things
Habitudes
The Dare
Truth Matters
Practicing the Way
Hidden Potential
The Road Back to You
Tired of Being Tired
Breaking Free from Body Shame
Not in it to Win it
Jesus and the Powers
Thirst
A Burning in My Bones
Love Does
Everybody Always

David Thomas answers some of the questions we didn't get to at the Equip parenting conference. Great wisdom for any parent!
Road Back to You Enneagram Book
Enneagram Made Easy
Driven to Distraction Book
Raising Boys and Girls

Northbrook parent mentors John and Jill Peterson share their insights on what parent mentoring is, who would benefit from it, and other helpful parenting advice they've learned over the years!
Ben Pugh Podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1ryt1j8QCaoseRPQHw9eSL
Books:
https://www.amazon.com/Doing-Life-Your-Adult-Children/dp/0310353777/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1707426179&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Girls-Melissa-Trevathan/dp/0310272890/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GC7P6N7GWPAV&keywords=raising+girls+sissy+goff&qid=1707426157&s=books&sprefix=raising+girls+siss%2Cstripbooks%2C122&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Things-Art-Nurturing-Boys/dp/1414322275/ref=asc_df_1414322275/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312710253827&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11850429507258787461&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9018754&hvtargid=pla-435818556871&psc=1&mcid=14ab79d5013234f1851aacb9691f796f&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61681020945&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312710253827&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11850429507258787461&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9018754&hvtargid=pla-435818556871&gclid=CjwKCAiAlJKuBhAdEiwAnZb7lTK38g8xqe6bwJp-btFv8MMBPkG02kiJGIrM0o3e_IQA4mwMuazAZBoCHEUQAvD_BwE
https://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Love-Logic-Teaching-Responsibility/dp/1631469061/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TXXUQX3PN6Y&keywords=love+and+logic+parenting+book&qid=1707426206&s=books&sprefix=love+and+log%2Cstripbooks%2C132&sr=1-1

Looking to work on your marriage? Whether you have a healthy marriage and want to keep it that way, your marriage is in crisis, or your marriage is somewhere in between, we're here to help! Join Pastor Jon and Pastor Jenny as they share resources provided by Northbrook for marriages in any state of health, and Jenny shares some simple advice to make your marriage healthier in the coming year.
Additional Resources:
https://www.gottman.com/couples/
https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Principles-Making-Marriage-Work/dp/0553447718/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3OX8LKG84YYB8&keywords=gottman+books&qid=1704731899&sprefix=gottman+book%2Caps%2C849&sr=8-3
https://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Marriage-Facing-Complexities-Commitment/dp/1594631875/ref=sr_1_1?crid=59L2R1IPVYC8&keywords=the+meaning+of+marriage+tim+keller&qid=1704731925&sprefix=the+meaning+of+%2Caps%2C206&sr=8-1
https://www.northbrookchurch.org/

This Christmas season Pastor Jon and his wife Shalanna talk about great gift ideas to help kids birth through college grow in their spiritual development, improve mental health, or gifts that facilitate quality time as a family!
Next Gen Survey
Gift link list:
Parent Cue Gift List
Stair Slide
Beginner's Bible
Adventure Bible
Action Bible
NIV Teen Study Bible
God Speaks in Whispers Book
Indescribable for Little Ones Books
Indescribable 100 Devotions About God and Science
Ready Set Move Devotional
Into the Unknown Middle School Devotional
Your New Playlist Book
Do Hard Things Book
Truth Matters Book
Ruthless Elimination of Hurry Book
How to See God Devotional for High School
How to Be Human Book
Crazy Fort Glow in the Dark
Match Up Memory Snack Game
Bounce Game
Q's Race to the Top Board Game
Talking Points Card Game
Fat Brain Box and Balls Game
Hot Potato Game

David's Books
Raising Emotionally Strong Boys: Tools Your Son Can Build On for Life
Strong and Smart: A Boy's Guide to Building Healthy Emotions

Jenny Heckman is our newest Pastor at Northbrook Church. With a background in Pastoral Care and Counseling she offers knowledge and resources to separated or divorced parents.
Book Resource: The Parent's Guide to Birdnesting: A Child-Centered Solution to Co-Parenting During Separation and Divorce

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