Guests: Scott and Sharayah Colter, The Danbury Institute: A Coalition for Life and Liberty If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. This is the second of a two-week conversation with Scott and Sharayah Colter, founders of The Danbury Institute. This week we examine several of the current cultural issues, many of which ha…

Guests: Scott and Sharayah Colter, The Danbury Institute: A Coalition for Life and Liberty If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. This will be a two-week conversation with Scott and Sharayah Colter, founders of The Danbury Institute. Week one will be a conversation about America’s Godly heritage - the influence of God’…

Guest: Scott Turner, Associate Pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church, former NFL player Reminder that early voting here in Texas begins October 21st and goes through November 1st and the General Election is Tuesday, November 5th. Voting is a very important and special honor as citizens of this country - and as citizens of heaven we should engage in …

Guest: Scott Turner, Associate Pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church, former NFL player If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. Loved our time with Scott Turner learning how God used his early humble beginnings to teach him the value of hard work and serving others well. Enjoy this episode with Scott listening to him sha…

Guest: Pastor Jack Graham, Prestonwood Baptist Church If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. Twenty-seven years ago, Prestonwood was approached about allowing a new private, Christian school to use the Prestonwood name. About three years after PCA was launched, the school was struggling financially and might not have s…

Guests in order: Reid Thornberry (PCA North senior), Steve Lee (11th grade Bible and Apologetics teacher, Plano campus), Hayden Fox (PCA Plano junior), Fabian Chong (11th and 12th grade physics teacher, Plano campus), Noelle Brenning (11th grade, Plano campus), Audrey Sol Loyola (2015 alumni), Freddy Gattelaro (2019 alumni), and Parker Panetti (201…

Guests: Allen Parr, host of The Beat, and Jordan Sekulow, Executive Director for the American Center for Law and Justice If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. Allen Parr and Jordan Sekulow join nearly a dozen other outstanding speakers, authors, and apologists, at the 2024 Biblical Worldview Conference held at Preston…

Guests: Dan Panetti, PCA Director of Parent Engagement & Ministry (interviewed by PCA sophomore Sevyn Trogdon) If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. Parents, we are celebrating 20 years of Biblical worldview training and transformation with this year’s Biblical Worldview Conference! From humble beginnings, the BWC has…

Guests: Megan Rogers, PCA Senior Director of Development & Stewardship, and Kenzie Venus, Director of Development Events If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. North Texas Giving Day (NTGD) has begun! From now until September 19, you can give to the PCA Fund that helps provide that margin of excellence funding specific…

Guests: Maddie McDonald (PCA Plano senior), Kellen O’Brien (PCA Plano junior), Naomi Livings (PCA Plano sophomore), Madison Kirby-Birdwell (PCA Plano freshman), and Ryan Newsome, PCA Plano Spiritual Development Director If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. Both the North and Plano campuses took their US students on r…

Guests: Stephen Bryant (PCA dad, coach, SLi Director), Mike Thornberry (PCA North dad), Aaron Ulmer (PCA alumni, Class of 2007), Chris Housewright (PCA dad) If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. The Forge is the latest movie from the incredible Christian movie producers the Kendrick Brothers (Alex, Stephen, and Shanno…

Guest: Dr. Mike Goddard, PCA Superintendent If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. This year’s theme comes out of the Book of Joshua, specifically Joshua 1:9, which reads: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go…

Guests: Jillian Bryant, Plano US Dean of Students, and Erin Williams, Plano US Counselor If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. PCA’s New “Internet Enabled Device” Policy Basically, PCA is going to be a “cell phone free” environment Much of the rationale for this decision is encapsulated in the research presented in Jo…

Guests: Jillian Bryant, Plano US Dean of Students, and Erin Williams, Plano US Counselor If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. Dress code Greater emphasis on enforcement and understanding Modesty Five Lies book by Rosaria Butterfield: A godly woman is a modest woman. A modest woman does not bring attention to herself …

Guests: Julie West, Senior Food Services Director, and Vinny Tellini, Executive Chef, with Sage Dining Services If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. Both Chef Julie West and Chef Vinny Tellini are “seasoned” veterans making the dining experience for PCA students something wonderful! Sage desires to be part of the PCA…

Guests: Anna May, Sharayah Colter, Marchelle Michel If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. Some Resource Recommendations for Parents: Godly people! You need to get plugged into a solid, Christ-centered, Bible-teaching church and “LifeGroup” filled with individuals who are doing life looking to know God and make Him kno…

Guests: Anna May, Sharayah Colter, Marchelle Michel If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. Parents, we are creating a RESOURCE PAGE to help direct you to outstanding resources - and I’d love to get your favorite resources listed on there as well. Please email me at dpanetti@prestonwoodchristian.org to share your favori…

Guest: Russ Crosson, chief mission officer and senior partner of Blue Trust (Ron Blue Institute), and author of Your Life…Well Spent: The Eternal Rewards of Investing Yourself and Your Money in Your Family If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. Russ - I manage my money to have more LIFE, not just more money! Russ - you…

Guests: Jane Matthews, Julie Hildebrand, and Gabe Boyd For video of this podcast, check out PCA’s YouTube page. In this episode, we look at the latest Inside Out 2 movie which adds additional emotions to young Riley as she turns 13 and enters puberty. In addition to Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust, Riley now gets Anxiety, Envy, Ennui (Boredo…

Guests: Jane Matthews, Julie Hildebrand, and Gabe Boyd For video of this podcast, check out PCA’s YouTube page. We started our discussion with the first Inside Out, which was released in 2015. This movie from Pixar looks at the various emotions that make up our personality - for the movie, they chose Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust. From a p…

Guests: Holly Hamilton, Sandy Leydig, and Joel Gordon For video of this podcast, check out PCA’s YouTube page. Raising Spiritual Champions: Nurturing Your Child’s Heart, Mind, and Soul By George Barna Section ONE - The Importance of Children Section TWO - The Four Principles of a Disciple Section THREE - Families and Churches in Partnership Section…

Guests: Holly Hamilton, Sandy Leydig, and Joel Gordon For video of this podcast, check out PCA’s YouTube page. Raising Spiritual Champions: Nurturing Your Child’s Heart, Mind, and Soul By George Barna Section ONE - The Importance of Children Section TWO - The Four Principles of a Disciple Section THREE - Families and Churches in Partnership Section…

Guests: Holly Hamilton, Sandy Leydig, and Joel Gordon Raising Spiritual Champions: Nurturing Your Child’s Heart, Mind, and Soul By George Barna Section ONE - The Importance of Children Section TWO - The Four Principles of a Disciple Section THREE - Families and Churches in Partnership Section One - The Importance of Children Chapter 1 - Making the …

Guests: Len Munsil, President, and Dr. Jeffrey Green, VP of Academic Affairs and chief academic officer, at Arizona Christian University (ACU) Transforming Culture with Truth In Transforming Culture with Truth, Arizona Christian University President Len Munsil explains how the principles and values that built Western Civilization are under assault,…

Guests: Shannon Lichty, Trudy Reed, Jillian Bryant, PCA’s FPS State 1st and 2nd Place teams Twenty-five years ago, Shannon Lichty brought the FPS program to PCA. Along with several others who have invested in making this program a resounding success, Shannon has invested her heart and energies into countless PCA students both in the classroom and t…

Guest: Giovanni Capriglione, Texas State Representative, District 98 Barna’s research has shown that nearly 3/4th (72%) of parents are worried about or concerned with AI’s impact on their children - but also that only 17% have actually taken steps to learn more about AI - so, basically parents are afraid and under-informed One concern expressed abo…

Guests: Emerson Seal, Elizabeth Teague, and Sevyn Trogdon (PCA Freshmen, Class of 2027) Sevyn’s dad runs a discipleship ministry called Kingdom Focus Coaching. The girls share their thoughts about some of the more memorable moments at PCA Lower School including: the Kindergarten Circus, sea animal project, transportation day, Invention Convention, …

Guest: Kristin Dysart, M.Ed., MS and US Guidance Counselor, PCA North PCA isn’t just a “college prep” educational institution - the Biblical worldview and academic rigor of PCA is designed to equip students for success in life, which includes college for those who desire to attend. Kristin references a Christianity Today article that differentiates…

Guest: Matt Shaheen, Texas State Representative, District 66 State Representative Matt Shaheen led the efforts in the last legislative session to pass laws requiring age verification for access to “adult” [porn] websites (for more information, see House Bill 1181). The law requires that users verify that they are over 18 years old. A couple of mont…

Guest: Erin Williams, LPC, PCA US Counselor Erin recommends Jess Connolly’s book Breaking Free from Body Shame: Dare to Reclaim What God Has Named Good as a good resource and launching point for conversations about body image, God’s design, God’s goodness in our lives, and our struggles to embrace God’s best for us when it conflicts with the world’…

Guests: Michael Perron, Minister over Life Recovery, and Tim Matthews, Minimester to Adults, at Prestonwood Baptist Church Dr. Jack Graham - Don’t just curse the darkness; light a candle. James 1:27 - Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained fro…

18 destinations (10 international, 8 domestic) plus local missions across two campuses sending thousands of students and faculty across the globe and right next door to share the Good News that Jesus Christ came, lived, died, and rose again and that there is life eternal by grace through faith in Him. Students serving as the hands and feet of Jesus…

Guest: June Hunt Bonding with Your Teens Through Boundaries by June Hunt. Discover a balanced, biblical way to set appropriate boundaries that will prepare your teen to live an independent, self-controlled, successful life. JUNE HUNT, one of the world's leading Christian counselors, shows you how. Using scores of tough real-life scenarios, June hel…

Guest: Hope Harris Hope is a former “loud and proud” lesbian activist from Seattle who surrendered her life and sexuality to Christ about fifteen years ago. Her spiritual journey with Christ began when a friend asked Hope what she really wanted in life and when Hope responded with “peace,” her friend showed Hope the peace with God made possible by …

Guests: Leanne Jamison, Alana Campbell, Whitney Freeman, and Dalton McGaha The work and ministry of the Prestonwood Pregnancy Center is vital and as important as ever, even after the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the recent Dobbs decision, saving the lives of the unborn and helping families in crisis is an incredible opportunity to be the hands and…

Guest: Dr. Leo (Jake) Hebert III, Research Scientist, Institute for Creation Research (ICR) April 8th will feature a total eclipse and Dallas, TX is in the path of totality. To learn more about the path of totality and what you need to do to prepare, visit NASA’s site here. You can also pay attention to our friends at Day 4 Astronomy. You will need…

Guest: Dr. Tim Clarey, Director of Research, Institute for Creation Research (ICR) What’s new in the world of science - plate tectonics! The movement of the sea floor had a dramatic impact on the impact of the Flood - and the more recent discoveries give more evidence for a worldwide and catastrophic Flood. Dr. John Baumgardner has done some amazin…

Guest: Ben Quine, Vice President of Christians Engaged Christians Engaged is encouraging and equipping Christians to PRAY, VOTE, and ENGAGE the culture for Christ! 1 Timothy 2:2 - Paul calls for Christians to pray “for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.” The Primary…

Guests: Megan Rogers, Senior Director of Development and Stewardship and Lauren Aulenbach, Director of Annual Funds Check out the PCA Alumni podcast called LifeTalk The Zig Ziglar Servant Leadership Award Banquet will be held at 6 pm on Sunday, April 21st at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX The attire for the event is “western” - so put on…

Guests: Coleman Bales (North campus, junior), Trinity Elliot (North campus, senior), Katelyn Teague (Plano campus, senior), and Campbell Panetti (Plano campus, junior) Freedom Weekend at Prestonwood is February 2-4, 7 at both the Prestonwood Plano and North campuses. To find out more about Freedom Weekend, MDWK (MidWeek) Bible studies, LifeGroups o…

Guests: Johnny Farr and Nick Bellamy As we look to equip you as parents for meaningful and intentional spiritual training, pointing you to good resources and books is a practical way to prepare you to better train your children “in the fear and admonition of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). We will also look to address other media avenues, such as movies…

Guests: PCA Alumni Pateel Toranian (‘23), Isabelle Simpson (‘20), and Hunter Hall (‘20) What a blessing it was to hear from Pateel Toranian (Class of 2023, currently at the University of Texas - Austin), Isabelle Simpson (Class of 2020, currently at Texas Tech University), and Hunter Hall (Class of 2020, currently at Texas A&M University) - they sh…

Guests: Angie Gray, Chief Enrollment and Marketing Officer for PCA, and Emery Petroff, PCA’s Ambassador Board member, Finance and Operations committee PCA’s re-enrollment begins on January 15 and concludes on January 31 for existing PCA families. At that time, spots will be open for those looking to enroll their students in PCA for the next school …

Guests: Coach Shawn Purcell, Tucker Richardson, Jackson McAdams, Reid Thornberry, and Mason Purcell Tucker Richardson is a senior at PCA North and played linebacker and receiver. Tucker earned 1st team All-State honors as a receiver and 2nd team All-State honors as a linebacker. Jackson McAdams is a senior at PCA North and played defensive line. Ja…

Guest: Karol Ladd Known as “the Positive Lady,” Karol Ladd inspires men and women around the world with a message of lasting hope and Biblical truth. Karol is open, honest and real in both her speaking and her writing. Formerly a teacher, Karol is the best-selling author of over 35 books including The Power of a Positive Mom, Positive Leadership Pr…

Guest: Dr. Jeremiah Johnston, Dean of Spiritual Development at PCA and Associate Pastor of Apologetics & Cultural Engagement at Prestonwood Baptist Church To learn more about the impact of the Dobbs decision, check out this article from The Ethics and Religious Liberties Commission of the Southern Baptist Commission called “What Christians Should K…

Guests: Sherry Smith, Tricia Panetti, and Emery Petrof Emery - research from the Mayo Clinic - expressing gratitude is associated with a host of mental and physical benefits - studies have shown that feeling thankful can improve sleep, mood, and immunity in today’s world. Gratitude can decrease depression, anxiety, difficulties with chronic pain an…

Guest: Dr. Jeremiah Johnston, Dean of Spiritual Development at PCA and Associate Pastor of Apologetics & Cultural Engagement at Prestonwood Baptist Church The Jewish people were chosen and given land by God. Not only is this land under dispute, but the very existence of the Jews is under attack today! The Palestinian chant, “From the river to the s…

Guest: State Representative Matt Shaheen, Texas State House District 66 Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called the Texas Legislature back into a special session where they are only allowed to address the issues that the governor has placed on their docket. One of those issues that the legislature has addressed is increasing border security along the…

Guests: Matt and Lindsey McGuire and Drew and Carolyn Herndon, PCA North parents Make sure you’re looking for our parent training resources - PCA isn’t just a great place for your students to grow spiritually, it’s an awesome opportunity for the entire family to grow spiritually as well. Parent Perspective Panels - next scheduled events Plano - Fri…