Podcast 160: The Church, The Gospel and Grandparents (Pastor Larry Fowler)
Second intervew on the book, Reimagining Church as Family!
In this episode, we explore the powerful and often overlooked role of grandparents in God’s design for family discipleship, drawing from the vision behind Reimagining Church as Family and the work of Legacy Coalition. Larry Fowler shares his personal journey—including his move to Southern California to be closer to his family—and reflects on the spiritual legacy passed down grandparents to the future generation. Together, we discuss why grandparents rank second only to parents as a spiritual influence, why that role is so often neglected by churches, and how grandparents can step into their biblical calling—even when their adult children are not leading spiritually. From practical strategies for long-distance impact to biblical examples and a redefinition of what it truly means to be a “good” grandparent, this conversation challenges both families and churches to rethink discipleship across generations and unlock the immense national potential sitting quietly in the grandparent generation.
Deuteronomy 4:9 Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children—
About Larry Fowler – Larry Fowler is the founder of Legacy Coalition, a national ministry focused on equipping Christian grandparents to fulfill their biblical role of impacting grandchildren. His over 50 years of involvement in children’s ministry include experience as youth pastor, missionary, international trainer of children’s workers, He is the author of Rock Solid Kids, one of the best-selling children’s ministry books ever, as well as several other books on children’s ministry, parenting, and grandparenting. Larry and his wife Diane have two grown children, seven grandchildren, and live in Riverside, California.
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