LEAD YOUR HOMESCHOOL CO-OP | Start a Homeschool Co-op, Community Building, Servant Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Policies and Procedures
By Pam Kafer | Molly Kitsmiller | Homeschool Leaders in Mentorship and Coaching
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Welcome to Lead Your Homeschool Co-op! Do you desire a Christian community with families that fit? Do you find yourself up late at night googling “conflict resolution” and “how to build a community”? Do you dream of a sustainable homeschool group only to feel discouraged when policies fail, logistics get in the way or a conflict comes up again?
Hello! We are the Homeschool Community Builders.Together, we have more than 30 years of experience in leading successful homeschool groups. But at one time, we too were in co-ops that did not work for our families. We needed deep relationships and a community that would help our families grow in faith,
In order to be a part of a sustainable Christian community, we stepped out in faith and trusted God’s plan to build the community that we desired. In this podcast, we will help you create Christ-centered policies, establish a close-knit culture, and develop strong leadership skills so that you can serve your community well.
And now it's YOUR turn!
- Get clear on God's vision for your homeschool co-op
- Find your co-leaders
- Gain confidence in your skills
- Learn how to start and maintain a homeschool community
- Grow in conflict resolution skills
- Find families that fit and share your vision
NEXT STEPS:
- Get resources, training, tips and tricks? Visit us at www.homeschoolcommunitybuilders.com/contact
- Join the Lead Your Homeschool Co-op Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/7250732051606613
- Get coaching https://homeschoolcommunitybuilders.com/
- Contact us info@homeschoolcommunitybuilders.com
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Episode 146: The Art of Passing the Torch; Strategies for a Smooth Leadership Transition
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May 22, 2026 |
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Episode 145: Knowing When to Step Aside: Faithful Leadership Transitions
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May 15, 2026 |
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Episode 144: Ten Enrichment Classes Your Co-op Will Love
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May 09, 2026 |
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Episode 143: Ending the Year with Gratitude: 10 Things Worth Celebrating
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Episode 142: Dreading a Hard Conversation? Make Conflict D.I.E.
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Episode 141: The Number One Thing That Can Kill Your Culture
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Episode 140: Don't Fear Conflict - Do This Instead
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Episode 139: Top 4 Causes of Burnout as a Leader and How to Avoid Them
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Episode 138: Strengthen Your Community - Entering the School Year Prepared and Peaceful
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Episode 137: Building Safeguards: Registration Systems and Procedures That Protect Your Vision
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Episode 136: When the Trials Come: Trusting in The Goodness of the Lord
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Episode 135: Blueprints for Planning: Creating Systems, Choosing Curriculum and Scheduling for Your Co-op
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Episode 134: Opening the Doors: Advertising Your Co-op and Finding Your Space
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Episode 133: Build Your Leadership Team: Mission Statements, Board Roles, and Finding Co-Leaders
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Episode 132: Building a Strong Mindset - Understand Your Triggers and Overcome the Fear of Conflict
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Episode 131: So You Want to Start a Homeschool Co-op? Clarify Your Calling, Vision and Direction
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Episode 130: Ready to Leave Your Current Homeschool Co-op? Do This First!
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Episode 129: Homeschool Life: A Review
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Episode 128: More Than You Know: The Impact of Faithful Leading
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Episode 127: When It’s Okay Not To Show Up
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Episode 126: When You Don't Know What To Do. Wait Quietly on the Lord - Encouragement for Leaders
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Episode 125: What Successful Leaders Do Differently: They Get Help
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Episode 124: Who Me? Start a Homeschool Co-op?
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Episode 123: How to Maintain Your Vision in a Busy Season
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Episode 122: How to Overcome Loneliness in Leadership
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Episode 121: Interview With Sheryl Roberts, author of Beyond the Green Gate - A Memoir
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Episode 120: Three Simple Ways to Inspire Others to Lead
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Episode 119: Stronger Together: Unlocking Parent Involvement in the Classroom
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Episode 118: Classroom Strategies That Work
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Episode 117: Church Relationships - Finding Your Location
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Episode 116: Coaching Call with Kelsey Marshall
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Episode 115: 2 Simple Resources to Help You Lead Your Homeschool Co-Op
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Episode 114: Sources of Conflict and How To Recognize Them
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Episode 113: Called to Lead: How Stacey McCuddy Started Her Homeschool Co-op
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Episode 112: Be On Your Guard, Keep Your Hope
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Episode 111: Afraid to Start Because You Might Make a Mistake? How Mistakes Move Us From Pride to Purpose.
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Episode 110: Need Engaging Class Options for Your Homeschool Co-op? Here's your list!
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Episode 109: Building a Culture of Community
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Episode 108: New Family Orientation: Top Things Not to Miss!
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Episode 107: How to Apply for a Vela Grant
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Episode 106: How to Welcome New Families into Your Community
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Episode 105: You Interviewed Your Families - Now What?
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Episode 104: If She Can Do It, So Can You: A New Leader’s Story with Jaclyn Collett
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Episode 103: From Fear to First Step: How to Begin Your Homeschool Co-op with Confidence
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Episode 102: How to Craft a Class Description to Create Clarity
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Episode 101: Teens on a Mission: Puerto Rico Live Debrief
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Episode 100: 100 Lessons We have Learned as Leaders
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Episode 99: Progress Reports: How to Use Them as a Tool for Student Success
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May 29, 2025 |
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Episode 98: Why Community Matters: The Heart of a Christ-Centered Co-op
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May 22, 2025 |
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Episode 92: Support for a Strong Finish to the School Year
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May 19, 2025 |
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Episode 97: Creating a Thriving Co-op: Why Fit Matters and How to Talk About It
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May 15, 2025 |
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Episode 96: Leadership Lessons from Nehemiah
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May 08, 2025 |
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Episode 95: Sending Kids to College Practically Free with Christine Kastens
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May 01, 2025 |
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Episode 94: Co-Op Management Made Easy with Homeschool Life and Renee Hogan
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Episode 93: The Secret Tool Behind Every Well-Run Co-op
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Episode 91: Ideas for Teacher Appreciation Gifts
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Episode 90: How to Make Your Community Friendly To Neuro Divergent Learners
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Episode 89: How Great Books Create a Great Community
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Episode 88: 4 Ways to Make Your Homeschool Co-op Classes Engaging
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Episode 87: Steps to a Successful Graduation
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Episode 86: Resources for Organization and Efficiency for Your Co-op
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Episode 85: Parent Participation - Tips To Get All Your Families Involved
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Episode 84: Encouragement for the Weary
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Episode 83: Non-Parent Teachers? Best Practices for Your Homeschool Co-op
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Episode 82: Dividing or Combining Age Groups? Here is What you Need to Know!
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Episode 81: How to Grow Your Community
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Episode 80: Creating Successful Systems for Registration!
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Episode 79: Keep Christ the Center of Your Co-op! Do This!
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Episode 78: Celebrating the Reason for the Season; How We Do Advent School
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Episode 77: 4 Strategies to Prevent Burnout
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Episode 76: On the Verge of Burnout? Do this!
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Episode 75: Part 2 Help Students with Learning Differences Succeed in the Classroom
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Episode 74: Help Students with Learning Differences Succeed in The Classroom
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Episode 73: Give Thanks for Community - Happy Thanksgiving
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Episode 72: Season 2 Kick-Off!
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Episode 71: 4 Principles for a Solid Leadership Team
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Episode 70: Talking About Conflict. Q&A with Trisha Kroll
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 69: Understand Conflict by Understanding Your Brain with Trisha Kroll
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Episode 68: What You Should Be Doing 5 Weeks into Your School Year
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Episode 67: To Recess or Not to Recess? Things to Consider
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Episode 66: HSLDA Interview Part 2 - Where to Go When You Have a Tough Question
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Episode 65: Interview with Darren Jones, HSLDA lawyer
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Episode 64: Insurance for Your Co-op
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Episode 63: Field Trips 101 Be Prepared!
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Episode 62: Learn Effective Communication Through Crucial Conversations - Book Review
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Episode 61: Mindset of a Leader: 4 Characteristics that you Need
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Episode 60: Problems in the Classroom? Try This
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Episode 59: To Register or Not to Register: What to do When Homeschool Families are Wishy-Washy
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Episode 58: 6 Fun Ice Breakers to Build Relationships in Your Community
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Episode 57: Five Questions to Ask to Get Ready for the New School Year!
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Episode 56: Teacher Training Time! 4 E's to Make it Easy!
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Episode 55: Why you SHOULD be a Parent-Led Co-op
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Episode 54: How to Teach to All Learning Styles? Expert Advice from Dawn Jackson
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Episode 53: Build Investment With Unique Classes!
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Episode 52: What is a Good Mission Statement? Listen to these Audits
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Episode 51:Why You Can't Seem to Get Your Families Involved and How This One Thing Will Spur Investment
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Episode 50: 3 Ways to Nurture Families That Fit
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Episode 49: Top 6 Questions You Must Ask in a New Family Interview
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Episode 48: Should We Advertise? 2 Ways to Attract Families that Fit Your Homeschool Community
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Episode 47: How to Overcome Your Fear of Conflict
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May 30, 2024 |
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Episode 46: 3 Easy Steps to Stay Connected Over the Summer
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May 23, 2024 |
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Episode 45: Reflect and Remember So You Can Rest - Year End Wrap up
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May 16, 2024 |
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Episode 44: Bad Behavior? 3 Ways to Prevent It
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May 09, 2024 |
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Episode 43: Why Bad Behavior is Not What YouThink it is. The Truth About Problem Students
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May 02, 2024 |
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Episode 42: Do Not Give Up! Galatians 6:9
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Episode 41: How to Structure Your Co-op for Your High Schoolers
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Episode 40: Your Master Tool for Communicating Policies - The Handbook
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Episode 39: How to Find Families That Fit - Master the Interview Process
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Episode 38:Vetting Families? Stop Making These Mistakes!
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Episode 37: Defining Roles- Structuring Your Leadership Team
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Episode 36: Wish Kids Were More Resilient in Your Co-op? Try this!
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Episode 35: 8 Steps to Starting Your Christian Homeschool Co-op
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Episode 34: How To Keep Conflict From Chasing Away Good Families - Leaders Have the Power to Make A Difference!
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Episode 33: Wish Parents in Your Community Would Step Up? 3 Ways to Help Parents Become Active Members of Your Co-op
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Episode 32: Feeling Disconnected from Your Community? 3 Ways to Build Relationships With Co-op Members
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Episode 31: Dreaming of a Christian Homeschool Community? Why Going it Alone is Not Working and What to Do Instead.
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Episode 30: Want to Put The FUN Back in Fundraising? Expert Tips with Riley Mehegan Part Two
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Episode 29: Want to Put The FUN Back in Fundraising? Expert Tips with Riley Mehegan Part One
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Episode 28: Why Can't People Just Follow the Rules? 3 Ways to Ensure that Rules Serve Your Community
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Episode 27: Need Help Managing Your Time as a Leader? 2 Planners to Get You Organized
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Episode 26: How to Keep Christ at the Center of Your Co-op. 3 Ways to Incorporate Moms in Prayer into Your Community.
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Episode 25 Ready to Grow Together in Your Faith? How Prayer Can Get You There with Susan Shepherd from Moms in Prayer
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Episode 24: Dreaming of a Deeply Connected Community? 4 Ways to Use Your Mission Statement to Cast a Vision for Your Community
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Episode 23: Changes to our Podcast!
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Episode 22 Tired of Getting Sidetracked by Endless Task Lists? The Number One Tool to Prioritize and Stay Focused as a Homeschool Leader.
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Episode 21: Part 3: Have You Created a Conflict as a Leader? 5 Steps to Reconciliation
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Episode 20: Do you Have Conflict in Your Homeschool Community? Craft a Biblically Based Policy With This Powerful Tool.
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Episode 19: Are Conflicts Destroying Relationships in your Community? 5 Reasons Why You Need a Conflict Policy!
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Episode 18: Pray for Your Community with Moms in Prayer
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Episode 17: Building Relationships and Memories: Planning a High School Trip Part 2 with Jennifer Hopwood
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Episode 16: Count Your Community Blessings! Special Thanksgiving Episode
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Episode 15: Ten Minute Tip - Book Review - The Way of the Shepherd
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Episode 14: Want an Amazing Tool for Building Deep Relationships in Your Community? How To Plan A High School Trip With Jennifer Hopwood
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Episode 13: Ten Minute Tip - 1 Easy Tool To Stay Balanced
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Episode 12: Bless Your Community and Others! Learn the Hows and Whys of Service Projects.
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Episode 11: Ten Minute Tip - Benefits of Community when you have a Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Episode 10: Mission Statement Part 2: Determining What you do
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Episode 9: Tip 4: Add Time and Peace to Your Week by Planning Your Meals
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Episode 8: Mission Statement Part 1: Determining Who you Are
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Episode 7: Are You Searching for the Perfect Homeschool Community? Find Out if YOU are Being Called to Lead.
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Episode 6: Tip 2: I Said This You Heard That & A Grown-Up’s Guide to Kids’ Wiring
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Episode 5: Struggling to Lead Your Homeschool Co-op? Creating this ONE Thing Will Help
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Episode 4: Build Strong Connections in Your Homeschool Community With These Two Strategies.
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Episode 1: Introducing the Homeschool Community Builders
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Episode 2: Tip 1: Want to Save Time and Money on Homeschool Curriculum? Two Resources for Free and Used Books!
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Episode 3: Struggling to Find Deep Connection with Other Homeschoolers? Three Reasons Why you Need Community!
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Introducing She Leads by Faith. Building homeschool communities on Christ.
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Oct 09, 2023 |