Another Large Homeschooling Family on TV - 'Bringing Up Bates' on UP TV

Guest host Adam McManus (www.AdamMcManus.net) chats with Gil (49) and Kelly Jo (47) Bates, the parents of 19 children ranging in age from 2 to 25, about their new reality TV series called “Bringing Up Bates” (www.thebatesfamily.com) which debuted on January 1 and can be seen every Thursday night at 9:00 EST on UP Television (www.UpTV.com).  Married for 27 years, neither one initially had plans to have any children! But, as they examined Scripture, they concluded that God should determine the size of their family, that they should homeschool them, and that they should raise them to be pure before their wedding through purposeful courtships which include chaperoned dates.
 
You might recognize them from their friendship with the Duggars and their previous appearances on “19 Kids and Counting.”  Plus, TLC did a one-time special in 2012 entitled “United Bates of America.”
 
Gil owns a tree service and is pastor of Bible Baptist Church.