Bring Your Own Topic

Mission

We are an encouraging community of intentional fathers sharing stories and resources to disciple children in Christlikeness.

Our Scope Is Fathering — and Marriage as It Relates to Parenting

There's a natural pull to discuss all manner of topics when you get a group of guys like this together. Our focus is narrow and tied to what we have in common: we're all fathers of children at Trinity School. This means we're not talking about the entirety of life, marriage, work, social, etc. — but many topics can be shared in a way that ties them in to how you raise and disciple your kids on that topic.

Example Topics (larger list here)

• Parenting now for when your child leaves home
• How you disciple on money, sexuality, civil discourse, emotions, creativity, etc.
• Media use in your home (screens and phones)
• Unity with your wife in parenting
• The use of Catechism
• Ideas for leading your family this summer

Tee It Up, Don't Lecture

What works well with this group is sharing your topic for 5 to 10 minutes to get everyone thinking about it and then tossing out a question or two to kick off discussion. These men will thoughtfully kick ideas back and forth, and much of the value of the morning comes from the sharing of a variety of fathers' stories. Bring a nugget and the group will chew on it together.

Preparation Expectation

You don't need to spend hours writing pages of outlines. A paragraph of thought is plenty to kick things off and let the discussion flow from there. Spend the most time thinking on a question or two to throw out to the group that fosters thoughtful engagement with your topic.

Format

8:00–8:05

(Chris/Michael/Todd/Paul) Prayer, Intro, and Announcements

8:05–8:10

(Chris/Michael/Todd/Paul) Practical Steps From Previous Week (1–2 guys for 1–2 minutes each)

8:10–8:20

(Facilitator) Topic Presentation

8:20–8:40

(Facilitator) Group Discussion (split into small groups if more than 12 people)

8:40–8:45

(Chris/Michael/Todd/Paul) Recap of Practical Steps To Apply For The Week and Closing Prayer

Bringing the Coffee?

Call Chick-fil-A at 6:30 that morning — 919-402-2092 (4139 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham) — and order one carafe of coffee with all the creamers and 12 cups. Tell them you're with Trinity Coffee Dads. Grab it on your way in.