The Summer Debrief: What Fathers Learned by Taking Things Away
Back in the spring we talked about parenting intentionally through the summer. This week we came back to a simple question: how did it actually go?
Communication & Conflict
Compassionate communication, conflict, and civil discourse at home and beyond.
Unity With Your Wife: Building a Household That Reflects the Love of God
Fathers discuss aligned parenting, the long game of consistent boundaries, and the transformative practice of repair — apologizing to both children and spouse as a reflection of God's own model of restoration.
Biblical Q&A in the Car: Definitions to Run Through With Your Children
Drawing on the tradition of catechesis, fathers worked through short theological definitions — kingdom, discipleship, grace, character — to rehearse with kids in the car or at bedtime.
Starving the Sumo & Redeeming the Car Ride: Raising Men (and Women) in a Confusing Age
Fathers share honest conversations with their kids about lust, shame, and godly manhood — with tools like shoulder-to-shoulder car rides and a vision rooted in joyful, sacrificial responsibility.
Mountain and Valleys Exercise – Personal Reflections to Enrich Conversations With Your Children
A reflective exercise adapted from Viktor Frankl helps fathers map the highs and lows of their own lives, building self-awareness they can then draw on to open richer, more meaningful conversations with their children.
Building Bridges: Teaching Our Children to Connect Across Differences
Fathers considered how to raise kids who follow Jesus's example of genuine connection — seeing shared humanity beneath disagreement and engaging others with both grace and truth rather than contempt.
Intentional Fathers – Week 7 – Compassionate (Non-Violent) Communication
The group works through a four-step NVC process — observe, feel, need, request — and explores how slowing down, modeling emotional awareness, and prayer helps children develop genuine self-control.
Intentional Fathers Week 5 – Non-Violent Conflict
A father introduces a storytelling framework for navigating conflict: recognizing that everyone wants to be known and has a purpose, then approaching disagreements with empathy, vulnerability, and an eternal perspective.