Practices that keep God present and grow children toward maturity in Christ.
Fathers talked honestly about protecting versus preparing their children, anchored by a story of a boy who drew courage from his father's steady presence to venture further and further on his own.
A reflection on Galatians 3 and the temptation to drift from grace-fueled faith into self-powered performance, with practical steps for fathers to parent from the Spirit rather than from fear, rules, or striving.
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.
After a jarring discovery in a child's YouTube history, the group tackled moving from shielding kids to training them to discern righteousness — and why purity is a better "yes," not just a "don't."
Every child is wired differently, and the home is a laboratory for growth, not a courtroom for verdicts. Fathers reflect on studying each child's heart and the hidden work of shepherding real kids.
Looking at Abraham, Joseph, Ephesians, and Deuteronomy, fathers consider what faithful fatherhood looks like — trusting God in uncertainty, leading without exasperating, and weaving faith into life.
Drawing on Abraham, Joseph, and Ephesians 6, fathers explored how godly fatherhood is shaped by humble obedience, tenderness over exasperation, and the daily habit of weaving faith into ordinary life.
There's a difference between guilt that leads to growth and shame that leads to hiding. Fathers wrestle with inherited patterns, repair after blow-ups, and how to correct kids without condemning them.
The group kicks off its fourth year with a practical framework for intentional fatherhood — building small daily rhythms, teaching real skills, and exposing kids to service so they grow as whole-hearted disciples.
Fathers wrestled with three convicting themes: modeling whole-life worship beyond Sunday, embracing risk as a gift that builds resilience, and building family rhythms that shape children's faith.
Fathers reframe their role as coaches — raising children whose identity is rooted in Christ — and explore how day-by-day discipleship looks more like walking alongside than managing from a distance.
Scripture calls fathers to see family as a multigenerational team on a shared mission — not a launchpad for personal achievement — even as individualism and technology pull children another direction.
Fathers explore four pillars: teaching bodily safety, using games to build character, leveraging Christian camps as rites of passage, and serving together to make the gospel visible in daily life.
A rich excerpt from Charles Wesley's 'A Plain Account of Christian Perfection' invites reflection on what it looks like to live with God as the single aim of every thought, word, and action.
Practical wisdom for the long road: nurturing your marriage as the foundation, building trust through shared adventure, teaching through natural consequences, and pointing kids to wonder at creation.
Fathers discussed building a relational "bank" with children, handling outbursts with grace, and the truth that faithful presence — even imperfect — shapes character in ways that bear fruit.
A father shared hard-won lessons: a family mission statement, daily blessings over children, deep accountability with other men, and leaning on God's grace when fatherhood feels overwhelming.
Rooted in Deuteronomy 6, fathers share practical habits — morning prayer, bedtime Scripture, car-ride conversations, micro-prayers — for keeping God woven into daily family life, not just Sundays.
Drawn from "Habits of the Household," three morning practices — kneeling in prayer, reading scripture before screens, and gathering the family before sending them out — to orient each day toward God.
The group wrestled with why sacrifice feels so hard when we're depleted, and landed on the spiritual disciplines of solitude, silence, and Sabbath as the path to the soul-rest that makes sacrificial love possible.
A father shares a practical plan for discipling his kids through daily rhythms — scripture at dinner, bedtime questions, one-on-one time, and curated Christian books — with ideas from the whole group.
Fathers dig into what it means to bless your children — drawing on Genesis, Deuteronomy, and James to show that blessing is a life-giving impartation of faith, spoken by fathers over their kids.
Drawing on the Great Commandment and Jesus's New Command, the group explores how receiving God's love as sons is the prerequisite for giving that love as fathers — and what it looks like to practice that daily.
Fathers brainstorm what their children most need — encouragement, trust, presence, and the message "you have what it takes" — and reflect on knowing each child as the foundation of fathering.