Ep. 1 The Beginning
Our first episode! We start laying the groundwork and foundation for our future conversations around what it means, and what it takes, to be a Man Of God who leads his team, marriage and family for God's glory.
Being our first episode, there are lots of "ums", background noise and mis-matched volume...we decided to keep it "raw" and unedited just so we can look back some day on how far we've come!
The purpose of our podcast is to help each other be better leaders, husbands and fathers for God's glory. Our discussions are based on elements from the Men's Ministry at Hillcrest Christian Reformed Church in Hudsonville, MI. For more information about us, check our website and hillcrestcrc.org.
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Quiet Time passages: 1 Peter 4:8, Proverbs 21:30, Joshua 1, Psalm 121
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Book The Intentional Father: A Practical Guide to Raise Sons of Courage and Character by Jon Tyson, 2021 Baker Books. His definition of a man: an image bearer and son of God entrusted with power and responsibility to create, cultivate, care and defend, for God's glory and the good of others. (p. 37)
Again, from Tyson's book, he suggests there are 5 Types of Fathers, only partial definitions below (p. 32-33)
Irresponsible father ...no involvement, no responsibility, no support.
Ignorant father ...doesn't know anything about being a father, doesn't try to learn or improve.
Inconsistent father ...has the capability to do better, but prioritizes other things, bounces between selfishness and attempts to invest as father, but no stable sense of security or identity is passed down to his children.
Involved father ...does a lot of things right, but because of the business of life and the failure to ask the right questions, he never seeks to understand specifically who his children are and why God gave them to him.
Intentional father ...deeply invested in discovering who his children are and how he can help them reach their redemptive potential. He seeks to understand the children God has given him and wants to form them into young persons who can fulfill their purpose. He sees parenting as central to his call before God and does it with all his might. This kind of father leaves multigenerational blessing in the lives of his children.
"Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Do everything in love.."
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 ESV