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AUTHENTIC MASCULINITY: Real Men in a Defiant Culture Click here to download this outline in printable form What is a Man?
God's Blessings for the Journey to Authentic Manhood |
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Connecting With Your Kids: The I-CANs of Fathering "Connecting With Your Kids" is an interactive, multi-media presentation for men of all ages who want to improve their fathering skills and learn about their strengths and weaknesses as a father. The workshop is designed for school districts and secular organizations. The four-hour presentation includes research-based data and experience-based answers to questions all men have. Each attendant receives a participant’s manual and a copy of the book The Heart of a Father by Dr. Ken Canfield. Sections of the program include:
Girls from fatherless homes are three times more likely to become pregnant. Fatherless homes are five times more likely to be poor, ten times extremely poor. Connecting With Your Kids - the ICANS of Fathering I - Involvement C - Consistency A - Awareness N - Nurturance - Accountability These life altering seminars and workshops are presented periodically throughout the Portland metro area. Please call Rick I. Johnson at (503) 665-3761 for more information and to find out how to host a workshop. |
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Dads of Destiny Foundations in Fathering is a 12-week course for Christian men who want to improve their fathering skills and learn about their strengths and weaknesses as a father. The intensive program meets once a week with a small group (6-8) of men. This program requires a strong level of commitment and is not designed for wimps! The program was developed by the Fathering Skills Institute and the National Center for Fathering. Responsibilities of the program focus on:
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Seven Secrets of Effective Fathers A Four-Hour Program Schedule Most dads yearn to be better fathers and have a more loving family. This innovative, fast-moving, multimedia presentation uses stories, examples, and small group interaction to sharpen a father's skills. Topics include Understanding Your Power as a Father; Characteristics Unique to Effective Dads; and Discovering Your Fathering Strengths and Weaknesses. This biblically-based program is an excellent, non-threatening outreach for non-Christian friends and neighbors. Session 1 Welcome and Introduction The Fathering Challenge Fatherlessness Affects Us All Four Barriers Exercise and Small Groups: How are we affected by our fathers? Reconciliation Session 2 Committement Knowing Your Child Consistency Protecting and Providing Loving Your Wife/Children's Mother Active Listening Spiritual Equipping The 7 Secrets Small Group Discussion, action planning Session 3 The 7 Secrets (continued) Small group discussion, action planning Session 4 Accountability and Follow-up Evaluation and CloseThe Word on Fathering - What Does God Say |
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 "Courageous Moms - Raising Boys to Become Good Men" Introduction Section 1
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SPARTAN MOMS/COURAGEOUS MOMS GROUPS Spartan Moms are groups of single moms who meet under the guidance and leadership of one or more mature, godly women. These groups meet for friendship and encouragement in a comfortable non-threatening environment to study practical tips and material from the "Courageous Moms - Raising Boys to Become Good Men" seminars sponsored by Better Dads ministry. They also use the discussion questions following each chapter of the book, That's My Son, How Moms Can Influence Boys to Become Men of Character, by Rick Johnson. This program allows women who have successfully overcame the devastating struggles of single motherhood help teach and guide younger women in the model of Titus 2:3-5, which gives encouragement through advice "..older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things - that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed." |
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STANDING TALL MENTORING PROGRAM All of the problems in our culture can be traced directly to men abdicating their servant-based leadership positions in the home and community. One of the biggest reasons that men abandon their families is their own fatherlessness. In other words, boys who are abandoned by their fathers tend to abandon their own children. One of the strategies for combating this problem is men acting as positive role models in children's lives, especially the lives of boys. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, most men are not stepping forward to battle this societal scourge. Even the churches have been reluctant to address the biblical mandate to reach out to widows and orphans in the community - perhaps because they are overwhelmed by the magnitude of the problem. It is our core belief that the most significant way to make a difference in this world is to change the life of a man. Change a man and you change his children's lives, and his children's children lives, and so on through the generations. We are attempting to help reverse the trend of men abandoning their families and the plethora of problems associated with it. With a desire to keep this tragedy from manifesting itself in the next generation of men, Better Dads has partnered with Multnomah Community Outreach (MCO) at Multnomah Bible College to create the Standing Tall Mentoring Program. In exchange for college credits, young men who attend Multnomah Bible College have been trained and volunteer to spend time mentoring fatherless boys discovered through our Courageous Moms - Raising Boys to Become Good Men seminars. The Standing Tall program's Purpose Statement is as follows: "To demonstrate our responsibility as men using integrity, courage, and humility in modeling what a man of honor looks like in Christ and in our world." Our vision and hope is that, by training boys through mentoring by older males, the next emerging generation of husbands and fathers will take t hese skills and this vision with them into the world. Churches and ministries throughout the world desperately need solid male leadership. Because of their Standing Tall experience, these new young leaders will not be intimidated about performing this much-needed service. They will have seen the magnitude of the need and experienced the role of a mentor, and they will go forward equipped with a model that works. These will be the world changers for generations to come. |
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Dynamic Fathering |
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"Being a male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of choice." Edwin Louis Cole I. What is a Man? a. Cultural Definition b. Roles c. A Life of Significance d. Authentic Masculinity II. Power of a Father a. Generational b. Verbal & Written c. Need to Love & Respect Father d. The Effects of Fatherlessness It is much easier to become a father than to be one. Kent Nerburn, Letters to My Son III. Coming to Terms With Your Past a. Why? b. Resolving Issues With Your Father IV. Mistakes All Dads Make "Only he deserves power who every day justifies it." Dag Hammerskjöld 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. V. Making & Being a Noble Man Character Traits of Good Men: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. THEODORE ROOSEVELT VI. Loving Your Wife a. Gift to Children b. Meeting Her Needs c. Modeling Love d. Honoring Your Wife VII. Role Models & Mentors a. Renaissance Dads b. Role Models c. Heroes VIII. Leaving a Legacy a. Action Plan b. Keep Learning c. Develop a Vision for Your Children d. Spiritual Legacy |
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