Father On Purpose Podcast

Ever feel like fatherhood is just an endless loop of laundry, lunch-packing, and late-night Lego injuries? You’re not alone—and you are making a difference. In this episode, we talk about the quiet strength it takes to do the “mundane” work of being a dad, and why that work might be more meaningful than it seems. From holding down a job that might not spark fireworks to praying for your family when you're running on fumes, we highlight five things godly dads don’t get tired of doing. As Colossians 3:23 reminds us, the most ordinary things become sacred when done for the Lord...even remembering to grab your quarter from the Aldi cart for the hundredth time. So if you're worn out, hang in there. You’re building something eternal, one routine at a time. Become a member of the fatherhood guard: https://manhoodjourney.org/donate/ Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

In this special 200th episode (woo-hoo!), we wanted to talk about one of the most crucial topics when it comes to being a godly dad. If you ever feel like you're not good enough, you don't have it all figured out, or you're just confused on where to go next as a dad, we've got news for you: you're right. If it were completely up to us, we'd never be the fathers God has called us to be. The beauty of being a Christian is that we don't have to do it on out own. We are simply the vessels that God uses. Today, let's remind ourselves that we are not the source of wisdom, strength, or life, but we're the pipes that carry the flow of God's grace to our children. https://manhoodjourney.org/donate/Don't BenchYourselfDon't Bench Yourself on AmazonShop Range LeatherMJ15

Being a godly dad is tough. No one who's been down that road would argue with you there. However, it's easy to fall into the "good old days" trap of thinking this is just a recent development. Instead of trying to figure out who's had it the hardest over the course of history, let's make sure we understand why it's so hard: because Satan doesn't like godly dads discipling their kids. If you're a dad, we've got news for you. You're in a fight, and your enemy is the Enemy. However, God will equip you to take on these challenges as you trust in him. Today, let's confront the enemy's attacks on us and our families through the power of God's Word. Free Survival Gear reading plan: https://manhoodjourney.org/survival-gear Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

Wisdom is one of the most talked about and heavily emphasized topics in Scripture. But what is it? While there are many aspects to a good definition of wisdom, we believe one of simplest and most concise ways to think about it is this: wisdom equals alignment with God's will. As you search for wisdom, the only place to start is with a firm foundation on God's Word. In today's episode, we look at the ways Scripture personifies Wisdom, what it means to build your life on the Rock, and how all of this applies to being a godly dad. Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

Today, we have a very special guest. Cameron Arnett is an accomplished actor, author, speaker, director, and producer. Most importantly, he is a Christ follower. Our conversation with Cameron goes deep. We talk about how to be a godly dad when you never had one of your own, what it's like being a Christian in what can be a very dark industry, how God rescued Cameron from the evil he was a part of in Haiti, what it means to put Christ over career, and much more. Cameron's biggest piece of advice: we are all actors, the Bible is our script, and the part we're playing is that of Christ. How well do you play your part? Let's talk about that in today's episode. Learn more about Cameron and his work: https://www.cameronarnett.com/about Learn more about The Forge: https://kendrickbrothers.com/the-forge-movie/ Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

Do you ever feel like you're your own worst enemy? Like the biggest fights you have are happening inside your own heart? In today's episode, we wrap up our Lessons In Lyrics series, and we attack those very struggles, using the song "The War Inside" by Switchfoot as our template. We know as Christians that "our battle is not against flesh and blood" (Ephesians 6:12), but sometimes, our own flesh can be our biggest hurdle to following Christ closely (Romans 7:15). We hope this song encourages you and challenges you, as it did for us, and helps you become even more of a Father On Purpose. "The War Inside" on Spotify: here "The War Inside" on Apple Music: here Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

Do you ever feel like you're your own worst enemy? Like the biggest fights you have are happening inside your own heart? In today's episode, we wrap up our Lessons In Lyrics series, and we attack those very struggles, using the song "The War Inside" by Switchfoot as our template. We know as Christians that "our battle is not against flesh and blood" (Ephesians 6:12), but sometimes, our own flesh can be our biggest hurdle to following Christ closely (Romans 7:15). We hope this song encourages you and challenges you, as it did for us, and helps you become even more of a Father On Purpose. "The War Inside" on Spotify: here "The War Inside" on Apple Music: here Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

Welcome back to our "Lessons In Lyrics" series. Today, we take a look at a song by one of Kent's all-time favorite bands, NEEDTOBREATHE. "The Heat," title track from the band's Sophomore effort, is a powerful song about finding peace in the chaos, being present, forgiving yourself, and much more. We hope you get as much out of it as we did, and that you'll continue to let great music be an asset to you as a husband, father, and Christ follower. "The Heat" on Spotify: here "The Heat" on Apple Music: here Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

Welcome back to our "Lessons In Lyrics" series. Today, we take a look at a song by one of Kent's all-time favorite bands, NEEDTOBREATHE. "The Heat," title track from the band's Sophomore effort, is a powerful song about finding peace in the chaos, being present, forgiving yourself, and much more. We hope you get as much out of it as we did, and that you'll continue to let great music be an asset to you as a husband, father, and Christ follower. "The Heat" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7JjVN8JcRJXRhcOnHh5v5a?si=27a0a68fbb1e41c0 "The Heat" on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-heat/262075351?i=262075649 Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

For the next few weeks, we're going to be exploring some fatherhood and discipleship principles found within the lyrics of some of our favorite songs. We're calling this series "Lessons In Lyrics." In today's episode, we kick that off with a song by Mac Powell, called "River Of Life." This song crams so many worthwhile topics into it, we couldn't wait to unpack some of them. While we do have a few more ideas up our sleeve, let us know if you have any songs you'd like us to tackle! Send us your song ideas here: info@manhoodjourney.org. "River Of Life" on Spotify: here "River Of Life" on Apple Music: here Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

For the next few weeks, we're going to be exploring some fatherhood and discipleship principles found within the lyrics of some of our favorite songs. We're calling this series "Lessons In Lyrics." In today's episode, we kick that off with a song by Mac Powell, called "River Of Life." This song crams so many worthwhile topics into it, we couldn't wait to unpack some of them. While we do have a few more ideas up our sleeve, let us know if you have any songs you'd like us to tackle! Send us your song ideas here: info@manhoodjourney.org. "River Of Life" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0B1GuT4svftHFzZ8wXcBau?si=4db591d56dc64e4f "River Of Life" on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/river-of-life/1578012319?i=1578012320 Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

God Of Wonders, Soul On Fire, I Need A Miracle...do any of those phrases sound familiar to you? If they don't, let us give you a hint: they're all song titles. Third Day is one of those bands in the Christian world that defined the sound of a generation, and in today's episode, we have the pleasure of chatting with Third Day co-founder and lead singer, Mac Powell. He's also a husband and a father to five kids, and when we asked him for his biggest piece of parenting advice, he said, "Realize that you were made for this." We walk through topics like how to be present with your kids when life and business get in the way, what it's like to love your teenage kids even (especially?) when they think you're lame, and many more mines of wisdom Mac has to share. Just like Mac said, as parents, we're never gonna completely figure it out, but we can't let that stop us from trying to figure it out. Go see Mac on tour! Visit macpowell.com for tickets and more info. Check out Mac's daughter's band, Scout And The Saints: Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/scout-and-the-saints/1578418987 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Xila5oS5dlhSgQh3vXpKl?si=OtNItVT7S-mUKXsCmXPn_g

Please welcome to the show special guest, Josh Kubler. Josh is a husband and father, and serves as the Director of Church Engagement at Manhood Journey. In today's episode, we get into things like what it means to view parenting as evangelism, how adoption portrays the love of God, ways to create an environment for growth, and much more fatherhood gold that Josh drops on us. -Connect with Josh: josh.kubler@manhoodjourney.org -Josh's home church: https://redeemerolivebranch.com/leadership -Learn more about Josh's role and let us help equip the dads at your church: manhoodjourney.org/churches -Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon -Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

This week, we have a special episode for you...and we really mean it this time! Wait until the end of today's show for a treat you won't forget. Before we get there though, we're diving in to some guidelines on how to teach our kids important life skills. Ever had those moments where you feel like you just can't get through to your kids, or you want to save them from making the same mistakes you did? Let's talk about those. We hope today's episode helps you teach your kids in an even more Christlike way and gives you some tools to set them up for spiritual and relational success. Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

We interrupt your normal programming to bring you this special interview with guest Kevin Downes, co-founder of Kingdom Story Company. In this timely and insightful conversation, Kevin gives us the inside scoop on the upcoming movie, “The Unbreakable Boy." It’s releasing in theaters February 21, 2025, and is jam-packed with countless family and fatherhood lessons. We hope you’ll consider rolling out to the theater and supporting this excellent film! Learn more about the film here: https://theunbreakableboy.movie/

Metaphors are one of the most common ways Jesus chose to teach his followers. Likewise, metaphors can be one of the most effective ways to instill truths into our kids. In today's episode, we're going to look at some of the metaphors Jesus used, as well as some examples of metaphors we have used with our children over the years. Send us your own metaphor ideas! Email them here: info@manhoodjourney.org Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

Since we're all imperfect creatures, our relationships with one another are bound to be imperfect as well. Sometimes, we're just going to drop the ball. We're going to hurt the ones we love. In today's episode, we'll examine how to go about healing the connections we've damaged in our lives—and how to avoid creating that kind of relational chaos in the future. Buy Kent's latest book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

English poet John Donne once wrote, "no man is an island." His point? None of us go through this life alone. No matter where we turn in life, we bump into other people. As husbands and fathers, our most important relationships involve the people under our own roof. Those are the connections we need to strengthen as we continue to move into this year. In today's episode, we'll explore ways we can rely on God's strength to be the relational leaders we are called to be. Buy Kent's new book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

As members of the human race, we have a problem. We will never be perfect, no matter how hard we try. Yet, so many men derail themselves as husbands and fathers by trying to keep up the facade of perfection. Like the old saying goes, it can be too easy for us to let perfect become the enemy of progress. In today's episode, we'll examine the benefits of ditching our drive for perfection in favor of a commitment to intentionality. It can be a tough transition, but it can make an eternal difference. Buy Kent's new book Don't Bench Yourself here: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15

Hear ye, hear ye! Special announcement incoming! We want to let you, our devoted podcast listener, be the first to hear about a brand new opportunity from the team at Manhood Journey and Father On Purpose. Introducing: Fatherhood Cohorts. These are online, fatherhood small group experiences designed to help you accelerate your growth as a father. Listen to the short announcement above or click here to learn more. Craig Bowler's Episode on Spotify: FOP Episode 152