"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." It's one of the most familiar Bible verses about family—but what does Joshua 24:15 actually require of a Christian dad?
In part two of this Father On Purpose series, Kent and Lawson focus on the words "and my house." What does it look like to take spiritual responsibility for your family without trying to control every outcome? How do you lead your kids toward God while remembering that ultimately, the Lord is the one who builds the house?
Kent shares a personal story about walking through a difficult season with one of his sons—and how God brought grace and redemption even when Kent's attempts to help didn't always...you guessed it...actually help. The guys also discuss the temptation for dads to take credit for their kids' success, the danger of building an "I love me wall," and why faithful fatherhood is about pointing the glory back to God.
You'll also hear a practical challenge for building deeper relationships with your kids: become a noticer. Notice their character. Notice when they encourage someone, honor their mom, care for a sibling, or demonstrate something that reflects God—and tell them what you see.
If you want to become a more intentional Christian father, strengthen your relationship with your kids, and build a home centered on biblical faith, this episode will give you practical ways to lead your family on purpose.
In this episode:
- What "as for me and my house, we..." means for Christian dads
- Taking responsibility without carrying unnecessary guilt
- How to spiritually lead your family
- Why dads shouldn't take credit for their kids' success
- Trusting God to build your household
- Recognizing and reinforcing godly character in your children
- Building intimacy and stronger relationships with your kids
- Applying Joshua 24:15 to everyday fatherhood
You are not a father on accident. Go be a Father On Purpose.
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MEET THE HOSTS
Kent Evans is the Executive Director and co-founder of Manhood Journey, a ministry that helps dads become disciple-makers. After a twenty-year career as a business leader, he embarked on biblical fatherhood ministry projects. He’s authored four books. The most recent, Don’t Bench Yourself: How to Stay in the Game Even When You Want to Quit. He and his wife April have been married for three decades and they have five sons.
Lawson Brown married his high school sweetheart, and is a father of two adult daughters. He’s a business leader and a former (always!) Marine. He’s served as a small group leader, helped launch ministries and a church plant where he served as its Men’s Ministry leader. His faith journey has always been centered in a grounding from his wife, Audrey, and supported throughout by many men who’ve been brothers along the way. His family is nearing an empty nest phase and has recently relocated to the Florida Gulf Coast beaches area.
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"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." It's one of the most familiar Bible verses about family—but what if we've been skipping over the most important place...how it starts?
In part one of this three-part Father On Purpose series through Joshua 24:15, Kent and Lawson focus on three simple words: "as for me."
Before a Christian dad can lead his family spiritually, he has to take responsibility for his own walk with God. Kent and Lawson talk about personal faith, private devotion, spiritual leadership, integrity, and the difference between actually following Jesus and simply wanting your family to see you as a godly man.
You'll hear practical questions every dad should wrestle with: Are you pursuing God when nobody is watching? Are you becoming the kind of man you hope your children become? Is your leadership flowing out of genuine faith—or the desire to be noticed?
Because biblical fatherhood doesn't begin with fixing your kids. It begins with allowing God to work on you. If you want to become a stronger Christian father, lead your family with greater purpose, and build a faith your children can actually follow, start here.
Joshua 24:15: "But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
You're not a father on accident. Go be a Father On Purpose.
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What does it actually take to become a wise, confident Christian dad—especially if you didn't have a great example growing up?
Dr. Mark Moore, author of Wisdom 52: A Fifteen Minute Daily Guide Through Proverbs, joins Kent Evans and Lawson Brown for a practical conversation about biblical wisdom, fatherhood, insecurity, the father wound, and leading your family well.
Mark shares openly about growing up with an imperfect father, struggling for decades with insecurity, and learning that professional success can never replace confidence rooted in God the Father. He also explains why dads need other godly men around them, how the wisdom of Proverbs is meant to be lived rather than simply learned, and why your greatest work will rarely be the work you do at your job.
You'll hear practical encouragement for dads who want to:
- Overcome insecurity and "imposter syndrome" as a father
- Break unhealthy generational patterns
- Develop biblical wisdom and discernment
- Build stronger relationships with sons and daughters
- Stay connected with adult children
- Prioritize marriage and family over career
- Understand God as Father more deeply
- Become the kind of man their family can trust and follow
Mark also gives dads a simple challenge: tell your son you're proud of him, tell your daughter she's beautiful and worth fighting for, and make sure your wife knows she is a priority.
Because your greatest work isn't at work.
It's at home.
If you want to grow as a Christian father, husband, and man of God, this episode will give you biblical truth and practical wisdom you can put into action today. Learn it. Live it. Lead from a position of security—and go be a Father On Purpose.
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In this episode of Father On Purpose, Kent and Lawson wrap up their walk through 1 Timothy with a practical look at what chapter 6 teaches Christian dads about contentment, money, godliness, spiritual discipline, and legacy.
Paul tells Timothy to "fight the good fight of the faith" and to "guard what has been entrusted to you." For fathers, those commands hit close to home. What are you fighting for? What has God entrusted to you? And what are your kids learning from the things that consume your time, attention, and conversation?
Kent and Lawson unpack the tension between godly ambition and worldly discontentment, why the Bible does not teach that money itself is evil, and how dads can pursue righteousness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness without falling into either passive Christianity or self-reliance. They also explore the relationship between God's grace and personal discipline, and why becoming a godly man requires both dependence on the Holy Spirit and intentional action.
The conversation ultimately turns toward fatherhood and legacy: What are you writing on the hearts of your children through the way you live today? If you could leave your kids one final letter, what would you want them to remember?
If you're a Christian father who wants to lead your family biblically, grow in your faith, study the Bible more effectively, and become a more intentional dad, this episode is for you.
In this episode:
- What 1 Timothy 6 teaches dads about contentment
- "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil" explained
- Godly ambition vs. worldly success
- How Christian men can fight the right battles
- Grace, discipline, and the work of the Holy Spirit
- How to study Scripture by using Scripture to interpret Scripture
- Building a biblical legacy for your children
- What it means to guard what God has entrusted to you
You weren't made to drift through fatherhood. Guard what's been entrusted to you—and live like a Father On Purpose.
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Being a godly dad is hard work. Challenges abound, and sometimes, we just need some ideas, encouragement, and a little laughter along the way. So, we created the Father On Purpose Podcast to have real, fun, and practical conversations about being dads. Fatherhood is awesome, sacred, and hard all at the same time. We don’t have all the answers, but together as dads, we’ll try to figure it out.