Happy Father's Day!
To celebrate with you, we decided to compile a "best of" podcast episode from this past year. This will give you something to do on this special day, since you definitely don't have anything better to do...right? It's like an annual recap. Take a trip down memory lane with us to some of our favorite highlights from our past year of podcasting. Thank you for being along for the ride. As always, remember: you are not a father on accident. So go be a father on purpose!
Links below to the episodes in order of clips used, go back and give them a listen!
- Ep 155: https://manhoodjourney.org/podcast/fathers-day-2024/
- Ep 164: https://manhoodjourney.org/podcast/the-forge-movie-with-alex-and-stephen-kendrick/
- Ep 165: https://manhoodjourney.org/podcast/ep-165-walking-through-adversity-with-darren-walter/
- Ep 167: https://manhoodjourney.org/podcast/what-jeff-zaugg-learned-about-awesome-dads/
- Ep 168: https://manhoodjourney.org/podcast/jim-ramos-helps-men-get-dialed-in/
- Ep 170: https://manhoodjourney.org/podcast/orv-kimbrough-and-the-keys-to-freedom/
- Ep 173: https://manhoodjourney.org/podcast/dont-bench-yourself/
- Ep 192: https://manhoodjourney.org/podcast/josh-kubler-on-gospel-centered-parenting/
- Ep 197: https://manhoodjourney.org/podcast/cameron-arnett-on-playing-the-part-of-jesus/
- Ep 207: https://manhoodjourney.org/podcast/becoming-a-curious-father-with-mark-batterson/
- Ep 193: https://manhoodjourney.org/podcast/mac-powell-on-being-a-present-parent/
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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 twenty-year career as a business leader, he embarked on biblical Fatherhood ministry projects. He’s appeared on television, radio, web outlets and podcasts. He’s spoken at parenting and men’s events. He’s authored two books. The first, Wise Guys: Unlocking Hidden Wisdom from the Men Around You, was written to help men learn how to find mentors and wise counsel. The second, The Manhood Journey: Charting a Course to Biblical Fatherhood, aims to help dads not be good or great dads, but be godly ones. Kent’s life has been radically affected by godly mentors and his lovely wife, April. They have been married twenty-six years and have five sons and one daughter-in-law. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Lawson Brown is husband to his high school sweetheart, a father of two young adult daughters, has been a business leader since 1995, and is a former Marine. He served as a small group leader for teenage boys for many years, helped start the Christian media ministry City on a Hill Productions, then later Sanctuary – a new church in Kennesaw, GA – where he served as its leader for Men’s Ministry. Lawson’s journey of faith has always been centered in a grounding from his wife, Audrey, and supported throughout by many men who he’s found as 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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“I listen to the father on purpose podcast and you guys are amazing. Thank you for all you guys do and please keep it up. Us Fathers need this NOW more than ever.”
–Joel C.
“Thank you for the effort and time you put into leading us dads toward the Kingdom of God. I have learned and put to use so much by listening to the podcast.”
–Cole S.
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