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Discipleship for Dads with Kevin, Todd, Bill and Daniel
Discipleship for Dads with Kevin, Todd, Bill and Daniel is a weekly podcast focused on biblical leadership in the home.
Each episode equips fathers to raise their children, lead their households, and follow Christ with faithfulness and conviction. Grounded in Scripture and practical application, this podcast speaks directly to men who take their calling as fathers seriously.
New episodes release every Friday.
https://generations.org/dfd
Episodes
75 episodes
Raising Children Who Can Afford a House — Discipleship for Dads
Is it still possible to pay off a house before you’re 30? If so, how can we support our children toward this goal? The dads talk about how young men they know have achieved this – and what biblical principles laid the foundation. They discuss t...
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Avoiding the Ditches of White Knight & Overbearing Blowhard - Discipleship for Dads
Many men compulsively side with women, whether they’re right or wrong. But we should be more jealous for God’s honor than women’s, and more fearful of what He thinks. The dads talk about the white knight mentality, and ask: don’t women deserve ...
How to Form Kids in a Biblical Worldview – Discipleship for Dads
We are to raise our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord – but what are the basics of doing this? The dads talk about their own practices: the place of family worship…what they’ve learned about sanctification taking place in daily...
How To Address Complaining in the Home – Discipleship for Dads
Scripture treats complaining and ingratitude with immense gravity. But how do we teach a whiny six year old about the eternal ramifications of discontentment? The dads talk about modeling gratitude and joyfulness, rather than self-pity and crit...
Loving Your Wife Through Pregnancy and Postpartum – Discipleship for Dads
Women offer their bodies as living sacrifices to bring forth children. Being pregnant doesn’t give them a pass to sin – but it does require an extra measure of grace. How can we provide this, and minister to their weakness in an understanding w...
When Apostasy Has Taken Place - Discipleship for Dads
In this follow-up to last week's program about navigating spritual crises of faith, the dads talk about what to do when your child has already abandoned the faith. They discuss how this is one of the most painful trials a Christian can face...w...
Navigating Spiritual Crises & Apostasy in Kids – Discipleship for Dads
There’s no greater joy to see your kids walking in the truth; no greater sorrow to see them abandon it. Yet 66% of 20 year olds will abandon the churches of their teen years. What contributes to this? What can dads do to prevent it? What are th...
How To Honor Difficult In-Laws – Discipleship for Dads
When in-laws criticize and undermine your parenting choices, what do you do? When trying to reason together just creates contention, how should you respond? When a mother-in-law shows interest in only the grandchildren she likes and ignores the...
Modeling Faith Through Suffering & Loss – Discipleship for Dads
The dads discuss fiery trials, and what has God taught them through these. They talk about long-term grinding down vs sudden crushing…the value of being forced to wait on the promises of God…how responding to bad news without complaint powerful...
How Much Should You Shelter Your Kids? - Discipleship For Dads
The dads discuss sheltering kids from the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—while still living in the world. They ask whether you can ever over-protect your kids, talking about how to help them discern good from bad...
Killing Comparison: Leading Your Wife in Children in Contentment and Gratitude - Discipleship for Dads
Comparison parenting is everywhere — in the pew, the homeschool co-op, and your own head. The dads dig into why we compare spouses, children, and churches…how comparison reveals that we doubt the sufficiency of God's grace…the danger of setting...
Balancing Ministry/Work with Family – Discipleship for Dads
What if your wife feels like you’re not prioritizing your family enough compared to your work—especially ministry work? The dads answer a listener question about balancing the needs of your family with the needs of the body. They discuss how yo...
Building a Happy Marriage Your Kids Will Want to Imitate – Discipleship for Dads
The dads talk about happy marriages, and how to build them. They discuss unity of vision (rather than division that kids can exploit)…what’s more important than being “compatible”…why men don’t pray with their wives…public displays of affection...
Discipling Your Kids Through Life-Dominating Sins - Discipleship for Dads
Lying, anger, laziness, lust — family is a beautiful opportunity for gospel life! The panel discusses how to remain hopeful even when kids keep committing the same sins…how to confront and disciple them after the 76th time they’re caught…what t...
How to Cultivate Peace and Rest In Your Home - Discipleship for Dads
He who troubles his house shall inherit the wind — so a workaholic is no better than a sluggard. The panel discusses keeping it between these ditches: breaking a control-freak mindset…three warning signs of burnout…examples of how to reduce hig...
How to Find Suitors for Your Children - Discipleship for Dads
With the average marriage age at 29–32, the average man hooked on porn, and the average woman a feminist, it’s not easy finding godly suitors. How are we to identify them? How picky should we be? Bill and Todd share their lists of non-negotiabl...
How to Make Headway Discipling Your Children - Discipleship for Dads
What can you do if you have children from toddlers to teenagers, and you feel like you’re not making headway with family discipleship? What are the top issues to focus on, and strategies to follow? The panel talks about going beyond family wors...
What to Do When Spanking Isn’t Working
Scripture commands that we nurture our children in the admonition of the Lord (Eph. 6:4)—but sometimes it just doesn’t seem to work. The panel discusses the place of spanking in the training of children, asking: is it not working, or is it just...
How To Deal With an Unrepentant, Recalcitrant Spouse
Proud, hypocritical spouses are sadly not unusual in Christian homes. Unsubmissive wives who refuse to attend church — or unloving husbands who refuse to lead the family. They claim Christ, but won’t follow Him. So is there anything you can you...
Leaving a Spiritual Inheritance for Your Kids
What plans would you change if you knew you were doing to die tomorrow? Forget money — what will your children remember you for? What do you want to pass on to them in turn…and what do you NOT want to pass on? The panel talks about the inherita...
The Silent Sins of Avoidance & Apathy
Cowardice, people-pleasing, apathy, self-seeking — these sins are passive and easy to overlook. But when indulged, relationships dwindle, children drift, and households disintegrate. The panel discusses the pride that causes conflict-avoidance…...
Guarding Your Marriage from Emotional Drift
Your marriage should tell the story of the gospel — but irritation and busyness often drag it off course, especially once you have kids. The panel talks about practical ways to cultivate friendship and affection with your wife (both physically ...
“But What About Socialization?!”
The panel discusses the classic concern: how could any child become socially and relationally mature without attending a state school? But what is socialization, defined biblically? And does state school actually teach it? The dads share practi...
Leading and Supporting Mom in the Home
God has made Dad the principal of the homeschool…not the teacher’s assistant. But are you engaged enough to bear this level of responsibility? If not, what should you be doing? The panel talks about vision-setting and curriculum decisions…deleg...