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59 | Screens, Smartphones & Social Media (Technology Month Part 1) Mar 03, 2019

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Jonathan McKee joins us to kickoff our Technology month. With over 20 years youth ministry experience, Jonathan speaks to parents and leaders worldwide. He's the author of over twenty books including the brand new THE TEEN'S GUIDE TO SOCIAL MEDIA & MOBILE DEVICES and IF I HAD A PARENTING DO OVER. Jonathan, his wife, Lori, and their three kids live in California and he resources parents with ongoing resources at TheSource4Parents.com.

The research is clear, parents overwhelmingly look back and say "I wish I had spent more time with my kids"
Song: Cats In The Cradle-Harry Chapin
The YES Factor - no matter what, if my kids came to me to ask "Hey dad, will you do this?", the answer would be YES.
Overreaction is never the answer. Be careful with saying to yourself, "I've got this".
James 1:19 - quick to listen and slow to speak and slow to become angry
Hit the "Pause Button" and take time before responding. After giving your kid time to cool off, ask them what they think the consequence should be
It was me messing up that gave me the insight to do it right the next time
"Angry outbursts teach our kids I can't go to mom, she'll freak out or dad isn't safe. Consider the ramifications of that feeling. If mom or dad isn't safe, then who will our kids run to for comfort, for advice and for admiration."
The most important thing I tell parents when they begin learning about culture and media is "Don't Freak Out".
Boundary Fast >> don't add boundaries, but instead begin the process by working on bonding. We must bond before we can add boundaries
The Segue - the dissolve from one thing to another. We must slowly fade back on our boundaries as our kids grow older. Kids need clear boundaries, but those boundaries must pull back as they approach leaving the home and deciding for themselves.
We need to look for opportunities for our kids to practice making decisions for themselves.
MORE INFO: Free resource from Jonathan McKee: Answering 30 top questions from today's parents

Special thanks to:

Sound Engineering:WADE B PRODUCTIONS (itswadeb@gmail.com)
Episode Music:Brent Haglund

58 | Family On Mission (Mel Ellenwood) Feb 24, 2019

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Mel Ellenwood shares about trusting God while moving their young family to the Czech Republic to be youth ministry missionaries. This conversations builds upon our monthly WISDOM theme while adding a powerful perspective of doing hard things as a family. Mel unpacks the power of humility and asking for forgiveness in the moments of messing up as a father.

God takes pleasure in us. God loves us because we are His. Understanding this will transform the way we take pleasure in our kids.

Mel and Amy's Josiah Venture Website

57 | Be Present & Enjoy the Journey (Edrin Williams) Feb 17, 2019

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Edrin Williams joins dadAWESOME for part 3 of our monthly WISDOM theme. This conversation challenges us to enjoy the journey and love our kids from a place of being loved by our Heavenly Father. Edrin is a pastor at The Sanctuary Covenant Church in Minneapolis and with his wife Shanequa they have two beautiful girls, Taylor 8 & Harper 2.

Give the the gift of your presence to your family
Step in and enjoy the journey of being a dad
Your kids trust you and need you to be a big safe adult who loves them
Friday night family night. The power of protecting these moments.
We must receive love from our heavenly father
Remember you're a beloved son of God
Invite mentors to speak into your fathering
Let your kids enjoy the process (stop over managing and pushing them)
Celebrate your wife (cheer her along)
Intergenerational Relationships (look ahead, your peers and younger dads)
Pursuing mentors and Godly friends to learn and grow in your dad role.
If you want to make a difference in this world, one place you can change the world is being present and making a difference in your kids.
Asking intentional questions to help our kids think through their choices.
It's our job as fathers to care for the souls of our children
Let your wife know that supporting your family and your kids is a top priority
Dads! Your role is more significant than you realize.

Coffee Recommendation (Twin Cities) - http://cuppajava.com/

Book: Father Factor

More info on Edrin:

56 | Growing in Wisdom Part 2 (Mark Matlock) Feb 10, 2019

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Mark Matlock is back for part 2 of a conversation about Growing in Wisdom. This episode unpacks the seven marks of a wise person and explains how the hero's journey applies to helping our kids find wise influencers. Mark walks us through cultural changes with how we pass down wisdom followed by practical ways we can accelerate wisdom acquisition for our kids.

Seven Marks of A Wise Person:

Trusts in God
Walks in healthy relationships
Seeks God's council
Speaks carefully
Is self-controlled
Manages their resources
Lives in peace

James 1:5 "And if anyone longs to be wise, ask God for wisdom and he will give it! He won't see your lack of wisdom as an opportunity to scold you over your failures but he will overwhelm your failures with his generous grace."

Culture expert and veteran youth pastor, Mark Matlock, will help you line your family's story up with God's story in the world around you, helping you raise wise children who have the character, values, and mission that allows them to go out into the real world and live out a real faith.

Raising Wise Children explores these themes:

Helping your child make decisions
The importance of failure
Knowing God's story for your family
Changing the story your family is in
The pursuit of wisdom, and much more God has placed us here to interact with and represent him to the world by engaging with the culture—not retreating from it.

Raising Wise Children: Handing Down the Story of Wisdom (Mark Matlock)

55 | Growing in Wisdom Part 1 (Mark Matlock) Feb 03, 2019

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Mark Matlock joins dadAWESOME for part 1 of our Growing in Wisdom monthly theme. The conversation explores the benefits of letting our kids fail along with valuable insights around us as dads needing to grow in wisdom before we can lead our kids towards wise choices.

How can we accelerate the acquisition of wisdom in our kids?
How can we encourage strength and confidence to help our kids stand on their own?

Raising Wise Children explores these themes:

• Helping your child make decisions

• The importance of failure

• Knowing God's story for your family

• Changing the story your family is in

• The pursuit of wisdom, and much more God has placed us here to interact with and represent him to the world by engaging with the culture—not retreating from it.

Raising Wise Children: Handing Down the Story of Wisdom (Mark Matlock)

54 | Five Action Steps to Father Family Rhythms (Nate Puccini) Jan 27, 2019

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This is part 4 of Father Family Rhythms and we're outlining five steps to put this month's theme into action. We're joined by Nate Puccini who shares insights into living with daily disciplines to support his family rhythms.

FIVE ACTION STEPS:

Take a day or a half day - Be intentional about slowing down and listening for the voice of your Heavenly Father. Reflect, Read, Worship, Exercise, Rest, etc.
Protect key connection moments - Discover the best daily times for connecting with your kids and protect those time slots for family time.
Take a risk for your kids - Be willing to risk our own priorities to make a moment with our kids.
Chase a cliff - Throw yourself into serving others and investing in something bigger than yourself. Escape the trap of boredom and being stuck.
Is your identity around what you do? Or is it around who you are? - Build rhythms from a place of prioritizing the most important.

Follow Nate Puccini:

Instagram

Another Resource on Father Family Rhythms:

Sabbatical Guide (from Kevin Klaas)

53 | Essentialism Book Discussion (Paul Stine) Jan 20, 2019

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Special appreciation to Joshua Davis (website) with Smart Web Ninja, Tyler Van Eps (episode summary writing), Brent Haglund (podcast music) and Brian Roland (sparking the genesis moment of the podcast).

Paul Stine joins dadAWESOME for part 3 of Father Family Rhythms. This conversation focusses on critical take-away points from the book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. Here's a summary from the book along with a few discussed quotes:

Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized? Are you often busy but not productive? Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people's agendas? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the Essentialist. The Way of the Essentialist isn't about getting more done in less time. It's about getting only the right things done. It is not a time management strategy, or a productivity technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution towards the things that really matter.

"When we don't purposely and deliberately choose where to focus our energies and time, other people – our bosses, our colleagues, our clients, and even our families – will choose for us, and before long we'll have lost sight of everything that is meaningful and important."
"There is an unspoken hierarchy in our society about what is valuable; higher on that hierarchy are career success, fame, and wealth. Lower on the list is family, health, wisdom, and personal fulfillment."

Long Form Podcast Resources with Greg McKeown:

Greg McKeown — How to Master Essentialism (#355)
Two Free Audio Chapters of Essentialism (on the Tim Ferris Podcast)
EP 079: ESSENTIALISM: THE KEY TO A LIFE LIVED ON PURPOSE WITH GREG MCKEOWN

More Info on Paul Stine:

https://www.closesimple.com/

Resources Mentioned:

MIOS (Marriage Internal Operating System) from the ministry Imagine Beautiful

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Greg McKeown

52 | Birthday Celebration + Father Family Rhythms Part 2 (Kevin Klaas) Jan 13, 2019

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Kevin Klaas joins dadAWESOME for part 2 of Father Family Rhythms. This vulnerable conversation explores trusting God, supporting his wife through a miscarriage and small steps towards new impactful family rhythms.

Asking questions instead of lecturing
Trusting God for more children
Responding in love instead of anger
Seeing children as a gift from God
30-mins per day cuddling with a child after dinner
Children spell love; "TIME"
Family Bible time = read one Proverb per day
Begin new rhythms with small consistent steps
The power of monthly Sabbatical days to hear God's voice
Growing traction and growing an appetite for desired rhythms
Deuteronomy 6 and Deuteronomy 11
If you ever walk through the loss of a miscarriage, find brothers to help you know how to support your wife

More about Kevin's business Monarch Solutions

#dadAWESOMEchallenge

We're celebrating the @dadawesome podcast ONE YEAR birthday (episode 52). We're inviting all dads to celebrate by doing the #dadawesomechallenge which is simply this: dads + kids + confetti = a fun memorable moment >> please include @dadawesome and #dadawesomechallenge in your post and tag 2 or 3 other dads to pass along the challenge to others... thanks a ton Pro Tip = clean up your own confetti... don't make momAWESOME clean up the mess 😆

Local Listeners >> Sledding Party (January 19th)

After 52 weeks of resourcing Christian dads with a weekly podcast, we've decided to celebrate the ONE YEAR anniversary of dadAWESOME by returning to the recording location of episode #1. The very first episode was recoded at the base of the sledding hill at Freedom Park in New Brighton.

Here's The Game Plan: – Dads, kids and moms and friends are all invited – BYOS… bring your own sleds – Family sledding from 10am-11am – Confetti throwing group photo at 11am at the base of the hill – Hot cocoa and coffee will be provided around 11am

RSVP here: Facebook Event

51 | Father Family Rhythms Part 1 (Tim Bohlke) Jan 06, 2019

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Mentor, author and cliff chaser Tim Bohlke joins dadAWESOME to kick off our January theme; Father Family Rhythms. Here's a quote from Tim's book Thin Places:

"One of my hopes was to wake up leaders who were coasting, who were settling, or backing away from dangerous pursuits. When the faith of a leader loses its edge, when we doze off and get bored, or forget what it was like to take risks and pursue this mysterious God and all He has for us, everyone loses. We lose. Our families lose, and those we lead lose."

Tim's hope is to encourage others to live with rhythm, leave an intentional legacy, and do what it takes to finish the next season of life well. He has experienced the challenging, difficult, and sometimes rough seas of leadership in a lot of different roles.

Founder of Harbor Ministries, a non-profit organization that has launched two significant movements:
RHYTHMinTWENTY: a three-event, two year journey for leaders 25-35ish
ROGUE – a one year leadership journey for guys 40ish and up
Book >> Thin Places (Tim Bohlke)

Come Sledding With Us >> celebrate ONE YEAR of dadAWESOME

Here's The Game Plan: - Dads, kids and moms and friends are all invited - BYOS... bring your own sleds - Family sledding from 10am-11am - Confetti throwing group photo at 11am at the base of the hill - Hot cocoa and coffee will be provided around 11am

RSVP here: Facebook Event

Here's the link to Episode #1 from the sledding hill

50 | The Heart of dadAWESOME (Jeff Zaugg) Dec 30, 2018

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Jeff Zaugg explains the 50-week vision and heart for dadAWESOME >> Live fully alive as we lead our kids to God's awesomeness

Why call this podcast dadAWESOME?
Who is this podcast for?
What is the goal?
Why should you take time to listen to this podcast?

1) Live Fully Alive

It's obvious when someone is really living
John 10:10 "The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. (FULL and ABUNDANT)
James 1:14-15 "Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.15 These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.
Living in wonder vs. wandering
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly
Thriving vs. surviving
St. Irenaeus of Lyons "the glory of God is man fully alive."
Chariots of Fire > Eric Liddell was a devout Christian who represented Scotland and he said "I believe God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure."

2) Take Leadership at Home (Archeologist)

1 Corinthians 15:58 "Stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord"
It's the job of an Archeologist to "Uncover"… to "Discover"… To "Unearth what is already there"
Archeologist are not creators. They simply discover what's already there.
God has created your children.
Enjoy the prayerful exhilarating role of being Archeologists as you uncover and celebrate God's goodness in your children.
Celebrate along the way as you discover more and more of the dreams God has placed in them and the passions and desires of their hearts.

3) Point to God's Awesomeness (Tour Guide)

Psalms 78:4 "We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD, about his power and his mighty wonders."
We as parents NEED TO tell our children about answered prayers, ways God has provided, stories of God's faithfulness
Deuteronomy 6 "(5) you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. (6) And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands I am giving you today. (7) Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away on a journey, when you are lying down and when you are getting up again."

Links to Episodes 1 through 10 with the Zaugg Family Values

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