Familyman Ministries is a ministry “to remind dads of what’s most important.” Todd Wilson and his wife Debbie have eight children all of whom are home schooled. He has written Help! I’m Married to a Homeschooling Mom and The Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons and used to serve as a pastor. Currently, he and his family travel three or four months a year speaking to fathers and mothers about being a biblical father and mother. They offer great encouragement to the men and women when they do.
His website, FamilyManWeb.com offers a Dad2Dad page where dad’s can learn from each other as they move along the journey of fatherhood. Also, they have a forum where many different topics are discussed that might not be discussed inside the four walls of a church.
You can subscribe to the weekly newsletter or check out the RV blog or the book review page where they review books dealing with the family at large.
There has been a movement of late in evangelical churches to hold the father more accountable for his actions (or non-actions as is often the case) in the family. I for one am excited about this movement. Having grown up in a non-christian home without a dad for the most part, I have struggled mightily with understanding a biblical framework for being a father. It is ministries like Familyman that has helped to shape my understanding of the father’s biblical mandate to raise my children in the fear and admonition of the Lord. I pray that you can use this ministry in your own ministry or home. At the very least, it wouldn’t hurt to make it known to dads in your church.
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there’s also http://www.faithbeginsathome.com, focused on family ministry as well. Check it out!