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- Adventure & Creating Memorable Moments
- Brotherhood & Mentorship
- Experiencing God's Love
- Family Vision
- Foster Parenting & Adoption
- Freedom & Forgiveness
- Grief & Loss
- Identity & Living as Sons of God
- Legacy & Grandparenting
- Littles (0-5)
- Marriage
- Mom Perspective
- Prayer & Hearing God's Voice
- Raising Jesus Followers
- Rhythms & Habits
- Screens & Social Media
- Single Dads
- Talking to Kids About Sex
- Teenagers
- Work & Finances & Generosity
- Young Kids (6-12)
348 | Expectation Gaps, Celebration in Suffering, and the Gift of Your Story (Jim Barnard)
Jim Barnard is known as The Suffering Guy. In this heartfelt episode, Jim shares the pivotal moments of his life story, including countless crises and miracles he’s experienced along the way. His story offers hope for others walking through challenging times, and he’ll encourage you to look to the source of all comfort as you try to make sense of reality.
322 | Viewing Fatherhood as an Adventure, Owning Your Stuff, and Getting Unstuck (Ian Smith)
Ian Smith joins us in this episode with passionate ideas to help dads enjoy fatherhood more. He shares his habits of looking for adventure in the challenge, asking hard questions, and taking ownership of mistakes. His energetic spirit will help you reframe your perspective on parenting so you can show up with renewed purpose.
319 | Expressing Love, Thriving as Yourself, and Advancing Fatherless Young Men (Chad Wallen)
Chad Wallen helps teach fatherless young men practical tools that their dad could have taught them if he had been involved in their lives. It’s an active way of fighting against harrowing statistics and intervening in tangible, practical ways. Join us as Chad shares his thoughts on self-care, words of affirmation, and mentoring the next generation.
306 | Revolutionizing Orphan Care, Modeling Sacrifice, and Running Close to Your Kids (Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher’s life changed forever when he and his wife adopted a child. Already the parents of three biological children, they stepped out in faith to meet a need that many people try to ignore. Now, Mike shares how every dad can get involved in reaching the 100+ million children globally without a permanent place to call home.
296 | Reaching the Mountaintop, Retiring as a Rookie, and Being All-Out for God (Gaelin Elmore: Part 2)
In the second part of our conversation, Gaelin Elmore describes the spiritual awakening he experienced in his journey through professional sports. He also shares the lessons he learned by walking away from the things he idolized in order to be all-out for God.
295 | Entering Foster Care, Surviving Abuse, and Accepting Grace (Gaelin Elmore: Part 1)
Gaelin Elmore’s childhood experiences included foster care, homelessness, and abuse. Now a father of two young girls, he reflects on how his past shaped his parenting and shares what other dads need to know about stepping up for children in foster care.
280 | Leading a Missional Family, Getting Fired Up as a Father, and Planting Yourself in God's Will (Rob Hoskins)
273 | Saying Yes to Foster Care, Embracing Adoption, and Changing Generations (Stephen Hogue)
171 | Living On Mission with Nick Hall
Nick Hall is the visionary of Together, author of the book Reset, and the Founder and Chief Communicator for Pulse. As an evangelistic voice to this generation, Nick Hall has shared the Gospel at hundreds of events to more than five million people and is regularly featured as a speaker for pastors gatherings, student conferences, training events, and festivals around the world.
160 | Raising Passionate Jesus Followers (Phil Comer & Brook Mosser)
"Anything lasting, anything of eternal value, anything of substance, we can't do without Him. But as far as the big picture....we parent out of relationship - our relationship with God and our relationship with our kids and life, it's a rhythm, and God designed it that way."
153 | Marriage Tips, Mentorship & Neuroscience Awesomeness (Ted Lowe)
Ted Lowe is a speaker, an author, and the director of MarriedPeople, the marriage division at The reThink Group (also known as Orange), a non-profit organization devoted to influencing those who influence the next generation.
139 | Fostering, Developing a Non-Anxious Presence & Loving Without Limits (Josh Carney)
Josh is married to Lindsay and they are raising six kids ages 13 down to 6 including two foster kids. He is the lead pastor of University Baptist Church in Waco, TX.
136 | Normalizing Prayer, Adoption Miracles & Rad Adventures (Adam Weber Part 2)
Adam is the founder and lead pastor of Embrace, a multi-site church based out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Author of Talking With God and Love Has A Name, he also hosts a podcast called The Conversation.
125 | A Conversation about Justice & Racism with Paul Hurckman
Paul Hurckman is the Executive Director of Venture, a faith-based justice organization that does “tough things for people in tough places” around the world.
045 | Moving Past Good Intentions to Intentional Living (Drew Shepp)
Drew Shepp joins dadAWESOME to discuss 10 action steps to move past good intentions to intentional living. This is part 4 of the November 2018 4-part Inside-Out Dad Life series.
035: Building a Legacy of Boldness (Jono Zantingh)
Join Pastor Jono Zantingh as he brings incredible insights to stepping into ministry as a family while launching and leaning into new things.
034: Finishing Strong (Cody Schimelpfenig)
Cody “Buck” Schimelpfenig is husband of 14 years and father of three. With a vast diversity of experience in biology, education, juvenile correction, youth ministry, construction and community development, he lives with passion to finish strong.
Bigger than Myself (032 Rick Glewwe)
Rick Glewwe joins dadAWESOME with a heart-wrenching message of fighting through “bigger than myself” moments and learning to surrender to God’s grace and hope.
Manhood, Courage & Adventure (episode 031 w/ Vince Miller)
Join us as author, speaker and founder, Vince Miller, shares about living every moment out of the character of Jesus and using any teachable moment as a moment to teach about God.
Speaking The Language Of Our Kids (Episode030 w/ Dave Adamson)
Online and Social Media Pastor Dave Adamson joins dadAWESOME and gives some unique insights into speaking a language our kids understand, unlocking laughter, play and love.
Patei Iyegha (episode 025)
Competitive obstacle racer, trauma surgeon and father of seven Patei Iyegha presents deep insights about leaning into hard things and chasing big visions as a family.
