Connected Families Podcast How to Be the Caring Father You've Always Hoped to Be
In honor of Father’s Day, Jim Jackson and Mike Tobie have a conversation about empathy. Mike Tobie shares his authentic journey in developing grace and empathy with his family. This powerful conversation explores how showing God’s grace and empathy can be applied in equipping our children and how that models Christ to them. In this episode, you’ll discover the transformational healing that can happen when parents move toward their children in a way that connects with their hearts.
Key Points:
- Offering understanding helps our children feel safe and supported rather than alone and ashamed
- Understanding God’s unconditional grace can deepen our capacity to extend empathy and grace to our children
- These principles of empathy can apply to marriages, ministry, and all other relationships as we become “a light of the Gospel.”
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Guest Bio:
Born and raised in Chicagoland, Mike has been in Sacramento, CA for 10 years. He has been married to Kelly for 9 years, and they have three children, ages 1, 3, and 6. Mike has been in full-time sport ministry for the past 3 years, and is preparing to move to Guatemala this summer to launch a sports ministry. He is currently in Phase 2 of the Connected Families Parent Coach Program.
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