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Key Takeaways   Our greatest hero should be us, ten years from now. Process is the point. Freedom begets freedom. Life begets life. Repentance begets repentance. I have enough, I am enough, God, You are more than enough. If you want to find God, His address is at the end of your rope.   dadAWESOME   We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness.  | YouTube |  Instagram | Facebook   Morgan Snyder   Morgan Snyder is a strategist, entrepreneur, teacher, writer, and speaker. His passion is to both be shaped by and shape the men and women who are shaping the kingdom of God. In 2010, he established BecomeGoodSoil.com, a fellowship of leaders whose global reach offers guidance for the narrow road of becoming the kind of person to whom God can confidently entrust the care of his kingdom. He serves on the executive leadership team of Wild at Heart and Ransomed Heart Ministries, having served alongside John and Stasi Eldredge for more than two decades. Morgan goes off the grid every chance he gets, whether bow hunting in the Colorado wilderness or choosing the adventurous life with his greatest treasures: his wife, Cherie; his son, Joshua; and his daughter, Abigail.   Key Quotes (Full Transcript of the Conversation Here)   07:22 - "One of the great dangers that most men miss is they marry desire to fulfillment. They assume, and often, this is subconscious because it's so plays to our DNA, our design as men, they get a desire and then they run with it. We run with it, I run with it and we don't pass because we don't have the miles of knowing the consequence of it going bad... desire is intended to be the fuel for doing the hard work, the brutal, slow process of becoming the kind of man that can fulfill that desire." 12:57 - "That actually when we rush the process, what we do is just hijack the thing that God's doing and so it comes back again because our Father is generous and reluctant, the Holy Spirit is faithful to guide and redeem, everything for good. So, even if it goes completely sideways, not all is lost... as we grow in kingdom, authority and kingdom just reality of what and who were entrusted with, the consequences are much higher."   Conversation Links   Website: Become Good Soil Book: Becoming a King: The Path To Restoring The Heart Of A Man Podcast: Become Good Soil   Links from dadAWESOME   https://dadawesome.org/life/ Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618

Key Takeaways   No matter how great we are, we are going to fail. Teaching our children how to navigate failure by showing them how we navigate it. Vulnerability is an opportunity. Becoming a man is a journey, not a moment. What's needed from men/sages is not information but presence.   dadAWESOME   We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness.  | YouTube |  Instagram | Facebook   Chris Bruno   There is nothing more exciting to me than the intersection of transformation and adventure. This is why I founded Restoration Counseling – a place where we daily engage the power of restoration and epic re-storying. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I specialize in men and masculinity, sexual addiction, trauma and abuse. My experience as a men’s therapist and my work with men at Restoration Project provide me a wealth of experience when navigating the landscape of a man’s heart.   As I work with clients, my focus is on discovering and “reading” the narrative of their lives and guiding them toward the transformation that comes through adventurously and honestly engaging our sorrows AND our glories. This, to me, is what I was created for.   Key Quotes (Full Transcript of the Conversation Here)   12:02 - "Teaching them how to navigate, is to show them how I navigate it and what I do with my flat tire and what I do with my explosion and how I recover from that. I am in the midst of that. What I learn from that. And then how I move on." 21:09 - "It was the elder season of a man's life that they considered the pinnacle of manhood. That it wasn't when he was when he became a father, wasn't when he was the king or the warrior or any of those other stages of a man's life, it was when he was the elder, or the sage. And the reason for that is because if he is an elder, than he is a pylon of society, that when there is a society full of sages, there is groundedness, there is containment, there is wisdom, there is guidance, there is an unflappability to who he is. There is a generous hospitality that he exudes around him. There is a subtle-ness to a sage. And when sages don't exist in society, that's where we get all the opposites of that." 36:13 - "There's so few sages that probably one of the best things that you could do is to be around other men who are pursuing sage. Because there's something there about the camaraderie of men that when we are pursuing sage together, even if we don't know what it is and what it looks like, if we have intention to go there, we're going to find our way."   Conversation Links   Restoration Counseling Restoration Project Book - Man Maker Project Book - Brotherhood Primer Book - Sage: A Man's Guide Into His Second Passage Episode 196: Part 1 with Chris Episode 197: Part 2 with Chris   Links from dadAWESOME   https://dadawesome.org/life/ Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618"

Key Takeaways   Get alone, once a month, sit with Jesus, and cast all stress and worries on Him. Stay close to Jesus. He covers all of your shortcomings. The one thing we want from our kids: RELATIONSHIP When fathers sit with the Father, it changes atmospheres.   dadAWESOME   We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness.  | YouTube |  Instagram | Facebook   Gabe Klaas & Kevin Klaas   Kevin Klaas began his career in the financial services industry in 2002 as a personal wealth manager for an independent financial services firm. He then became a regional manager with a captive insurance agency with a national footprint. After experiencing the financial industry from both the financial adviser and insurance agent perspectives, David noticed a middle ground of opportunity with several sophisticated solutions that neither group specialized in nor understood. He set out to establish a firm that would work alongside both disciplines and complement each of them in providing solutions that neither of them could provide alone.   Gabe Klaas is the son of Kevin and Jennie Klaas, the oldest of 6 kids, and running fast after Jesus. He appreciates the lessons and how his parents have modeled following Jesus in their lives. He is currently interning at Jyra Films.   Key Quotes (Full Transcript of the Conversation Here)   4:36 - "He is very good at getting done with a long day of work, coming home and... naturally gets a second wind. I would tend to think that he's probably learned how to, not force it... But most days he can come home from a long day of work... and if mom's had a long day realized very quickly and just kind of kick into dad, fun mode." -Gabe Klaas 9:29 - "My prayer for him, and all my kids, is that they'll be present. So I hope that, they'll be walking with Jesus number one and that they'll walk with him in a way where they're not being run by the world. They're being run by, by Jesus. And His plan for our life is not that we are striving and stressed all the time... I want them to be present. And I want them to be able to pass on the spiritual legacy that we're trying to pass on to them now, to their kids." -Kevin Klaas 13:18 - "The older I get, the more I recognize my own ineptness and faults and shortcomings in various areas. And what I feel like covers all is, is God and Jesus. And so stay close with Him and He covers, He covers all the shortcomings."   Conversation Links   Gabe's Youtube Channel Kevin's Business: Monarch Solutions   Links from dadAWESOME   https://dadawesome.org/life/ Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618

Key Takeaways   Envision your goals and continually learn. Our children follow what they see: Model Well. Relationship trumps everything. Remain in a posture of on your knees.   dadAWESOME   We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness.  | YouTube |  Instagram | Facebook   Gabe Klaas & Kevin Klaas   Kevin Klaas began his career in the financial services industry in 2002 as a personal wealth manager for an independent financial services firm. He then became a regional manager with a captive insurance agency with a national footprint. After experiencing the financial industry from both the financial adviser and insurance agent perspectives, David noticed a middle ground of opportunity with several sophisticated solutions that neither group specialized in nor understood. He set out to establish a firm that would work alongside both disciplines and complement each of them in providing solutions that neither of them could provide alone.   Gabe Klaas is the son of Kevin and Jennie Klaas, the oldest of 6 kids, and running fast after Jesus. He appreciates the lessons and how his parents have modeled following Jesus in their lives. He is currently interning at Jyra Films.   Key Quotes (Full Transcript of Conversation Here)   5:11 - "I've told my parents this multiple times, but the biggest thing that I think I've seen in them that's a standout is they just continually learn. Like it really doesn't matter where you're at, if you can kind of get a vision for where you want to go and then just keep learning, you can get there." 10:18 - "There's the practical things we do devotions a few times a week as a family and we get up and start off our day with prayer, worship and reading of the word. But then, then there's modeling it."   Conversation Links   Gabe's Youtube Channel Kevin's Business: Monarch Solutions   Links from dadAWESOME   https://dadawesome.org/life/ Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618

Key Takeaways   Fathers have spiritual authority to protect their families. As a father, clean up your own sins. Talk about sexuality in your home. Men need friendships that have intimacy and vulnerability. God, He does things.   dadAWESOME   We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness.  | YouTube |  Instagram | Facebook   Lowell Seashore   Lowell lives with his awesome and wonderful wife Susie, no kids of their own (but they have had 32 foster teenage boys) near Minneapolis, MN. His passion for coaching was developed as he coached varsity soccer for Orono High School for 14 years and then 3 years coaching a Nordic Combined skier in two Winter Olympics and one World Cup. Then he turned his coaching passion to young men to mentor them in how to live free from sin and bondage. He personally coaches, mentors, and disciples young men. He also loves Jeeping, hiking and generally playing in the mountains and spending as much time as possible at the world headquarters for DMU. (A cabin in the mountains of Colorado) He is personally submitted to Jesus Christ and committed to making disciples who become spiritual warriors for Christ.   Key Quotes (Full Transcript of Conversation Here)   09:51 - "I just pray. The best youth work ever did, I pray, they show up." 14:33 - "After a while, I got real tired of wussy Christians. I mean, it's sad. We're all commanded to make disciples, and we do a really poor job of making disciples. We think it's, to me, it was like disciple making wasn't a list of things you have to learn about or a program. You know, if it was if I was going to make disciples, I had to share my life with them and they could see how I live and that's a bigger point." 15:29 - "The most important thing I would love to tell fathers is that the spiritual authority that they have in the home is not to boss people around or be an authority like we think of it. Spiritual authority is to protect their family. If he's protected really well in that way he has a lot of spiritual authority to protect his children so that Satan doesn't have the legal rights to go add his kids through the father."   Conversation Links   Dangerous Men Website Dangerous Men Shop   Links from dadAWESOME   https://dadawesome.org/life/ Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618

Key Takeaways   Find moments of GLEE with your kids God reaches down to us like a father excitedly reaches down to his kids after a long day at work Follow the cloud...explore the mystery Find ways to teach your kids generosity at an early age Community is key...community of people who will hold you up and will pray   dadAWESOME   We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness.  | YouTube |  Instagram | Facebook   Jay Bennett   Jay Bennett has been married to his wife, Sally, for 51 years and has three grown sons, three daughters-in-law, and nine grandchildren. Professionally, Jay led a “parallel career” of practicing law and engaging in a wide variety of business transactions in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis), domestically, and internationally for the past 40 years while also leading a Christian foundation serving Christian ministries for 35 years. To integrate his passions to see the Lord’s resources flow generously into high-impact ministries, Jay founded National Christian Foundation Twin Cities in 2000, a Christian Community Foundation and NCF affiliate. He serves on numerous for-profit and non-profit boards including service as Chairman of the National Christian Foundation.   Key Quotes (Full Transcript of Conversation Here)   23:22 - "There's a joy and there's a freedom in becoming a more generous person, generous living, including generous giving. Because as we embark in that direction, as we ascend toward what he calls us to be and in how he calls us to serve, he descends to meet us. And so it's a mutual journey toward intimacy that gets better and better." 33:47 - "So to allow the Prince of peace to invade our lives and make us better husbands and fathers is something that can be a tough experience, but it's also something that just makes us much better people."   Conversation Links   National Christian Foundation    Links from dadAWESOME   https://dadawesome.org/life/ Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618 dadAWESOME RV Tour

Key Takeaways   God has purpose for your children. Take responsibility, for what steps you need to take, to meet your next goal. Create traditions with your family. Write your goals down and share them with someone you trust. We can't tell our children to do anything we won't do.   dadAWESOME   We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness.  | YouTube |  Instagram | Facebook   Danny Vega   Danny grew up in Miami, Florida has been interested in nutrition and fitness from a young age. He received his bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and was a member of the football team and a three-time Dean’s List recipient. He then received his Master’s of Science in Human Performance from the University of Florida, where he worked with multiple athletic programs. He went on to become the Strength & Conditioning coordinator for VCU basketball, helping the Rams win the 2007 conference championship and making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Vega family uses there platform, Fat Fueled Family, to educate their audience on the importance of nutrition and using your body for good.   Key Quotes (Full Transcript of the Conversation Here)   12:21 - "I just think of King Hezekiah.... give me some more time... and there were people interceding... we see when when people intercede, things change. God shows His mercy." 14:47 - "We always tell people when it comes to their health and the way they eat, we're not trying to force them to eat perfectly. We're trying to educate them. We also we put them in an environment where they're going to win." 31:52 - "If you do not keep your word to yourself, it creates a vicious cycle and it makes it easier and easier. And then you have self-loathing. You think you're a terrible person because you ate the wrong thing or you didn't do something. And that's just in my mind, that's the enemy whispering in people's ear."   Conversation Links   The Fat Fueled Family Website Fat Fueled Family Podcast episodes: 1-3, 4 and 5 Fat Fueled Family Blog   Links from dadAWESOME   https://dadawesome.org/life/ Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618 dadAWESOME RV Tour

Key Takeaways   Fathers are essential and important to the home. Discipleship is a long term walk. When we are blessed with surplus we should freely give that to others. Pay attention to history. Misconstruing intent can destroy marriage. dadAWESOME   We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness.  | YouTube |  Instagram | Facebook   Korey "XROSS" Dean   XROSS is a Louisville, KY native. XROSS is most notably known for his relevant approach to engaging urban culture through messages of hope and faith. As a leader in the Global Christian Hip Hop Movement, XROSS is featured in Christopher “PLAY” Martin’s blockbuster film “Holy Hip Hop”.   Through his record label, 1 Way Entertainment, many of XROSS’ songs are featured in the Oxygen hit TV series Preachers of LA, Detroit and Atlanta. The mayor and City of Minneapolis has also endorsed and partnered with XROSS to write and produce inspirational music and videos to address youth violence prevention. XROSS’ passion for youth and ministry has led him to earn a BS degree in Youth Studies and Sociology from the University of Minnesota.   Korey “XROSS” Dean designed and developed the Man-Up Club after serving as a student advocate to more than 500 African American High School students. As a result of observing and researching the behavior and practical needs of African American students, he developed a curriculum and program to address the specific needs of the African American males students.   Key Quotes (Full Transcript of Conversation Here)    [00:13:47] "Discipleship is all about the long term walk... I don't think that that's something that ever ends. I don't think you ever had a point where you're just discipled... I think it's a progression.  [00:15:13] "Like the Bible says one can plant, one can water, but it's really God that gives the increase. And I, simply just planted by me doing hip hop music."   Conversation Links   The Man Up Club 1 Way Entertainment Sis N Lil Bro Spotify TRIBL Records   Links from dadAWESOME   https://dadawesome.org/life/ Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618 dadAWESOME RV Tour

Key Takeaways   Our kids have their own rescue stories and songs of gratitude. Remember Him and never forgetting Him. Loving our spouse and children, when they're hardest to love, allows them to experience love of Jesus. When we walk in obedience, our kids benefit from our story. Let your kids see your need for God and recognize when you need to ask for forgiveness.   dadAWESOME   We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness.  | YouTube |  Instagram | Facebook   Tom Bell   Tom is President and CEO of Bell Lumber and Pole, a 5th generation, family-owned company. Bell Lumber and Pole started with the founder, M.J. Bell, more than 110 years ago. Since then, the Bell family has maintained its small-business values: commitment to excellence, drive for continuous improvement, and dedication to delivering customized wood products that exceed the expectations of their customers. Tom is passionate about the family unit and keeping Jesus at the forefront of life.   Key Quotes (Full transcript of Conversation Here)   13:27 - "Being open to the hot mess that we are is, I think, he'd see that in that transparency, there's a safety around that...it leaves them more inclined not to feel like they're alone when they'll have to look at their brokenness because they're going to be full of it, too." 18:16 - "There's this rhythm of remembering Him, which is a big part of what this experience was with the kids, the rescue story, song of gratitude. And then, do not forget Him, because it guards us from being prideful, thinking it's us when it's not."   Conversation Links   Bell Lumber and Pole dadAWESOME Vision, Prayer and Fundraising Night   Links from dadAWESOME   https://dadawesome.org/life/ Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618

Key Takeaways   Presence, with our children, is so much bigger than we realize. We will do our absolute best, in parenting, and leave the rest to God. Our story is their story. Life is a gift, not owed to us. Your legacy IS your spouse and your kids.   dadAWESOME   We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness.  | YouTube |  Instagram | Facebook   Jeremiah Curran   Jeremiah Curran is lead pastor of Westbridge Church in St. Michael, Minnesota. Westbridge Church is a non-denominational, inter-generational church started by 12 friends in 2007. Westbridge desire is to be a safe place for regular people to explore faith in community. Jeremiah is passionate about his family, health, and bringing people to Jesus.   Key Quotes (Full Transcript of Conversation Here)   07:10 - "Every time you say yes to something, you just say no to something else. So it's factoring in which things, which things are the most important, what are the big priorities." 10:04 - "We want them to trust and follow Jesus with their life. And then we want them to want to be around us and each other when they don't have to be." 12:58 - "A family that loves being together, wants to be close to each other. So I'm imagine you're making more memories versus hustling with agendas of to do list in the evenings now." 45:48 - "Here's your legacy, your spouse and your kids. He said, those people, those people, your life is going to make a thousand times more of an impact on your spouse and your kids than the people you pastor, the people that are part of your church, any leadership thing you ever do, like they see you from afar."   Conversation Links   Westbridge Church Story of Jeremiah's daughters wreck is shared within the first 6 min. of this message.   Links from dadAWESOME   https://dadawesome.org/life/ Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team Receive weekly encouragement by texting "dad" to 651-370-8618