Last night we had our first FSM--Father/Son Meeting.
Parker signed a covenant last weekend that included three challenges. Part of the intellectual challenge is reading twelve books that we discuss together. And part of the spiritual challenge is reading the New Testament. So we get together and talk about God and talk about life. I'm guessing our meetings will look very different five weeks or fifteen weeks from now. I think they will get deeper and better as we go. But it was good to get started.
How did it go? I didn't hear an angelic choir singing Handel's Messiah, but I know that 52 one-on-one discipleship meetings with my son will pay big-time dividends in his life and mine!
By the way, when I post about parenting please don't think I'm a great dad all the time! I do and say lots of stuff I regret. There are lots of days I feel like a failure as a dad. But I am determined to disciple my kids. And I want to share this part of my life because I do believe that parenting is more important than pastoring.
Parker signed a covenant last weekend that included three challenges. Part of the intellectual challenge is reading twelve books that we discuss together. And part of the spiritual challenge is reading the New Testament. So we get together and talk about God and talk about life. I'm guessing our meetings will look very different five weeks or fifteen weeks from now. I think they will get deeper and better as we go. But it was good to get started.
How did it go? I didn't hear an angelic choir singing Handel's Messiah, but I know that 52 one-on-one discipleship meetings with my son will pay big-time dividends in his life and mine!
By the way, when I post about parenting please don't think I'm a great dad all the time! I do and say lots of stuff I regret. There are lots of days I feel like a failure as a dad. But I am determined to disciple my kids. And I want to share this part of my life because I do believe that parenting is more important than pastoring.
6 Comments:
Thanks for posting this Mark. Is there any possibility of mentioning the books that you are going to cover together?
What is the third challenge?
I love the idea of doing this, no matter what the age of your son is.
I really appreciate your insight on raising your kids. As a PK I understand the importance of quality parenting vs. trying to parent by pastoring. My Dad wasn't a perfect parent all the time but I wouldn't trade him for the world! It is so evident to me now that he intentionally sought ways to disciple me and raise me to be a daughter of God. Your kids will know that someday too and love the Lord even more because they can see his love in you. I'm praying for you and your family!
Like Robert and Don...would love to know your sons age, the books you are reading and what the third challenge is. This is a great idea and one that we would love to implement ourselves. What would the world look like in 10 years if all the kids had such an education?!
It will be interesting to see who ultimately disciples who in these meetings.
As the father of 3 adult children I urge you to keep your eyes and ears open.
I'll definitely share the details as we embark on this! The third challenge is physical. We're training for and running a 10K together. I'll share the books we're reading as we go along. I haven't determined all 12 yet.
Mark
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