How do you develop a family legacy that actually like spans the test of time?

Hey guys, welcome to the Five Minute Fatherhood podcast. I'm your co-host, Jeff Bethke,

along with my friend and mentor, Jeremy Pryor. Join us Monday through Friday as we chat about

quick tips, skills, and ways to help equip you on your journey as a father

to build your multi-generational family team on mission. Stay tuned.

What's up, guys? Welcome to another five-minute fatherhood. We want to talk about the impact

that family businesses can have on society. So one example of this that

it gets a lot of press, obviously, is the company Chick-fil-A. And what we're talking about today

isn't necessarily having a political conversation. I know that they've waded into those waters.

What really fascinated me, what I wanted to tease out, Jeff, get your impression on

was when I discovered that Truett Cathy, who started Chick-fil-A, actually had a covenant that he

insisted that his children sign in order to get access to the business. So let me read a little

bit about this. This is, according to Business Insider, Chick-fil-A founder S. True,

Kathy wrote in a memoir titled, Eat More Chicken,

inspire more people, that he presented his children with a covenant

to always uphold the company's Christian values as it becomes a major force in the culture,

which included philanthropic work, never opening on Sunday, and never

taking the company public. We will be faithful. This is a quote from the covenant.

We will be faithful to Christ's lordship in our lives. Kathy's covenant stated, as committed Christians,

we will live a life of selfless devotion to his calling in our lives.

We will prayerfully seek his leadership and all major decisions that impact our family and others.

Our family roles as spouses to our lifelong mates, parents to our children, and loving aunts and uncles will be our priority.

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