How to Find Purpose As a Dad with Kent Evans | Ep. 621

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Marriage, Awesomemarriagepodcast, Marriagepodcast, Awesomemarriage, Marriageadvice, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Christianmarriage, Christianity

4.9 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Is there a war on fathers? Our guest on today’s podcast thinks so. The impact of fathers on their kids is so valuable, yet it’s incredibly difficult to know how to engage purposefully in the process of parenting.

If you’ve had a hand in raising kids, you already know that parenting is not for the faint of heart! That’s why we are so thankful to share today’s episode and Kent Evans’ practical advice and encouragement for dads. Kent Evans is a wise and helpful mentor for dads who are searching for their purpose in parenting. Listen and learn Kent’s simple, practical tips for dads and moms alike.

We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage.

Episode highlights include:

What prevents dads from being confident to engage in fatherhood?
The reasons why your kids need an imperfect dad
Advice for the dad who feels like it’s too late to start to engage well
Steps to growing in your purpose as a dad
Advice for the wife who wants her husband to engage
An incredible tip for finding friends & community

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!

QUOTES

“Satan wants us to take us out of the fatherhood game by getting us to self-select and walk off the field.” - Kent Evans
“God wants to be known as a dad, therefore there’s a war on fathers.” - Kent Evans
“My experience as a dad is that God can take care of the things I mess up.” - Dr. Kim

“Even if we could be perfect, it would not be beneficial. It would deprive them of the example of how to fall off the horse then get back on.” - Kent Evans
There are few things more motivating to a man than the praise of his wife, but it’s multiplied by an exponent when she does it in front of the children.” - Kent Evans
“I didn’t get it right. I didn’t do it perfectly, but God took my loaves and fishes and they landed as nourishment.”

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations and practical advice on how to build an awesome marriage.
0:09.6	I am your podcast producer and co-host, Lindsay Few.
0:13.4	On the show will be our host, Dr. Kim Kimberly.
0:17.0	Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years.
0:21.8	His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship.
0:26.5	Welcome to today's awesome marriage podcast.
0:28.5	I'm excited to have Kent Evans join me today.
0:31.2	Kent is an author, a speaker, a podcaster.
0:33.2	He's the founder of Manhood Journey, which is a ministry for dads.
0:37.0	Kent is high energy.
0:38.7	This is a fun podcast, a lot of really, really good stuff.
0:41.7	So let's not wait any longer and go to the studio right now.
0:45.5	Well, Kent, welcome to the Awesome Marriage Podcast.
0:47.3	Thank you for agreeing to come on today.
0:49.1	I'm excited about the things we're going to talk about and just to get to spend some time with you.
0:53.1	Thanks again.
0:54.4	Man, it is my pleasure to be here. Dr. Kim, thanks for having me. Oh, well, this is going to be fun.
0:59.9	I'm excited about that. I know with working with men in counseling, you know, it's tough being a man.
1:05.6	There's, sometimes we don't do it real well and sometimes we do. And so I think we're going to talk about some really important things.
1:13.4	So your podcast is titled Father on Purpose.
1:15.8	I encourage people to listen to that.
1:18.1	So what are some of the common pitfalls you see that just prevent dads from fathering on purpose,
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