The Kinsman Journal's Mission with Peter Ostpako | 448
Dad Tired
Jerrad Lopes
5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
 In this episode, Peter Ostapko shares how God called him out of banking and into a creative, countercultural ministry: Kinsman Journal. Built around the themes of faith, fatherhood, and work, the journal combines original photography, timeless essays, and deep storytelling to speak to the heart of Christian men.
Peter also explains how Kinsman has grown beyond print into live gatherings like Kinsman Table, where excellence, hospitality, and intentionality create space for men to connect and grow- through presence.
Listen in to hear more about deeper brotherhood, renewed purpose, or a new way to engage with the men in your life.
 What You’ll Learn:
- How a vision for “faith, fatherhood, and work” sparked a national movement
- Why the Kinsman Journal focuses on everyday men’s stories, not celebrity voices
- How beauty and excellence open doors for discipleship
- Why men need more than sermons—they need community and challenge
- The difference between programming and presence in men’s ministry
- How local gatherings and generosity can reshape modern masculinity
Episode Resources:
1. Kinsman Journal – A premium print journal with original stories, photos, and essays on faith, fatherhood, and work
 Order or bulk-gift at: https://www.kinsman.org
2. Kinsman Table – Invite-only gatherings for men (3x/year), built around hospitality, reflection, and curated conversation
3.Kinsman Nights & Kinsman Forum – Public and discipleship-focused events happening monthly and in select cities
4.Kinsman Podcast – Audio version of the journal available for free on podcast platforms
5.Bonhoeffer’s Life Together .
6.Book: The Revenge of Analog .
7.Book: The Alternative to Futility by Elton Trueblood.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | All right, guys, welcome back to the dead tired podcast. |
| 0:16.3 | I'm so excited to have Peter Astopko with us, the founder and publisher of the Kinsman Journal, |
| 0:21.6 | and he is going to kind of talk us through what they're up to. |
| 0:23.9 | We've got some new things inside, but also just a really cool ministry and effort. |
| 0:28.9 | We're excited for you guys to learn about. |
| 0:30.3 | Peter, what's up, man? |
| 0:31.1 | Hey, so glad to on here, so thank you. |
| 0:39.7 | Yeah, fan of Jared. I'm just to fill in chop liver. |
| 0:42.9 | No, no, no, no. |
| 0:43.4 | Jared's incredible. |
| 0:44.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:46.0 | Peter, did I say your last name, right? |
| 0:47.5 | You did. |
| 0:48.1 | Bravo, my friend, Estopco. |
| 0:49.5 | That's right. |
| 0:50.0 | Yeah, it's a Polish-Ukrainian name. It's not easy to say. And no, you did well. Thank you. |
| 0:56.5 | Yeah, so where are you somewhere in the Midwest, right? Yeah, so we're headquartered in the |
| 1:00.6 | Springfield, Missouri area. So right, right in the heart of flyover country, I like to say. |
| 1:05.6 | Yeah, yeah, cool. Okay, tell me a bit about Kinsman Journal. I was like just researching and getting familiar. |
| 1:12.3 | I wasn't super familiar with before, but yeah, dude, seems like you guys are doing some cool things. |
| 1:15.8 | But can you fill the guys in on like journal, the idea of a magazine that that being kind of rare these days? |
| 1:21.8 | Yeah. Yeah. I'll, uh, I'll tell the kind of two, three minute, uh, you know, elevator, long elevator spiel. |
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