Last time in episode 347 we talked about a theology of vacations.

And speaking of family vacations, how can a dad lead his family well on vacation, Pastor

John?

Obviously, his leadership has never put on pause.

There's something of labor for him and leading on vacations.

So what is a dad's aim each day?

What are things for a dad to keep in mind to lead his family well?

Maybe the way I should respond is to say some of the things we did when our kids were

little rather than giving more biblical foundations for dad's responsibility.

So yes, I'm assuming dad's leadership of the family and that it's never put on pause.

But we've got to be careful here because even when I say it's not put on pause, I don't

mean that he takes responsibility for all the decisions.

That is, he doesn't make all the decisions.

Good leadership never means that.

Never means you make all the decisions.

Not in business, not in church, not in politics, not in family.

Leadership is initiative and planning and inside that big picture, there are all kinds

of delegation and shareings of decision making and a godly wife, I think, wants leadership

not micromanagement, she wants him to get off his duff and plan something rather than

having to be drug here and there always playing catch up with his wife, she's, that

wears her out.

But she's happy to bear significant decision making responsibility inside that big picture

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