Faith Full Fathers  (Fathers and Sons in Grades 3-8) 

 

This program is in the early development stage and how quickly it becomes available will depend on funding and staffing.  We are looking for congregations that would interested in helping us develop the program and serve as a trial gorup for materials activities. 

 

The Faith Full Fathers program is a loosely structured program that seeks to help fathers develop a stong relationship with their children.  This is done through 3 areas in the program: 

1.  Weekly or more, email messages that provide tips on being a better dad and husband.  This is done though a subscription (at no additional cost besides the initial program cost.)

 

2.  The second area is regular (monthly or more) father/son breakfasts.  These gatherings are meant to be about 45 minutes to one hour in length.  A light breakfast is served, a topic is presented ant ime is given for discussion between dads and their children. 

 

3.  A final area is special father/son activities.  These may involve joining with others at an All Pro Dad's Day at an NFL team's facility.  Another possibility would be a father/son weekend retreat.  Other activities might include some special service project, participation in a Pine Car Derby, a field trip to a unique location, a day long bike ride or whatever else might be suggested by the group. 

 

Program guidelines and Christ-centered materials will be developed to help groups in setting up and conduction local program.  The Faith Full Fathers program is a great tool to reach out into your community.  All fathers can benefit from being involved whether they are members of your congregation or not.  Groups are encouraged to invite friends, neighbors, and relatives to join them in the program. 

 

While there is no real uniform, t-shirts and polo shirts will be made available for groups to use in developing a felling of belonging and group.