The Mandate: God's Calling Towards A Father's Ultimate Purpose, (Paperback)

THIS WILL ELEVATE FATHERHOOD! THE CO-FOUNDERS OF THE FURTHERING FATHERING CORPORATION LAUNCH THEIR NEW BOOK THE MANDATE: GOD'S CALLING TOWARDS A FATHER'S ULTIMATE PURPOSEChock full of golden nuggets of applicable wisdom, and launching on March 4th 2019, the anniversary of the Furthering Fathering Corporation, Lamont Jones and Jeremy A. Maynard are releasing the 11 chapter Mandate with its associated workbook based on 16 Biblical scriptures, designed to inform, encourage and empower leaders, fathers, book clubs, parenting groups, mentors, men's ministries, single mothers, Bible studies, fathers-to-be and pastorsThe statistics bear it out. The value and need for God-honoring, multi-generational-minded fatherhood cannot be overstated. So many frustrated people in society say in a resigned and matter-of-fact way that there is no book on parenting. Not true - parents are the book on parenting and the first learning style of children is observation. The Mandate: God's Calling Towards a Father's Ultimate Purpose will help to heighten the observation and focus of godly fatherhood. Each chapter, nugget and exercise is designed to encourage and admonish dads and leaders to honor God, their children and their future generations by parenting as God mandates.Foreword by Dr. Nyasha N. BrowneFathers have been given a mandate to uphold the family and the community. This commissioning comes with the divine grace and authority of God, our Heavenly Father. We are provided with a biblical representation of fatherhood through God's very nature as a loving Father who supplies, protects, teaches, and leads. Faith in God's ability to reveal Himself through us in these ways produces the inner strength required to be demonstrators of God's character and uphold His standard of fatherly love -an unwavering love that focuses on giving rather than receiving. Men who assume the role of a father are often relied upon to impart this inner strength, even when the demand of carrying the weight of that responsibility seems too much to bear. The key to enduring the load is to first recognize that the weight was never meant to be carried alone. This book provides essential fathering principles for understanding how to uphold the family and extend the Father's heart by tapping into the strength and wisdom of God. My research on issues concerning role identity and fatherhood has contributed greatly to my own understanding of how faith, relationship, and transparency give strength to the father. During this time, I obtained a heightened understanding of the profound effects that a father has on establishing a healthy and thriving family unit, which often greatly impacts the trajectory of the proceeding generation. The widespread absence of this role within the family structure has shown to have devastating effects on the development of children, marital relationships, and society at large. This underscores the importance of men understanding and embracing God's ultimate purpose for the role of a father, both within the family, and in the community. As co-founders of Furthering Fathering Corporation, Lamont Jones and Jeremy Maynard served both as a source of information and inspiration during my in-depth look at the condition of fatherhood within the Christian community. Lamont and Jeremy's work with Furthering Fathering Corp. has positioned them to have their finger on the pulse of the challenges that fathers encounter and overcome through the renewing hand of God. As men with hearts fully submitted to God and focused on the family, I am elated that they have chosen to share their voice and the heart of the Father with the world through this book. My passion for understanding the mandate of the father is rooted in my own experience as a daughter and a woman of Christian faith. Growing up in a single-parent household for most of my childhood, gave me the opportunity to be confronte