The Intentional Dad: Embrace and Fulfill the Promise of Fatherhood

I thought I needed a better strategy for fatherhood: clearer principles, stronger discipline, a spiritual "magic bullet." What I encountered instead was a painful and beautiful awakening to my own need for healing.

Front cover of The Intentional Dad: Embrace and Fulfill the Promise of Fatherhood, by Aric Manly

What it is (and isn't)

This is not a "10-step" guide to conquering fatherhood. It is my story of that unexpected awakening, a journey into healing, sonship, and apprenticeship with Jesus… an invitation to discover God's foundational principle for fatherhood: "As I Father you, so you father your children."

Written to fathers, and read by mothers and couples too.

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What others are saying

"This is the real deal, and in a society where intentional fathering is becoming obsolete, dads from all walks of life need a tool like Aric's book to help them along their own journey of being fathered by God and fathering their children."
Pete Emhoff, Founder and President of True Pursuit
"Aric humbly and honestly invites both men and women to examine fatherhood."
Mark Freier, Founder of WhatIf Enterprises
"The book has laid out concepts and truths I have not heard before."
Brian H, Northville, MI

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The story behind the book

Episode 4 · 55:11

Ep 4: (Part 1) Generational Momentum

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Episode 5 · 49:36

Ep 5: (Part 2) Generational Momentum

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