The Intentional Dad Training Plans

The Intentional Dad Workshops are designed to be safe environments to take you deeper into understanding your story, your deepest heart desires, and to pursue healing, wholeness, and understanding that fosters intimacy with God that is the foundational necessity for connection and intentionality with your spouse and kids. Workshops combine teaching, conversation, solitude and silence, personal reflection, and prayer in pursuit of intimate encounters with God. Workshops are designed to be a practice of community built around the values of authenticity, vulnerability, humility, understanding, and safety as we share in the journey of finding “the narrow road” together. For individuals, couples, and adult children.

Groups are designed for participants to share a journey exploring the concepts in The Intentional Dad: Embrace and Fulfill the Promise of Fatherhood. Scroll down for more information on Introductory and Advanced groups.

Intensives are one-on-one/couples/micro-group interactions built around concepts in the book and material explored in an accompanying study guide. Designed for those who want to go deep over an extended period of time in private/couples/very small group interaction or individual mentoring. For couples and individuals. Max 3 couples/individual participants. Scroll down for more information on intensives.

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Small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. (Matthew 7: 13-14).

Year 1: Getting What You Never Got
Year 2: Giving What You Never Had

Guided apprenticeship is designed to be a very intentional two(ish) year journey to learn a life of apprenticeship with Jesus.

It is not for everyone. But for those who are ready, you will set out on a journey to find the narrow road of initiation into intimate sonship/daughterhood with God that will change the course of your life, marriage, and parenthood. And it is a journey you will share with others finding their way on the narrow road as well. For individual participants and couples.

• The opportunity to be with Aric and his son, Ben, was incredible. Even though I had already made things right with my own son years ago, the discussions and the book gave me an opportunity to go deeper with him and talk more about areas of our past that need more work. Aric bringing his son was very powerful. It shows all of us that this stuff really works. It is evident in Aric’s and Ben’s relationship. -Randy T, Farmington, MI

• Thanks so much for sharing your life experience. I’ve learned to open up and I’m growing to not feel like I have to prove myself to anyone but to glorify God in all I do. -George P, Plymouth, MI

• The book has laid out concepts and truths I have not heard before. I have had my eyes opened to be defined as God sees me and first seeing that he just wants a relationship with me. I am learning to not make agreements and be defined by an illusion that tells me I have to prove my worth. -Brian H, Northville, MI

• Having you here to discuss various topics from the book's chapters has been great. Your wisdom is a great resource and much appreciated. -Roger L, Milford, MI

• Discover the core principle of God’s design for fatherhood.
• Be introduced to the concept of initiation and the invitation to receive what they were never given.
• Be introduced to a life of intimate sonship as an apprentice of Jesus.
• Be introduced to a vision for fulfilling the sacred role and divine responsibility of fatherhood.

• Develop deeper understanding of apprenticeship with Jesus.
• Begin to develop a vision for intentionality as a father.
• Gain confidence:
   > As an apprentice of Jesus and, through that, confidence as a father.
   > with Scripture
   > in the day to day of life with God.
• Learn to “guess” less and, instead, begin to experience the joy and freedom that comes with intentionality.

• Develop a deep understanding of what it is to live a life of intimate apprenticeship with Jesus as his beloved.
• In learning that, you will develop a vision for intentionality as as a parent.
• You will develop a clear vision for living out your sacred role and divine responsibility intimately with God.
• You will also learn the principles of initiation and begin discovering an initiation journey for you and your family.
• You will understand where you have been “guessing” as a spouse and parent and, instead, experience the joy and confidence that comes with intentionality.

• Develop a shared understanding of what it is to live lives of intimate apprenticeship with Jesus as his beloved.
• In learning that, you will develop a shared vision for intentionality and shared understanding of your lives with each other as husband and wife as well as your mission as parents to your children.
• You will develop a clear vision for living out that mission intimately with God and each other.
• You will also learn the unique contributions each of you have to offer as a father and a mother and the design for the initiation journey to be shared as a team.
• You will understand where you have been “guessing” as a spouse and parent and, instead, experience the joy and confidence that comes with intentionality.