THE EFFECTS OF FATHERLESSNESS ON EDUCATING CHILDREN
Having completed his Master’s Thesis on this topic, Mr. Johnson brings an abundance of research and experience to this subject. A wide variety of studies
Having completed his Master’s Thesis on this topic, Mr. Johnson brings an abundance of research and experience to this subject. A wide variety of studies
Annual Father-Daughter Conference: She’s My Girl, He’s My Dad–Building a Relationship to Last The father-daughter relationship is one of the most critical relationships of a woman’s
TEACHING TO THE MALE BRAINBy anyone’s standard boys are failing in the current educational environment. An increasingly greater number of boys are dropping out of
Thursday, January 16, 10:00-11:30
MOPS, “How to talk so Your Husband will Listen,” Lake Grove, OR
Friday-Sunday, February 28-30, several sessions
Sanctuary Church Men’s Retreat, “The Power of a Man: Why Men Matter,” TBA
Saturday, March 7, All day
Equipping Conference – Iron Sharpens Iron “Why Fathers Matter,” Thunder Mountain Junior High, Enumclaw, WA
Saturday, April 4, All day
Emerge – Iron Sharpens Iron “Why Fathers Matter,” Church on the Hill, 700 N. Hill, McMinneville, OR
Friday-Sunday, May 1- 3, several sessions
Yamhill Christian Church Men’s retreat, “The Power of a Man: Why Men Matter,” Ochoco Christian Conference Center, Prineville, OR
Friday-Sunday, June 19-20, several sessions
Powell Butte Church Men’s retreat, “The Power of a Man: Why Men Matter,” Powell Butte Christian Church, 13720 SW Highway 126, Powell Butte, OR
Saturday, January 26
Spokane Fatherhood Conference, “Why Fathers Matter”
Friday-Sunday, October 4-6, several sessions
Fremont Presbyterian Church Men’s Retreat, “Why Men Matter,” Zephyr Point Conference Center, 660 Highway 50, Zephyr Cove, NV
Thursday, December 5, 10:00-11:30
MOPS, “How to talk so Your Husband will Listen,” Oregon City, OR
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Food will be provided
Dads & daughters will attend sessions both together and separately. They’ll share a great lunch together and learn things about each other designed to bring them closer together and heal past wounds.
If you are an adult daughter this is a great opportunity to have the kind of relationship you’ve always wanted with your father. Dads because of the content this program is for daughters age 12 years and older. If you have more than one daughter it is suggested that you bring the oldest this year and younger ones in subsequent years. Because the focus is on drawing closer together, you’ll only be able to have one daughter present with you per conference.
Learn About These Powerful Topics & Others:
The Power of the Father-Daughter Bond
Understanding Her/What Your Dad Can’t Tell You
Communicating Effectively
Providing & Protecting/Dangers She faces
The Father Blessing!
The World Needs Good Men!
Good for you! You don’t want to just raise your boy to become a man. You want him to be a good man. You want your boy to become a man of courage and integrity, with a strong work ethic and a healthy understanding of love and responsibility. The world needs men like that, and there is no reason why your son cannot grow to be among the best of them.
Rick Johnson has developed a seminar to bring hope and encouragement to moms who want desperately to raise their boys to become good men.
This powerful, innovative, fast-moving presentation weaves together stories, film clips, examples, and small group interaction to sharpen a mom’s skills and her understanding of boys in the process of becoming a man.
Next event is March 3, 2018 at The Salvation Army, 473 SE 194th Ave., Portland, OR 97233. Childcare (ages 3-11) and activities for the kids will be provided at no cost–but you must let us know number and ages of children prior to the event. DADS are welcome! Cost of the seminar is $25 per person and limited to the first 100 registrants. Partial scholarships are available upon request.
To register go to www.extendinggrace.org . For questions call 503.567.1212 or 971.220.9413.
This program was developed due to the number of emails and letters received from troops deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq commenting on how inspirational and encouraging Rick’s books were. In partnership with Revell Publishing and donors across the country we shipped over 200 books, CDs, and other resources to be distributed free of charge to the troops in Afghanistan in September 2009. In early December 2009 we shipped another 370 books. In 2010 we shipped approximately 500 books overseas. The response from men and women getting these materials has been exciting! This ongoing program is touching the lives of soldiers and their families when they need it most. To partner with us in this incredible program contact rick@betterdads.net.
It is easier to raise a boy than to fix a man.” All of the problems in our culture can be traced directly to men abdicating their servant-based leadership positions in the home and community. One of the biggest reasons that men abandon their families is their own fatherlessness. In other words, boys who are abandoned by their fathers tend to abandon their own children. One of the strategies for combating this problem is men acting as positive role models in children’s lives, especially the lives of boys. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, most men are not stepping forward to battle this societal scourge. Even the churches have been reluctant to address the biblical mandate to reach out to widows and orphans in the community – perhaps because they are overwhelmed by the magnitude of the problem.
It is our core belief that the most significant way to make a difference in this world is to change the life of a man. Change a man and you change his children’s lives, and his children’s children lives, and so on through the generations. We are attempting to help reverse the trend of men abandoning their families and the plethora of problems associated with it. With a desire to keep this tragedy from manifesting itself in the next generation of men, Better Dads has partnered with various churches and bible colleges to create the Standing Tall Mentoring Program. In this program we train men to spend time mentoring fatherless boys identified through our “Courageous Moms – Raising Boys to Become Good Men” seminars.
The Standing Tall program’s Purpose Statement is as follows: “To demonstrate our responsibility as men using integrity, courage, and humility in modeling what a man of honor looks like in Christ and in our world.”
Our vision and hope is that, by training boys through mentoring by older males, the next emerging generation of husbands and fathers will take these skills and this vision with them into the world. Churches and ministries throughout the world desperately need solid male leadership. Because of their Standing Tall experience, these new young leaders will not be intimidated about performing this much-needed service. They will have seen the magnitude of the need and experienced the role of a mentor, and they will go forward equipped with a model that works. These will be the world changers for generations to come.
Every year Better Dads hosts our annual Single Mom Family Camp for approximately 25 single moms and their children. Our goal is to honor, teach, and pamper the moms. All the while their children are enjoying time in the outdoors with positive male mentors doing activities like swimming, rafting, fishing, playing sports, building stuff, and playing with other kids. These three-day, life changing camps are free to the families who attend. The moms spend time in some very intense classes such as “Choosing Healthy Relationships” and “God’s Love for His Daughters.” The moms also have some opportunities for fun and reflection with other mature women mentors through prayer and conversation. At meal times and in the evenings everyone comes together for fun, wholesome activities. Many of the moms break down in tears as they described how powerfully impactful the camp has been in the lives of their family. Some of the comments we hear from moms include:
We use married couples as voluneers. The men “play” with the kids providing much needed masculine role models, while the wives pray with and for the moms. These mature Christian women are also available to mentor the moms one on one. This also allows both moms and kids to see healthy married couples interact with one another during meals and other times together. We also use young adult church youth groups to work with the kids as they look up to their older peers. If you are an individual, business, or church and would like to volunteer or donate to these powerfully impactful camps please contact us at betterdads@frontier.com
In 2001, bestselling author and speaker Rick Johnson founded Better Dads, based on the urgent need to empower men to lead and serve in their families and communities. Rick’s books have expanded his work to include influencing the whole family, with life-changing insights for men and women on parenting, marriage, and personal growth. Inspiring and equipping through innovative multimedia presentations and seminars, Rick’s resources, methods and personal approach have been transforming the lives of men, women, and their families for over ten years.
Rick speaks at many large conferences across the US and Canada and is a popular keynote speaker at men’s and women’s retreats and conferences on parenting and marriage. Rick also speaks at mental health conferences, home schooling conferences, various marriage conferences, and the armed forces. He is a nationally recognized expert in several areas having been asked to deliver papers at venues such as the County of Los Angeles Child Abuse Prevention Conference and the State of New York Fatherhood Conference. Rick’s work with men and fathers was recognized when he was invited to the White House as part of the Champions of Change ceremony in 2012.
Prior to becoming a bestselling author and speaker, Rick was a small business owner for 16 years, owning and operating an environmental engineering firm. He attended George Fox University receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management and Organizational Leadership, and has a Masters Degree in Education from Concordia University. He is a veteran of the United States Navy, has served on the Board of Directors for several community and business associations, and coaches high school basketball in his spare time. Rick has been featured in many national publications such as New Man Magazine, Crosswalk.com, Christianity.com, Christianity Today’s Men of Integrity, Relevant Magazine, Pentecostal Evangel, Thriving Family, and Proverbs 31 Ministries Magazine.