Hey dads, as you begin to think about New Year’s resolutions, I wonder if this might be a worthwhile investment of your time. I’ll find out how we can register. Mike Altena
Hello brothers and sisters! My name is Caleb Haverdink. I am nothing special, just a regular dad and husband who has lived in NW Iowa his entire life. But I’m very excited for an opportunity that is coming to Maurice Reformed Church on February 29, 2020. Jerrad Lopes, if you haven’t heard of him, is a pastor in a ministry that he has been serving in for a few years now called Dad Tired. Yep! That’s right! Dad Tired.
He hosts a podcast weekly, which is how I got introduced to the ministry where he gives insight, teaching, and direction on many topics related to men living out the gospel through the various areas of our lives. The podcast has been downloaded over 1.3 million times now and hundreds of thousands of men listen to the podcast each week. He has worked with other men in the ministry such as Matt Chandler, Bob Goff, Jon Acuff, Paul David Tripp, Shane Claiborne, and Jefferson Bethke to help equip men to be the husbands and dads that God is calling them to be. He has hosted well-known people such as Tony Dungy, Alfred Morris, Anthony Oneal, Remi Adeleke, Ryan Stevenson, Jon Foreman, Rhett Walker, and Andy Crouch just to name a few.
Jerrad is the author of the best-selling devotional Stop Behaving and his recent release Dad Tired and Loving It. Dad Tired is a ministry that helps men live out the gospel through their marriage, leading their family, and their personal lives. In his words, he uses the platforms of marriage and parenting to be able to preach about the gospel.
The Dad Tired ministry has had an incredible impact on my life by providing teaching moments, insights, gut checks, challenges, and encouragement. A few months ago, I felt the nudge from the Holy Spirit to not only STEP outside my comfort zone, but to completely LEAP out and to contact Jerrad and invite him to Maurice Reformed Church.
The one day event on February 29, 2020 is titled Stop Behaving. As Jerrad says in talking about this conference, “Your family doesn’t need a man who behaves well. They need a man whose heart has been radically changed by Jesus.”
I want to invite you and the fathers and husbands in and around your congregation to attend. Learn about healthy marriage practices, how to speak the gospel into your children, spiritual leadership principles, and develop Christ-centered family traditions. Each participant also will receive a copy of the devotional Stop Behaving. I included a link below that directs you to a site that gives information about the agenda for the day, some testimonials, and a couple of videos from Jerrad that show a little more of his heart and how God is using the Dad Tired ministry. I would love for you and as many men that you know to come and learn, laugh, grow, experience, be challenged, and be radically changed.
https://www.dadtired.com/conference.html
More specific details of the conference will be available soon as to the cost(estimated to be approximately $25/participant depending on sponsors), space available, etc. If you have any questions or would like to help in the planning of the event, please feel free to contact me at cjhaverdink@gmail.com or my cell phone, 712-463-3241.