{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 232: Intentional Fatherhood with Rick Dempsey","description":"What does it look like to stay faithful as a dad while navigating high-pressure work, culture, and calling? This week Kent and Lawson sit down with Disney legend turned Chosen creative executive Rick Dempsey for a conversation packed with wisdom, humor, and behind-the-scenes stories (yes\u2026 including a helicopter ride with Phil Collins). Rick shares how he viewed decades at Disney as a mission field, how localization taught him to connect more deeply with his kids, and why the \u201cdeposit vs withdrawal\u201d principle Steve Jobs taught him might be the most important parenting idea you hear this year.   He opens up about choosing intentional fatherhood even with a global job and why your 60s and 70s might be your most influential decades for the Kingdom. If you\u2019ve ever wrestled with time, calling, influence, or what legacy really looks like, this conversation will encourage and challenge you in all the right ways.   https:\/\/www.comeandseefoundation.org\/   We've launched video now! Check out the video version of today's episode on YouTube: https:\/\/youtu.be\/pDfwmt1-qrM -----------------------------------------------------------------------   Range Leather: Support the show and upgrade your fatherhood swag. Shop Range Leather and get 15% OFF with code MJ15 Grab some fresh beans! https:\/\/rangecoffee.com\/   Fatherhood Guard \u2013 Connect with dads from over 20 states and at least 2 countries by joining the Fatherhood Guard. Grab your welcome hat at https:\/\/manhoodjourney.org\/donate\/fatherhood-guard\/     Buy Kent's latest book: Don't Bench Yourself on Amazon   Read the new State Of Biblical Fatherhood report here: http:\/\/manhoodjourney.org\/sobf Find tools to share the report here: https:\/\/manhoodjourney.org\/sobf-tools   Have a topic you want us to touch on? Well, get in touch! Send us an email at: info@manhoodjourney.org   -------------------------------------------------------------------------   About our hosts: Kent Evans is the Executive Director and co-founder of Manhood Journey, a ministry that helps dads become disciple-makers. After a twenty-year career as a business leader, he embarked on biblical Fatherhood ministry projects. He\u2019s appeared on television, radio, web outlets and podcasts. He\u2019s spoken at parenting and men\u2019s events, and authored four books. The first, Wise Guys: Unlocking Hidden Wisdom from the Men Around You, was written to help men learn how to find mentors and wise counsel. The latest, Don't Bench Yourself: How to Stay in the Game Even When You Want to Quit, aims to help dads stay present in their roles as fathers and husbands even when they feel like giving up. Kent\u2019s life has been radically affected by godly mentors and his lovely wife, April. They have been married thirty years and have five sons and one daughter-in-law. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Lawson Brown is husband to his high school sweetheart, a father of two young adult daughters, has been a business leader since 1995, and is a former Marine. He served as a small group leader for teenage boys for many years, helped start the Christian media ministry City on a Hill Productions, then later Sanctuary \u2013 a new church in Kennesaw, GA \u2013 where he served as its leader for Men\u2019s Ministry. Lawson\u2019s journey of faith has always been centered in a grounding from his wife, Audrey, and supported throughout by many men whom he\u2019s found as brothers along the way. His family is nearing an empty nest phase and has recently relocated to the Florida Gulf Coast beaches area. ","author_name":"Father On Purpose Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/manhoodjourney.org\/podcast\/","html":"