The Father You Were Made to Be, (Paperback)

<p>What kind of father has God designed you to be?</p><p></p><p><em>The Father You Were Made to Be</em> is a Scripture-grounded playbook that helps fathers identify their natural leadership strengths, name their blind spots, and grow into the father God designed them to be - on their own or alongside a group of men working through it together.</p><p></p><p>The framework is built around eight biblical prophets, each modeling a distinct fatherhood leadership style: </p><p></p><p>- Moses - The Builder: creates structure, establishes values, leads toward a future not yet seen</p><p>- Elijah - The Courageous Protector: confronts what is false, shields the family, leads boldly</p><p>- Elisha - The Mentor: invests in others, develops potential, multiplies influence</p><p>- Isaiah - The Visionary: speaks purpose and hope over the family's future</p><p>- Jeremiah - The Compassionate Shepherd: leads with empathy, stays present through pain</p><p>- Ezekiel - The Watchman: discerns danger early, guards the family with vigilance and love</p><p>- Daniel - The Faithful Example: leads through quiet, unbreakable integrity</p><p>- Jonah - The Redeemed Learner: leads through humility and a story of failure God still used</p><p></p><p>These eight styles are anchored to the four core virtues of Fathering Strong - Courage, Fortitude, Faith, and Love - the same framework introduced in Bruce Stapleton's <em>Fathering Strong: God's Blueprint for Leading Your Family</em>.</p><p></p><p>Each chapter combines Scripture, a real-life story, a strengths-and-blind-spots self-assessment, personal reflection questions, and a written action plan. The playbook opens with a 40-question Fatherhood Leadership Style Assessment (also available online) to help readers identify their primary style before diving in, and closes with a complete six-week Facilitator's Guide for men's groups, small groups, and church ministries.</p><p></p><p>Written for biological, adoptive, foster, step-, single, and grandfathers alike, this playbook doesn't ask fathers to become someone they're not - it helps them steward the strengths God has already given them, name their weaknesses honestly, and lead their families with greater intention.</p><p></p><p>Part of the Fathering Strong Fatherhood Series by Bruce Stapleton. Companion resources available at FatheringStrongBook.com.</p><p></p>

• The Father You Were Made to Be, (Paperback)
• Author: Bruce Stapleton
• ISBN: 9781972132043
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-07-06
• Page Count: 74