Friendship, Sex, and Marriage, I mean … I like all those things! But I struggle to talk about them with my children. Join Andy as he talks with Ed Drew from Faith in Kids about loneliness and value, sex and sexuality, marriage and Mr Rogers.Chapters0:00 - 2:36 Introductions2:36 - 13:47 Transferable Skills13:47 - 17:03 Loniness, Friendship and Value17:03 - 27:31Sex and Sexuality27:31 - 37:08 Final RemarksPart of our ‘How to’ seriesGuest: Ed DrewHe is the director of Faith in Kids, which seeks to resource children's and family ministry in the local church. For twelve years, he was the Children’s Worker in South West London. He’s married to Mary, and they have three children. Before all that, he worked as an engineer. Author of Raising Confident Kids in a confusing world.Host: Andy LambertonAndy Lamberton is the director of Legacy. He goes to the same church his parents, grandparents, great and great great-grandparents went to. Married to Debbie, they are raising their four children in Donegal with ice-pops for dessert most days. Author of Letters for Exiles: Faithful Living in a Faithless World.Links: LegacyFaith in KidsFacebook article mentioned in Podcast

Would you consider fostering?Every 15 minutes, a child comes into care in the UK. What can we, as the church, do to help?We were delighted to have Roger Cooke, from Home for Good, on the Legacy Podcast. Roger provides a depth of insight which we (Stephen and Andy) found both inspiring and helpful in considering if fostering is something our families can do. Join us. Chapters0:00 - 7:45 Introductions7:45 - 22:35 Why should we care?22:35 - 35:32 What does it take?35:32 - 42:46 Commissioning for Every FatherGuestRoger Cooke is the right man to help us consider fostering and adoption. He leads the work of Home for Good, who believe we all have a part to play in ensuring every child and young person has the home they need. They work to mobilise the Church in the UK to respond to the needs of children in care. Find out more at homeforgood.org.uk HostsAndy Lamberton is the director of Legacy. Author of Letters for Exiles. And used to be a farmer. Stephen Mullan is Chief Excetutive of Dreamscheme. Writer at Rethinking Youth. And likes to wander.Links: LegacyHome for Good

Life is a million miles an hour. Is your home a haven or do you live in a hurried house? Little of what’s important happenes in a rush. Join Andy Lamberton as he speaks with Kent Evans about helping our children slow down.Chapters(0:00-3:29) - Introduction(3:30-23:59) - Helping our children slow down(24:00-39:01) - Becoming disciple-making dadsThis is the second of our ‘How To’ series. Up next: How to Embrace God’s Call to be Fathers to the Fatherless, with Roger Cooke. Guest: Kent Evans is executive director of Manhood Journey, and along with his wife, April, has not one, not two, not three, not four, but five sons.Host: Andy Lamberton is the director of Legacy. He goes to the same church his parents, grandparents, great and great great-grandparents went to. Married to Debbie, they are raising their four children in Donegal with ice-pops for dessert most days. Author of Letters for Exiles: Faithful Living in a Faithless World.Links:Legacy website Manhood JourneyLetters for Exiles

Imagine getting to sit in as someone else opens the Bible with their children. Big thanks to Chase Replogle for giving us the opportunity to do just that with his new podcast. Let's Talk Bible for Kids (and parents)Chapters0:00 - 2:50 Introductions2:50 - 18:00 Opening the Bible with our children18:00 - 31:53 The 5 Masculine InstinctsThis is the first in our ‘How To’ series. Up next: How to Help Your Children Slow Down, with Kent EvansGuest: Chase Replogle"Chase is the pastor of Bent Oak Church in Springfield, Missouri. Host of two podcasts - the Let's Talk Bible podcast for kids (and parents) and the Pastor Writer Podcast, on reading, writing and the Christian life. He is author of The 5 Masculine Instincts and enjoys being outdoors with his wife and two kids, sailing, playing the guitar (badly), and quail hunting with his bird dog Millie."Host: Andy LambertonAndy Lamberton is the director of Legacy. He goes to the same church his parents, grandparents, great and great great-grandparents went to. Married to Debbie, they are raising their four children in Donegal with ice-pops for dessert most days. Author of Letters for Exiles: Faithful Living in a Faithless World.Links: Legacy websiteLet's talk Bible websiteFive Masculine InstinctsLetters for Exiles

We had one episode on failing as a father. But what about deep failure?The last verses of the Old Testament, Malachi 4:5-6 says, “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”Join us as we take a deep dive into this verse, and speak to a man with extensive experience in helping families who have experienced profound hurt turn towards each other, find healing and, where possible, restoration. Today we are privileged to have Willie Patterson on the Legacy Podcast. Willie was the Assistant Director for 'Family and Child Care', and then took early retirement to set up Family Spectrum in 2004. www.familyspectrum.org.uk www.legacyfathers.orghttps://www.legacyfathers.org/failing-forward-with-graeme-thompson-legacy-podcast-s1e2/ Next up with have a ‘How to’ series… Suggestions always welcome - hello@legacyfathers.org

What kind of a father do you want to be?Today we've got a story of the impact a father can make. We are so grateful to Alf for sharing. Enjoy!Between Series 2 and Series 3 we've got three solo episodes.1. Meet Andy and Stephen2. The impact of a father. Alf Thompson's Story.3. "And he will turn the hearts of fathers" with Willie Patersonwww.legacyfathers.org

Between Series 2 and Series 3, we've got three solo episodes. Meet Andy and StephenThe impact of a father – Alf Thompson's story"And he will turn the hearts of fathers" with Willie PatersonMeet Andy and StephenEver wondered who Andy and Stephen are? what their story is? Nope? - well then you can skip. But if you want to meet the hosts of the Legacy podcast, dive right in. 0:00 - 16:20 - Meet Stephen16:20 - 28:05 - Meet Andy28:05 - 36:44 - Legacy's Storywww.legacyfathers.org

“To have a father who delights in knowing and loving them is one of the greatest blessings any girl can have.”In the third and final ‘square-table’ conversation, Andy and Stephen are joined by Jonny McKane and Evan Reid, to talk about raising daughters today.—Reflection from Stephen:We can sometimes fight against the reality that our daughters will one day become women and will leave home. As Andy says near the end of this episode: “I don’t want my daughter to change!”Who relates? I know I want my one and half year old daughter to forever stay small, cute and slightly squidgy!At the heart of this feeling is a mix of love and joy. Yet, what I learned in this conversation was that the loving, joyful relationship between a father and his daughter is foundational and formative in her journey to womanhood.Of course, there is much we need to think about as we raise our girls (and we cover a lot in this episode), but never underestimate the place of joy.To have a father who delights in knowing and loving them is one of the greatest blessings any girl can have.In this conversation we talk about:The joys of being a father to a daughterHow we can exasperate themHopes and fears as your daughter grows from girl to womanHow a father-daughter relationship changes over timeJourneying with the emotions of your daughterNot being scared to speakCherishing her now while preparing her for the futureTwo songs for fathers with DaughtersBe kind to yourself - by Andrew PetersonA song from a father to a teenage daughter.We challenge any father to watch this video and have dry eyes at the end.V2"I know it’s hard to hear it when the anger in your spirit is pointed like an arrow to your chest.When the voices in your mind are anything but kind, and you can’t believe your father knows best.I love you just the way that you are, I love the way He made your precious heart.Be kind to yourself"Banks - By NEEDTOBREATHEA song about caring without controlling.Chorus:"I want to hold you close, but never hold you back.Like the banks of a river"

“Fatherhood is a journey punctuated by moments”. Paul Paynter says that on our podcast - so he does! The journey and the moments. As dads, we need to keep both in mind. Co-Hosts Andy and Stephen are joined on the Legacy Podcast by David McGinty, David Penney, Paul Paynter, Paul Decock and a young man called Nathaniel to have a round table on Raising Sons Today. Here’s our summary.What we do over the long run will greatly influence our sons. They will notice our priorities. They will be shaped by the atmosphere we create. And they will, in large part, follow our model of masculinity. But moments will also have a defining influence on our sons. Decisions around tech. Trips abroad. A conversation about girls late at night. How we mark key milestones is something intentional fathers think about. All of these moments have the potential of deeply shaping our sons’ lives. Moments, though, can be easily missed. In Jon Tyson’s Book - The Intentional Father he says: “So much of our lives is defined by moments. Moments of wonder, moments of heartache, moments of accomplishment, moments of regret. An intentional father is aware of the power of moments and works hard in advance to create life-changing ones.”In this episode we cover both the journey and the moments. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did. This is a wild ride and we talk about:raising sons in the digital worldlies and honestydangers and dutiesseizing momentsvision and intentionprioritising worshiploving your wifeinfluencing the atmospherethe thousand-mile stareworking from homewhat boys need modelling faithchallenging boysshould I give my son a phone?what’s the difference between raising a son or a daughterwords for a father whose son has rebelled Links:www.legacyfathers.org The Intentional Father by Jon Tysonhttps://christianheritagelondon.org/walkshttps://boysbrigadeni.org/

'Disciple-makers are first of all disciples. They are ordinary people like my mum and dad. My mum was a disciple of Jesus, carefully disguised as a care home assistant. My dad, a caretaker at a primary school.' Jim BrownFor season 2, we have three round tables: 1. Disciple Making Fathers, 2. Raising Sons Today, and 3. Raising Daughters Today. We’re delighted to have Jim Brown, Chris Agnew and Peter Munce kicking off our first episode with - Disciple Making Fathers.In this episode, we talk about:What it means to be a disciple-makerLearning from the Ultimate FatherThe 4 roles of a fatherThe gift of fatherhoodDiscipling young childrenHow the church can support disciple-making fathersWhere to start?What we want our children to know before they are 18*****Legacy is a ministry for fathers from Exodus - we provide programmes for churches to help faith and fatherhood thrive.

“Should I do Catechisms with my children? and what even does that look like?”Join co-hosts Andy Lamberton and Stephen Mullan as they chat with Pete Wright from Growing Young Disciples about Raising Kids for Christ in a Confusion World.Companion article, by co-host Andy Lamberton - here.LinksGrowing Young Disciples - Raising Kids for Christ in a Confusing WorldNew City CatechismJoin Legacy’s email list.

“When our children see us wholeheartedly share in their laughter and dances, they will more readily trust us with their tears and concerns.”Join co-hosts Andy Lamberton and Stephen Mullan as they chat with Sam Balmer from Bible Education Services (PBS).We need to apologise for the audio quality of this episode. The mic settings were off, and we were in the wrong type of room. Forgive us - we’re still learning how to do this! This is no reflection on the content, Sam has nuggets of gold!Related article, by co-host Stephen Mullan - here.LinksRead Jeff Gawn’s Article on Family WorshipRegister your children for Postal Bible School with Bible Education ServicesJoin Legacy’s email list.Visit the Legacy website.

“As men, there is a temptation to become either wasters or workaholics. Instead, may we learn to see each day as an opportunity.”Join co-hosts Andy Lamberton and Stephen Mullan as they chat with Austin Mackintosh - father to six!Reflection article available here.Other LinksReceive inspirational emails for Christian Fathers2 Minute Video explaining LegacyThe Tail End Blog post

"We can’t prepare our kids for every eventuality. So much about fatherhood is unexpected. There will be challenges our children encounter that we simply can’t forecast. But then again, the job is to be a good parent, not a good prophet."Join co-hosts Andy Lamberton and Stephen Mullan as they chat with David Smyth and Dawn McAvoy from Evangelical Alliance and Both Lives Matter.Related article, notes and links here:https://www.legacyfathers.org/fathers-and-the-unexpected-with-david-smyth-and-dawn-mcavoy-legacy-podcast-s1e3/

In our second episode of the Legacy Podcast, Graeme Thompson talks about how dads can move forward from failure.Reflection article from the episode written by co-host Stephen Mullan available at www.legacyfathers.org.

While unstable families make for a more dramatic story, ordinary, hard-working dads are not celebrated as they ought to be.Join Andy Lamberton as he chats with Spud Murphy (director of RUMbLE), about why we need fathers today.Reflection article from the episode written by co-host Stephen Mullan available here.Helpful LinksRUMbLE websiteWatch a 2 Minute Video explaining Legacy, a ministry for fathers.