Dad Dialogue

Following the appearance of his co-host, Kristopher, last week, John Dalrymple joins Laurence today for the latest episode of Dad Dialogue. John is the father to six children, yes six! In the episode we will hear him share about the practicality of that and how he has grown as a father alongside his family growing as well. John is a pastor based at a church in California so in the episode he shares a little about the process of deciding to become a pastor, what life looked like whilst balancing studying, serving, becoming a dad and supporting a wife. John also shares how he tries to make the most of his time with his kids and the importance of being present.Please do go and check out more of Kristopher at the Growing Fathers Website or the Growing Fathers Podcast. Keep up to date with the podcast:WebsiteSign up to be a guestInstagramYouTube

Joining Laurence today is Kristopher Schaal from the Growing Fathers blog & podcast! Kristopher has a big heart for equipping fathers and discussing fatherhood so I was delighted he agreed to come on the show. As a father of 5 children ranging from ages 12 down to 2, Kristopher definitely has his hands full with the busyness of meeting the needs of kids and raising them. He shares in the episode some of the insight of what life looks like with a big family, but also the heart behind and the joy he experiences through it. We also discuss how to best support a wife when they are choosing to be a stay at home mother to a big family.At the heart of Kristopher’s fatherhood is clearly his relationship with Jesus and the important of placing a foundation on faith when building a family. We discuss the specifics of some spiritual disciplines and how best to serve our family by first of all taking care of our own spiritual requirements in our walk with Jesus.Please do go and check out more of Kristopher at the Growing Fathers Website or the Growing Fathers Podcast.Keep up to date with the podcast:WebsiteSign up to be a guestInstagramYouTube

For episode number 40, Laurence is joined by Mark Ward from the YouTube channel Ward on Words. Mark is a Bible teacher, YouTube, designer, husband and father of three children. In our episode we discuss many aspects of Christian parenting such as Christian schooling, teaching the Bible to our children as well as the stresses of raising children in this current environment and culture. Unfortunately a small amount of original footage was lost from the interview so you will see or hear a few interruptions to fill in the blanks. A huge thank you to Mark for taking the time to come on Dad Dialogue. Please check out some of his work at the below links. YouTube Forward DesignRightNow Media course Here some links to books mentioned in the episode (sorry if I missed any!)New City CatechismJesus Calling Storybook by Sarah YoungMy Big Bible Story Book by NT WrightThe Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd JonesHere is a link to the article by Louise Perry that Mark mentioned towards the end of the episode, well worth a read.Keep up to date with the podcast:WebsiteSign up to be a guestInstagramYouTube

On the Dad Dialogue podcast this week we are honoured by an amazing story of waiting for a family, sitting down with Laurence and sharing his story is Melvin. Originally from India, Melvin and his wife live in the Netherlands and had to wait a very long 10 years to be able to grow their family with a child. During that journey unfortunately Melvin and his wife did suffer two miscarriages, something we go into detail in the episode. You can hear that at the heart of Melvin’s journey has been his faith, we also dive into the power of prayer, trying to unpack and contextualise what it is and what it looks like, so even if you are not someone of faith, I hope you stick around to listen to our discussion about it.If anything in this story struck you, do feel free to reach out to the show to share your views at Daddialoguepodcast@gmail.com Keep up to date with the podcast:WebsiteSign up to be a guestInstagramYouTube

Super insightful conversation today as we dive into a few different topics with Amged. We discuss different relationship dynamics with children, learning and growing alongside other men, structures and routines amongst other things.The focus of our conversation however is the story of when Amged spent time in prison and the impacts that had on his children and how he had to lean on his faith to get through that period, and how he learnt he had to forgive his own father to find breakthrough. A huge thank you to Amged for being open in this discussion. If it impacted you at all, please do reach out and leave a comment or an email at Daddialoguepodcast@gmail.com Keep up to date with the podcast:WebsiteSign up to be a guestInstagramYouTube

For the 37th episode of the Dad Dialogue podcast, Laurence is rejoined by previous guest, Mario! Mario previously featured on the 7th episode of Dad Dialogue when he was a brand new father. A little over a year on, what has Mario learnt from his fatherhood journey? What challenges has he had to face? Well, to answer that second question, unfortunately Mario lost his job not long after that first episode was released. In this episode we discuss the stresses that brought and the process he went through of prioritising his family whilst looking for something new. In addition to this, we discuss what it has been like to raise a child in a different country, as Mario is from Portugal but living in The Netherlands, as well as some of the difficulties that come with balancing family life in that situation.Mario and his wife are avid campers so we also hear from him about the recent camping excursions he has taken his son on, if you’re thinking about doing the same with a young child, stay tuned to hear Mario’s first hand experience of what that looked like!Keep up to date with the podcast:WebsiteSign up to be a guestInstagramYouTube