Building Up Fathers

Jared and Ryan

English Christianity Education Kids & Family Parenting Religion & Spirituality

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Episodes 16

Avg. Duration 1h 3m

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Apple Rating ★ 5.0 (4)

Since Oct 2025

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule

Every 2 Weeks

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Episodic

Consistency

83%

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About This Podcast

Building up fathers in a way that encourages them to love themselves and their families the way God loves His people.

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Recent Episodes

16. Fathers and Technology: Managing Technology in Our Household - 3 of 3

Jun 09, 2026 1h 11m

Technology is not going away, and fathers cannot afford to drift through this part of family life without a plan. In this episode, the conversation gets practical about how to lead your home with…

15. Fathers and Technology: Safely Guiding Our Kids Through Tech - 2 of 3

May 26, 2026 1h 12m

Technology is not going away, and fathers cannot lead their families well by pretending it is either harmless or completely avoidable. This episode looks at the challenge of raising kids in a world…

14. Fathers and Technology: You Can’t Shortcut Presence - 1 of 3

May 12, 2026 1h 24m

Technology has become one of the most powerful forces shaping family life, not because every device is bad, but because it quietly competes for a father’s attention. This episode looks at the way…

13. Breaking the Cycle w/ Kevin O'Donnell

Apr 28, 2026 52m

What does it look like to be on the other side of fatherhood? In this episode, the conversation shifts from the daily grind of raising young kids to a long-view perspective from a father who has…

12. Breaking the Cycle: Becoming the Interruption - 5 of 5

Apr 14, 2026 1h 13m

This episode brings the series to a close by zooming out and asking a bigger question: what kind of legacy are you building in your home right now? Not the distant, abstract kind, but the everyday…

11. Breaking the Cycle: Rewriting the Pattern in Real Time - 4 of 5

Mar 31, 2026 52m

There are moments in fatherhood where you can feel it building. The pressure, the frustration, the sense that you’re about to react in a way you know you’ll regret. This episode steps directly into…

10. Breaking the Cycle: Taking Ownership Without Carrying Shame - 3 of 5

Mar 17, 2026 52m

Every father has moments he wishes he could rewind. A reaction that came out too sharp. A promise forgotten. A situation where the response had more to do with his own stress or past than with what…

09. Breaking the Cycle: Separating Inheritance from Identity - 2 of 5

Mar 03, 2026 1h 16m

What shaped you is not the same thing as who you are. In this episode, we slow down and examine the messages we absorbed growing up about masculinity, emotions, discipline, success, and worth. Most…

08. Breaking the Cycle: Seeing the Cycle Clearly - 1 of 5

Feb 17, 2026 52m

Every father carries something into parenting that he didn’t consciously choose. Patterns. Reactions. Assumptions. Some are good. Some quietly cause damage. In this episode, we begin a new series…

07. The Long Game of Influence w/ Joel Kovacs

Feb 03, 2026 1h 13m

In this wrap-up conversation for the Presence over Perfection theme, we sit down with our first guest father, Joel Kovacs, to explore what presence looks like over the long haul. This episode steps…

06. Presence over Perfection: Slowing Down to See Them - 4 of 4

Jan 20, 2026 1h 2m

Episode 4 of 4: Presence over Perfection: Slowing Down to See ThemIn this episode of Building Up Fathers, we close out our Presence over Perfection series by addressing one of the quietest but most…

05. Presence over Perfection: When You Fall Short - 3 of 4

Dec 23, 2025 1h 10m

Episode 3 of 4: Presence over Perfection: When You Fall ShortIn this episode of Building Up Fathers, we step into one of the most uncomfortable but necessary parts of fatherhood: what happens when we…

04. Presence over Perfection: The Power of Being Present - 2 of 4

Dec 09, 2025 56m

Episode 2 of 4: Presence over Perfection: The Power of Being PresentIn this episode of Building Up Fathers, we continue our exploration of what it means to show up for our kids in ways that shape…

03. Presence over Perfection: The Myth of the Perfect Dad - 1 of 4

Nov 25, 2025 1h 14m

Episode 1 of 4: Presence over Perfection: The Myth of the Perfect DadIn this episode of Building Up Fathers, we begin a four-week journey exploring how real change as fathers starts with presence,…

02. There’s No Accidental Growth

Nov 11, 2025 34m

In this episode of Building Up Fathers, we sit down for an honest conversation about the areas every dad needs to work on if we want to grow into the fathers our kids need.We with real-life updates…

01. Welcome To: The Intro

Oct 09, 2025 52m

Being a dad today is both an incredible privilege and a weighty responsibility. Our kids don’t just need providers, they need present, intentional fathers who love, guide, protect, and model the kind…