15th Anniversary Tour / Calling All Dads
Calling All Dads (and moms and grandparents and people who care about growing healthy kids)
Rich Melheim is a dad on a mission.
He wants your kid to walk away from your grave one day believing “My parents ALWAYS had time for me.” He wants your kids to go to sleep EVERY night knowing how precious they are to you. To the world. To God.
He wants to help you be a great parent. Not a good parent. A great parent.
To help you craft a simple, powerful parenting plan, Rich will be on the road in 75 cities this year offering evening events designed to help you do just that.
“Pack up the van with your whole family and come on over!” says Rich. “In an hour and a half of standup comedy and practical parenting advice, I will lead you through five simple steps (the FAITH 5) that you and your children can do to grow a healthy kid and build your parenting legacy one night at a time.”
The comedy nights – free to the public – will be held in these cities.
Note to Christian Educators & Family Ministry Teams: There’s a “Want More Dads” bulletin insert to help you publicize this event below. Also, Rich will be leading afternoon family ministry seminars in each of these cities prior to the evening events. If you wish to explore strategies that “bring church home” and redefine family ministry as families doing ministry rather than families doing programs, check out this link.
RESOURCES AND LINKS
"Calling All Dads" Bulletin Insert
Download this free Adobe Acrobat (PDF) bulletin insert.
Podcast Interviews
Here are some fun audio interviews on Christian fathering to get your juices flowing:
Rich tells of the dreams he had for his kids, his nightly pillow fights, his recent heart faliure, and the legacy he wants fathers to leave.
Rich and Kathryn spar with Rich's best pastor friend, LIFEhouseLA's Dana Hanson and his daughter Kristina on their hopes and dreams for their girls.
Rich interviews friend and mentor Len Sweet on intentional Christian parenting.
Rich interviews Mars Hill's pastor/founder about being a daddy, raising children and faith and what he'd like his five kids to remember about their dad on the day they walk away from his grave.
Fun Family Resources: Home Journals & FINKlinks
CHILDREN AND FAMILY RESOURCES (More Information)
The Books of Moses (Genesis - Deuteronomy)
Into the Promised Land (Joshua - Judges)
Good News (Matthew - John)
Word Spreads (Acts - Philemon)
YOUTH AND FAMILY RESOURCES (More Information)
Living Scripture (30 weeks form Genesis to the Revelation)
Living Faith (Hot topics like sex, drugs, war, suicide, plus prayer and 10 commandments)
Living Lutheran (For you Lutherans out there, here's some fun for a change!)
The FAITH 5
Turn off the television. Put down the newspaper. Set the cell phone on silence. Take five minutes and these five simple steps:
Share your highs & lows of the day
Read and highlight a verse of Scripture in your Bible
Talk about how your highs & lows relate to the Bible verse
Pray for your highs & lows, for one another, and for the world
Bless one another
Here's a poster to print that can help you remember these steps:
Free Poster - The FAITH 5: download (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
FAITH 5 Bulletin Insert: download (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
FULL COLOR FAITH 5 POSTER: If you’d like to purchase a beautiful full-color 24"x36" FAITH 5 poster, click here.