The Plan

Well I've explained my idea to you, now lets get into the lay out of what I'll call "The Plan". As I said before I wanted to do something that would physically challenge my sons, but what good is a physical challenge if it doesn't cover the core beliefs and substance of what I believe a man is to be made of. This outline, that I'm about to share with you is a living document. I've changed portions of it several times, and before it's done you'll see me change it several more times, and by the time Alec steps up to the challenge it'll change again! You get the point.

"The Plan", is broken down into 4 phases, three of them coincide with my overall belief systems, and reflect the priority by which I view them. For me that's God, Family and Country. Well lets get started on this.

Phase 1 is the spiritual aspect of our lives and as I'm sure you'll agree it is by far the most important. Having said that there is so much to cover with regards to our faith that it can get overwhelming when trying to think of what should be covered first, what should the emphasis be on? By the way I wanna try to cover this in just a few days out in the woods with my son. Wrong answer, after reading Dr. Poythress's approach this process is going to take several months. Not a big deal when you think about it, because if your being proactive with your children and mentoring them as our Lord directs us you should've been doing this since birth. At this point your son should be able to express his faith, here are the requirements that I have laid out before Wil for "Phase 1";

1. Essays (My sons are gonna be required to write 3 essays on the following)
a. Explain your salvation and how it is justified in scripture.
b. Explain what a Godly man is and why you should be considered as such.
c. Explain how your life plan, and world vision will impact the world for Christ.

I want Wil to be able to express in writing why we believe what we believe, and to be a ble to justify it with scripture.

2. Memorization (It's imperative that our boys be able to quote scripture from memory. This is something that I have been sorely lacking and admittedly I need to remedy it. It is my goal to make sure that this deficiency doesn't pass into the next generation.)
a. 23 Psalm
b. John 3:16-18
c. 1 Cor 10:31
d. Matt 6:33
e. 10 Commandments
These verses span topics from a good work ethic, to fear, and most importantly their salvation.

3. Biblical Manhood (Dr. Voddie Baucham)
a. View all 8 episodes (Youtube.com).
b. Define “Biblical Manhood”
c. According to Dr Baucham what are the 3 requirements for “Biblical Manhood”?

It is essential that my boys have a deep understanding of biblical manhood. I have found that Dr. Voddie Baucham best describes this for me and my family. He doesn't mince words and backs up his statements with scripture. Dr Baucham is who I choose to refer my boys to, to back up what I'm teaching them. You may have someone else that you prefer to reference, that's great, however my recommendation is Voddie

Well that's it for me tonight. I'll finish out Phase 1 tomorrow. Just remember, at this point I don't have an air tight system, I'm just relaying to you what God has laid on my heart to do with my boys. This is a work in progress done by an ordinary guy. Having said that it's with great conviction that I'm going to try to impress upon you that we are not to subscribe to today's culture, we need to mobilize to capture the hearts of our families, especially our sons. Anything short of this will mean our failure as both fathers and husbands.

God Bless,

Joe