How will your son learn what it means to be a man?

I want to be an effective father, and I want my son to know just how much he means to me.

A few years ago, I read a book by Robert Lewis called "Raising a Modern-Day Knight." In the book, Lewis provides a blueprint for fathers to use today to raise their sons in a Godly manner. Since reading "Raising a Modern-Day Knight," I have implemented some of the suggestions in the fathering of my eight-year-old son.

Now I'm taking it to the next level -- I and a friend of mine, Chris Blom, will be taking a small group of fathers of sons through the "Raising a Modern-Day Knight" curriculum.

The curriculum includes DVDs hosted by Lewis, along with Family Life founder Dennis Rainey. We hope to help dads:

• Discover the key issues that separate fathers and sons.
• Learn how to offer special manhood instructions their sons can use throughout their lives.
• Communicate the definition of authentic manhood clearly -- giving their sons a compelling vision for life.

Raising a Modern-Day Knight also provides:

• an overall fatherhood game plan -- what sons need to see, receive, experience and hear each year of life from ages one to 21!
• age-appropriate ways fathers can create special ceremonies as their sons grow and mature.
• what every dad needs to know as he leads his son on this great adventure called authentic manhood!

I have felt a stirring in my heart to do this for a long time, and I'm excited that it's finally coming to fruition. We are starting out with an orientation session on March 15. If you live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and are interested in coming to the orientation session, contact me.