All Pro Dad: 7 Essentials to Be a Hero to Your Kids
Had an opportunity to preview a new study from LifeWay this week. Mark Merrill’s All Pro Dad: Seven Essentials to Be a Hero to Your Kids (featuring Tony Dungy) is an 8 session study for men. Based on Merrill’s 2012 book by the same title, there are some very appealing aspects to this study.
First, the study is anchored by an 8 session DVD that includes teaching by Mark Merrill and an interview format with Tony Dungy, former coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts. As the NFL’s first African-American coach to win the Superbowl and owner of the NFL record for consecutive playoff appearances by a head coach, Dungy is a well known sports personality and will be a draw for many men.
The DVD segments are just the right length for men, averaging 6 to 7 minutes. Fairly engaging, I think men will find themselves pulled in as Merrill and Dungy talk about the seven essentials of being a hero to their kids.
The member book provides both a discussion guide for the session (group training) and a set of short, engaging assignments to be experienced during the following week (home training). As much as I think the DVD is well designed for the attention spans of many men, I think the member book is even better. The group training discussion questions are well written and will take even a new group in a great direction. The home training activities are really well thought out and will produce some great interaction at home.
The Leader Kit comes with a CD-ROM that includes a leader’s guide and parenting tools for dads, along with publicity tools for churches that would like to use All Pro Dad as a campaign.
If you’re looking for an engaging study for men, I think you need to take a look at All Pro Dad. Right up the alley for many men, this study will be an appealing opportunity that will get some great conversations going.
Mark, I’m grateful for the kind review. Coach Dungy, the LifeWay team and I put a lot of work into this study to make it really appealing to men. I hope it will impact many lives!
Glad to help promote it!
mark