{"id":12,"date":"2015-01-09T05:46:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T05:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abidingfathers.org\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2024-04-01T11:31:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T16:31:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abidingfathers.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\tAbout Abiding<\/i> Fathers\n\t<\/h1>\n\t

At age 32, founder Bill Dotson had a spiritual awakening and was hungry for the Word of God. For the past 35 years, Bill has been teaching men in state jails, juvenile detention centers and homeless shelters what it means to be a father as God intended. Through that experience, God revealed to Bill that virtually all the men he was teaching were there because of issues with their fathers. Their distorted view of the world was a direct result of abuse by their father or simply a lack of a father in their home. Led by the Holy Spirit, in 2012, he officially launched the Abiding<\/i> Fathers Ministry with a mission to disciple men in understanding their God-given role as a father.<\/p>\n

Since being founded in 2012, Abiding<\/i> Fathers had discipled over 2,000 men through its curriculum. The curriculum is the core focus of all activities within the ministry. These activities consist of Four Pillars, which include Prison outreach, Marketplace outreach, Father’s Forums and the Be The Dad Movement.<\/p>\n\t

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\n\t\tEncourage | Equip | Engage\n\t<\/h3>\n\t

Throughout all of the places that Abiding<\/i> Fathers participates with fathers in their journey toward godly discipleship of their children, we adhere to three key missions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead about our Three Key Missions\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tEquipping the next generation of fathers\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Pillar\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Prisons<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Pillar\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Marketplace<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Pillar\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Forums<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Pillar\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Be The Dad<\/p>\n\t

Click<\/strong> on each pillar icon for more information about where we go with our message and training.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t

Can Abiding<\/i> Fathers make a difference and turn the tide back to wholesome families? No, but God can through us, and He will use Abiding<\/i> Fathers as one of His instruments.\u00a0 The prayer team and the Board are in place and active.\u00a0 Budgets are set, plans are in place and the work lies ahead.\u00a0 Will it be worth it?\u00a0 A resounding yes!\u00a0 When will we know we are being effective?\u00a0 When we see the pendulum start swinging from absentee fathers to abiding dads!\u00a0 Our national situation breaks God’s heart and He is beginning to repair it.\u00a0 I hope He calls you to be a part of His solution. Join us for this exciting journey!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGive now to be a part of His solution!\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoard\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbiding<\/em> Fathers Statement of Belief\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tAbiding<\/i> Fathers Ministry Partners\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn about our ministry partners\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tJoin the Abiding<\/i> Fathers<\/b> Be The Dad Movement\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\"Be\n\t