{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Spiritual Fathers","title":"Roger Bodenstab - Becoming a Spiritual Father After 45, Ep #8 ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2527,"description":"How can the church community create relationships between the older dads, and those still raising young children? What is it that men in the church are seeking within fellowship?Roger Bodenstab is the lead pastor at Crescent City Foursquare Church, the Church he grew up in, in North California. He is a men's advocate and nonprofit leader for the organization, Dad Tired.Roger shares about his upbringing as the youngest of 10 siblings. He was raised without a dad because his father passed away shortly after he was born. At ten years old, he was hit by a car and because of his near-death experience, he sought to know Jesus and get baptized. He then developed a love for God’s word.He met his wife on a mission trip and they had three biological daughters and later in life, four adopted children. It is through these experiences that he developed a passion for creating men’s mentorship for dads as spiritual fathers in the church.You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...Roger’s testimony on becoming Christian and getting into ministry [1:27]What is Crescent City, Foursquare Church, known for? [7:21]What it felt like for Roger to understand the need for a spiritual father [16:13]What Roger thinks the young men in church are looking for from a mentor [19:12]How Roger creates intergenerational mentorships in his church [23:44]Roger’s advice on how to make time for a mentor-relationship [27:29]Roger shares his journey of being vulnerable and authentic in church [31:00]The best and worst spiritual advice Roger has been given [36:50]Roger’s book recommendations about friendships [38:30] Recognizing the Need for Spiritual MentorshipGrowing up in the church, the only mentorship Roger had was from the Word of God. When Roger became a pastor, he prayerfully sought how to reach the community. The Lord kept putting adoption and community children’s connection in his heart. The experience of adopting young boys in diapers, after he raised daughters, led him to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VNg9Z4niDzTOsevuK_iUm439KFuaguRDMWc8q6WRQds/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84OWMw/ZmU0MDc2MTU0YzI2/ZWRkZjQ2Zjg4Yzg1/N2JkZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}