Every father should have honest conversations with his son. In this episode of The Dear Son, Show, we explore the lessons fathers must teach their sons before adulthood.
Dear Son Show: Dayshawn Robinson on Fatherhood, Ministry, and Raising Kids with Purpose
On the Dear Son Show, host D Johns converses with Pastor Dashawn Robinson, who shares how growing up as a pastor’s kid in Brooklyn shaped his view of fatherhood, ministry, and influence. They discuss moments of disappointment and pain when fathers see their children impacted by “other voices,” including stories of being caught cursing and hiding a journal, and how those experiences revealed deeper concerns about intimacy and influence. Dayshawn explains his call to ministry, resisting it as a teenager, and how repeated “disruptions” led him to yield, including a pivotal incident where an officer spared him despite a weapon. He describes meeting his wife in high school, her family’s faith journey, graduate studies at Princeton, joining Change Church under Pastor Darius Daniels, and a healing conversation with his father. The episode emphasizes parenting as stewardship, God’s priorities of family and union, dual apprenticeship between parents and children, and leading with influence, fun, and values.
00:00 Caught Cussing as a Kid
01:40 Welcome to Dear Son Show
02:27 Guest Intro and Catching Up
04:08 Family Size and Atlanta Move
05:51 Church Planting in Atlanta
06:34 Growing Up Pastors Kid
09:03 Father or Pastor at Home
16:12 Gods Priorities Intimacy First
19:22 Third Grade Journal Story
26:42 Parenting Partnership With God
30:01 Why He Chose Ministry
32:49 Called Young and Running
35:31 Brooklyn Roots and Community Work
36:14 Prayer and Premonition
37:40 Undercover Bust at Wingate
38:19 Weapon Pat Down Mercy
39:46 Disruptions and Fatherhood
40:26 Meeting His Wife Young
41:51 Her Faith Transformation
45:13 Dreams Back to Seminary
47:43 Telling Dad New Calling
50:16 Origin and Ownership Parenting
55:26 Dual Apprenticeship Lessons
59:11 Fun Land Dada Parenting
01:08:52 Growing Pains No Offseason
01:13:10 Safety Versus Discovery
01:15:48 What He Wishes Dad Said
01:17:34 Where to Find Him Outro
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