Raw stories from the dads, the wives, and the kids. Practical guides for the dad who's just getting started. Honest conversations about the hard stuff nobody else talks about.
Physical, emotional, spiritual — three legs of a stool. The morning I handed my kids that challenge after our workout, I realized I was describing the missing piece in almost every struggling marriage I've sat across from as an elder. Whole people make whole marriages, and almost nobody keeps growing in all three after they say 'I do.' Full essay on ITABWODI.
Josh Menold
Shepherd hearts, not behavior. A conversation every man needs and almost no man gets — posture over performance, raw prayer, the macho man moment, and what to do when you blow it.
Josh Menold
How four dads started a group for their sons and discovered it was reshaping them too. The story that started everything.
The Guild Dads
The rhythm broke. The boys drifted. Some seasons felt like total failure. Here's what actually held the group together when everything else fell apart.
Steve Quinton
We're not sharing our boys' stories. But we will tell you this: every one of us walked through it. And isolation almost destroyed us faster than the crisis itself.
The Guild Dads
You don't need a program. You need 20 minutes and one honest question. A practical guide for the dad who feels like he's lost his son.
Josh Menold
The fatherhood space is full of frameworks and assessments. Here's what actually matters: showing up. Imperfectly. Repeatedly.
Dan Parlin
Text three dads. Pick a date. Show up. We'll walk you through the first month — from the awkward first meeting to the moment it starts to feel real.
Josh Menold
The hardest seasons of raising your kids are also the hardest on your marriage. Four couples share what they learned — and what nearly broke them.
The Guild Couples
We called them board meetings. The four couples would get together and the wives would say what we couldn't see. It changed everything.
The Guild Dads
The Guild wasn't a parenting program. It was men pursuing God together. Everything else — the fathering, the marriage, the friendships — flowed from that.
Josh Menold
We tried the formal devotional thing. We tried the casual thing. Here's what actually worked — and it's simpler than you think.
Steve Quinton
Romans 8:11, John 15, 2 Corinthians 5. We came back to the gospel every year because it's the only thing that holds the rest together.
Josh Menold
Steve has been saying this for years: 'Stop looking for the formula.' Every dad wants the five steps, the checklist, the guaranteed outcome. It doesn't exist. What exists is showing up, staying honest, and trusting God with the results. Steve's manifesto.
Steve Quinton
There are hundreds of books telling dads what to do. Almost none of them show what happens when a group of fathers actually does it together. That's the gap.
Josh Menold
Manhood Journey has great curriculum. Tyson has a great framework. But the thing that changed our lives wasn't content — it was covenant.
The Guild Dads
Your son is 16 and you feel like you missed it. You didn't. Here's how to start now.
Kurt Mosley
Nantahala Mountains. Friday to Sunday. Body, mind, spirit challenges. Campfire communion on Sunday morning. The anchor that kept The Guild alive for a decade.
Dan Parlin
Build a fire. Shake a hand. Handle loss. Keep vows. Our list of skills, conversations, and experiences every boy needs — and it's not what you think.
The Guild Dads