DTC Stories

Right: Mentor Father Rob Goff and Field Buddy Addyson at their Commitment Signing Ceremony. (Vancouver, WA – SixEight Church) “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” James 1:27 (NIV) Growing up more…

Right: JJ Archuleta of New Mexico, at the Tomb of Jesus in Israel. And [Jesus] told them a parable, saying, “The land of a certain rich man was very productive. And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’And he said, ‘This is what more…

“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’” Romans 8:14-15 (ESV) Fatherless boys are left to face Father’s Day more…

More than 25 million children are being raised in America today without the physical presence of a father. It stands as the greatest challenge of our day and the one issue that very few people want to openly discuss, yet it impacts our homes, schools, hospitals and prisons. In fact, it is associated with almost more…

Journey Church in Bozeman, Montana has a long standing commitment to reaching fatherless boys by helping Christian men step up as Mentor Fathers. These men are answering our Heavenly Father’s call to matter greatly in the lives of fatherless boys. Using the tools provided by Fathers in the Field allows for consistent and intentional mentoring more…

Karen Thomas was working on her will, trying to finalize all of the details. Yet in the process she struggled to find peace. She and her husband Chelcie wanted to leave their three children a portion of their estate that part was settled, but something from their plans seemed to be missing. What was missing more…

We all find ourselves on the journey of life with its twisting paths, steep mountains, and seemingly endless deserts. Paths that often intersect with the journeys of other people, but seldom if ever do our paths so intersect as to become one. Yet for Mentor Father Royce Hudspeth and Field Buddy Justin, this is exactly more…

Pictures are not evidence of the story; rather they contain the entire story within one frame. Thus, photo albums become treasure chests that keep these pictures safe from the ravages of time, dust and decay. At the end of each year together Mentor Fathers give a treasure chest of pictures to their Field Buddy. They more…

An Open Letter to Pastors and Church Leaders Scott MacNaughton, Pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church P.C.A. in Lander, WY, Mentor Father and Co-Founder of Fathers in the Field As a pastor of a local church, I have the best job in the world. Covenant Presbyterian Church in Lander, WY is not just any church, it’s more…

In the beginning, God aligned Keith Polk’s heart to Fathers in the Field’s mission. Literally. The long-standing Mentor Father was the first. Mentoring a sixth-grade boy named Taylor (shown right with Keith at his high school graduation) became Keith’s personal ministry through the end of Taylor’s sophomore year of high school two years ago. True more…