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A dad<\/strong>: Who will be involved in my life, who will teach me to be a good man, and who will be proud of me.<\/p>\n

A mom: <\/strong>Who will always love me and support me.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>Mentors: <\/strong>Good men who will walk with me into noble manhood through modeling it, teaching it, and affirming it.<\/p>\n

A school: <\/strong>That understands how my boy brain learns and teach me accordingly, to empower me to be the best man that I can be.<\/p>\n

A church: <\/strong>That understands how my boy brain hears the call to follow Jesus and commits itself to strategically training me to follow him.<\/p>\n

A vision: <\/strong>For compelling, honorable, good manhood that will captivate and motivate me to be the heroic man God created me to be.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"