293 | Investing into Brotherhood, Choosing Endurance Over Comfort, and the Rock Climbing Analogy (Roger Thompson: Part 1)

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For Roger Thompson, discipling other men is life-giving. Between his father’s salvation story and his own childhood, Roger has experienced the empowering nature of brotherhood firsthand. In the first part of this conversation, he highlights the role of endurance and fortitude to encourage you in your fatherhood climb.

Key Takeaways

• God is reparenting us.
• Your investment into brotherhood will leave a multigenerational impact.
• Endurance is when you continue forward without seeing any finish line.
• In the rock climbing analogy of life, there are eight handholds you must master.

Roger Thompson

Roger Thompson is a passionate men’s ministry leader and pastor at large based in the Twin Cities. He and his wife, Joanne, have been married for 52 years and have two daughters, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Key Quotes

• 8:47 - "I'm an inheritor of that. I'm a complete recipient of a man with whom God broke the chain. So my dad's a first generation chain breaker. A New Testament disciple and look at what that has done. Don't look at me, but just look at what I got as a gift. I got a dad who loved me, who cared for me."
• 16:16 - "That's how manly affection was conveyed to me. I'm with you. We're in this together. I need you for this. And I certainly needed him, but [my dad] made it clear that he needed me."

Links from Today’s Conversation

• IronWorks Website
• YouTube: 40 Days of Wisdom Series
• Book: Do The Next Right Thing: Wisdom For Your Next Step by Roger Thompson
• Book: Endurance by Ernest Shackleton

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