The role of a Father in a loving, nurturing and intact family unit cannot be understated in today's society. Unfortunately, the United States is experiencing an epidemic of fatherlessness that is causing significant societal repercussions. One in three children in the United States is growing up without a Father, and those families are at greater risk of poverty, crime, and behavioral challenges that impact generation after generation going forward. Why did God create the family? What is the role of a Father today? How can we leverage these things and become the kind of Father that we see in our Heavenly Father?

Ben Light

Pastor, United Church of God

Ben is an elder serving as Pastor for the Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Oregon congregations of the United Church of God. He is an avid outdoorsman, and loves hunting, fishing and being in God's creation.