A jacked 23-year-old put me in a chokehold last Friday. I'm 45. Most people call Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu a hobby. I've started seeing it as elder training.

Eldership isn't formed in a seminary classroom or a church board meeting. It's formed in the ordinary rhythms you refuse to quit — the budget meetings, the bedtime Bible readings, the conversations with your kids you'd rather avoid.

In this episode, I walk through five weekly habits that are shaping me as I steward my home today and prepare for the authority I'll be trusted with in the Kingdom to come. These aren't theoretical. They're what my family actually does, including the parts I'm still figuring out.

If you're a man who senses God is calling you to more than just "being a good dad," this is where that journey gets practical.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 — Introduction

00:46 — A 23-year-old put me in a chokehold

02:10 — Eldership is formed in rhythms you refuse to quit

03:34 — Passivity is the greatest disqualifier

05:12 — Five weekly habits for elder formation

05:54 — Habit 1: Lead your family in reading the Bible together

10:05 — Habit 2: Have a weekly check-in with each person in your home

14:25 — Habit 3: Study scripture with other men

17:18 — Habit 4: Hold a budget and calendar review meeting

21:53 — Habit 5: Exercise as body stewardship

26:18 — Lead what's been entrusted to you

27:40 — Set your hope on what's coming

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