father deficit
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“Our desire is to disrupt that cycle by making it known there exists another way. The Genesis story gives us a glimpse of how man’s journey began in relationship to God. Then he fell away and the originally perfect world was shattered. What followed was generations of repeated patterns of behavior characterized by hiding from truth and acting out of fear, shame and guilt. In sharing our personal stories, the manner in which these factors can play out is illustrated through our own experience. By taking an honest inward appraisal of why we respond the way we do, and understanding what factors have heavily influenced our development, the pattern can be broken, and alignment with what we were intended to become can be restored. Boys can grow into healthy, courageous, kind, devoted, and trustworthy men who seek to discover what they were made for. Read on, and unravel the mystery of who you were created to be. You are a man in the making, and what you discover will be amazing.”
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Father Deficit is an honest unpacking of the factors that shape a young man’s journey toward maturity. The book capitalizes on real life experience through the depiction of three well-examined personal stories. It describes how the near extinction of generational and tribal mentorship has contributed to a warped picture of masculinity. Men ignore the powerful factors that influence them and this lack of insight prevents them from effectively moving forward. Father Deficit holds men accountable for understanding their identity and purpose, so they’re equipped to develop into the powerful, purposeful and valuable individuals they were created to be.
About the Author
COL Brent V. Causey, USA (Ret) Brent served in the United States Army as a Chaplain in both reserves and active duty for 33 years, including 10 deployments in hostile environments. In that time, he worked with families, soldiers and civilians concerning the everyday life struggles, PTSD, suicide, traumatic brain injury and moral injury due to both critical and traumatic incidents. He has been married for over 34 years and has two children. Brent is firmly committed to his faith as a Christian and as a counselor is passionate about helping those who struggle with issues affecting their relationships.
Steven J Gerndt, MD: Steve is a committed Christ follower who through a career in Cardiothoracic Surgery has witnessed first hand the reality of the human existence in the context of life and death situations. He has out of necessity been a student of human behavior in the face of tragedy, and vulnerable circumstances that leave suffering people with no alternative but to place their trust in the people around them. Through three decades of marriage and sharing in the raising of three children, he is dedicated to the value of the family unit and the importance of generational mentorship.
Joseph A Urcavich, DPhil: Joe has spent his adult life investing in couples and young leaders through the church, business consulting, the U.S. Army and the NFL. Joe’s professional focus has been on relational leadership theory. He has been married to Arlis for 47 years and they share two children and six grandsons. Faith has been the bedrock of Joe’s life and work.