Chris Knopping —husband, father, entrepreneur— joins Dan to discuss intentional, mission-driven households that bless generations, using Abraham as a model for hearing God’s call, casting vision, building culture, stewarding resources, and passing legacy. Chris shares a new morning routine with his 13-year-old involving a rite-of-passage “journey to manhood,” Bible lessons, prayer, and workouts, and explains how he learned fatherhood “on the job” after delaying children.

They explore cultural pressures to postpone kids, the industrial revolution’s role in separating work from home, identity rooted in being God’s children rather than achievement, skepticism about college debt, and RAD Dad’s seven pillars: teamwork, mission, identity, culture, training, rhythms, and rest, plus practical next steps through groups and Psalms 127–128.

00:00 Meet Chris Knopping

02:56 Learning Fatherhood Intentionally

06:56 When to Have Kids

09:54 How Families Got Fragmented

15:46 College and Family Pathways

26:23 Seven Pillars of RAD Dad

31:36 Unity Without Uniformity

35:06 Patriarchal Vision

39:42 Assessing Family Needs

43:57 Household As Economy

51:57 Honor And Restoration

58:02 Why Write The Book

01:02:31 Next Steps For Dads

01:05:56 Closing Blessings

Thank you Chris Knopping for being a guest on Delay the Decay!

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- RAD Dad Website: https://www.raddad.family/

- Chris' book: https://www.amazon.com/Rad-Dad-Pillars-Radically-Transform/dp/B0DN8JCL6Q

- Chris' Website: https://www.thevisionaryfather.com

- Frank on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-j-infurna-phd-9604a216

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