Every father should have honest conversations with his son. In this episode of The Dear Son, Show, we explore the lessons fathers must teach their sons before adulthood.

Dear Son Show: Dayshawn Robinson on Fatherhood, Ministry, and Raising Kids with Purpose

On the Dear Son Show, host D Johns converses with Pastor Dashawn Robinson, who shares how growing up as a pastor’s kid in Brooklyn shaped his view of fatherhood, ministry, and influence. They discuss moments of disappointment and pain when fathers see their children impacted by “other voices,” including stories of being caught cursing and hiding a journal, and how those experiences revealed deeper concerns about intimacy and influence. Dayshawn explains his call to ministry, resisting it as a teenager, and how repeated “disruptions” led him to yield, including a pivotal incident where an officer spared him despite a weapon. He describes meeting his wife in high school, her family’s faith journey, graduate studies at Princeton, joining Change Church under Pastor Darius Daniels, and a healing conversation with his father. The episode emphasizes parenting as stewardship, God’s priorities of family and union, dual apprenticeship between parents and children, and leading with influence, fun, and values.

00:00 Caught Cussing as a Kid

01:40 Welcome to Dear Son Show

02:27 Guest Intro and Catching Up

04:08 Family Size and Atlanta Move

05:51 Church Planting in Atlanta

06:34 Growing Up Pastors Kid

09:03 Father or Pastor at Home

16:12 Gods Priorities Intimacy First

19:22 Third Grade Journal Story

26:42 Parenting Partnership With God

30:01 Why He Chose Ministry

32:49 Called Young and Running

35:31 Brooklyn Roots and Community Work

36:14 Prayer and Premonition

37:40 Undercover Bust at Wingate

38:19 Weapon Pat Down Mercy

39:46 Disruptions and Fatherhood

40:26 Meeting His Wife Young

41:51 Her Faith Transformation

45:13 Dreams Back to Seminary

47:43 Telling Dad New Calling

50:16 Origin and Ownership Parenting

55:26 Dual Apprenticeship Lessons

59:11 Fun Land Dada Parenting

01:08:52 Growing Pains No Offseason

01:13:10 Safety Versus Discovery

01:15:48 What He Wishes Dad Said

01:17:34 Where to Find Him Outro

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Channel Focus Areas:

“What Fathers Should Teach Their Sons”

“How to Be a Better Father”

“Father Son Relationship Advice”

“Mistakes Fathers Make”

“Lessons Every Man Should Learn”

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