The terminal goal of raising children is not athletic success, good grades, or marriage, but guiding sons and daughters to glorify God in all spheres of life. Fatherhood is Great Commission ministry (Matt. 28:18–20). Children are a stewardship from God, and while each parent plays an essential role in the maturing of a child, fathers are spiritual leaders who must be in the vanguard of making disciples (Deut. 6:7; Eph. 6:4; Col. 3:21).