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About John J. Smithbaker

John J. Smithbaker is an author, speaker and founder of Fathers in the Field. His passion and focus are to help men recapture their divinely assigned roles of Pastor, Provider and Protector in the home, as well as in the Church. As an experienced businessman, ministry leader, and gifted communicator, Smithbaker combines his personal experience and straight-forward style to connect and speak with men held back from becoming the man God designed who suffers through the brokenness, pain and anger of being left behind.

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HOST: DR. TIM CLINTON

GUEST: JOHN SMITHBAKER

God has a perfect vision for the family, which includes both a mom and a dad. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. Tim Clinton discusses with John Smithbaker, author and founder of Fathers in the Field, God’s plan for the dads in our world and how the accelerated increase in fatherlessness has affected our society. Tune in and discover the hope found in following God’s intentions for fathers and how they are to lead their families against the schemes of the devil.

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