Eight Common Failures of Fathers: And How to Avoid Them (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781508461012)

Presently D.J. Young is a full-time writer, mentor and conference speaker with a passion for encouraging men in their God-given role as Dad. He has authored multiple books under Wisdom4Dads ministry. He and his wife Kathy have been married over 44 years and are the happy parents of five adult children and grandparents of eight. D.J Young grew up in Aberdeen, South Dakota. After serving in the U.S. Navy in Japan, he received a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Carroll College in Montana and later did graduate studies in Special Education. After a season of pasturing in Illinois, D.J. became a Christian School and Bible College teacher for over twenty years. At the same time he and his family hosted over thirty international students with varying lengths of stays--from one week to three years--and various countries--Latvia, Germany, Guatemala, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Switzerland, Indonesia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, etc.. As a board member of Oregon Christian Writers for ten years, D.J. created a team of volunteers and directed three successful summer writers' coaching conferences. D.J. maintains a writing plan because he has a list of more books to write, but one of his greatest joys is to encourage men who may be in a time of personal, spiritual crisis. He provides personalized communication (usually over the phone) as each man, husband, and dad continues to walk with the Lord.