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DADACADEMY
DAD ACADEMY® FOR CHURCH LEADERS
Every dad
wants to be a
better dad.
Help him
build a plan.
Dad Academy gives church leaders a simple, practical pathway to equip fathers, bring men together, and build meaningful community around something every dad cares about: becoming a better dad.
EXPLORE THE PATHWAY⬇
from Survey Center on American Life, 2021
Only 2 out of 10 men
received emotional
support from a friend
in the last week
Dad Academy® is designed to
help men find community.
They come to become better dads.
They leave having built
meaningful relationships.
1 in 4 people
grew up in a
home without
a father.
Dad Academy® helps men
gain confidence to become the dads they want to be, even if they didn’t have that example growing up.
Clear direction. A practical plan.
from the National Fatherhood Initiative, 2025
SIMPLE • PRACTICAL• IMPACTFUL
The Dad Academy Pathway
You don't have to build another program. Just plug and play.
01
ONE-DAY SEMINAR
Give them a reason to come.
The Dad Academy One-Day Seminar covers the Why, What, and How of being a dad.
It provides practical fatherhood teaching and helps men begin their Dad Plan™. Each participant receives the Dad Academy book.
02
SMALL GROUP
Give them a reason to come back. Use the Dad Academy book and MasterClass videos to continue the conversation, learning, encouragement and practical application. The small group facilitator guide makes it easy to prepare and simple to lead.
03
COMMUNITY
Give them a reason to connect. Relationships develop as dads learn, encourage one another and grow together. Bringing men from different generations together creates opportunities for mentoring relationships to take root and friendships develop.
GOOD DADS HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS. GREAT DADS HAVE A PLAN.
Being a dad may be the most important thing a man does without a plan.
We make plans for our careers, finances, fitness, vacations and almost everything else that matters.
Dad Academy helps fathers bring that same intentionality to raising their kids.
FEATURED ON & ENDORSED BY
Trusted by organizations investing in fathers
REACH DADS. CHANGE FAMILIES.
"It lit a fire in our men."
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH | FT WORTH TX
After the church hosted a Dad Academy One-Day, 12 men joined a Life Group, and more signed up for the following term. Hear Pastor Ben Weiss and Men’s Director Justin Paeltz share what happened at their church.
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What I'm seeing happen now is just a hunger together and learn and develop relationship not just with one another but in their marriages and with their families. And it's a direct result of our time at Dad Academy."
YOUR NEXT STEP STARTS HERE
Get the free Church Leader Kit
Explore the resources, experience the content, and see what Dad Academy could look like in your church.
01 Dad Plan Starter Guide
02 Dad Academy Workbook
03 Three Responsibilities
of a Father
04 Dad Academy One-Day Proposal
HUSBAND. DAD. PAPA. PASTOR. COACH.
Meet Jeff Hamilton
Jeff Hamilton is the founder of Dad Academy® and author of Dad Academy: Raising Courageous, Capable, Confident Kids.
For more than 25 years, he served one congregation as senior pastor in Southern California, helping men, marriages, parents, and families connect biblical truth to real, everyday life. He also spent more than a decade coaching boys’ varsity high school football, basketball, and baseball.
Since 2015, Jeff has equipped fathers through Dad Academy with a practical, coaching approach that helps dads move from good intentions to parenting on purpose and building a legacy.
Jeff and his wife, Jayme, have been married for more than 30 years. Together, they raised two great kids to adulthood and recently became grandparents.