THE HEART BEHIND THE YEAR
“I only had one year
before he turned eighteen.”
A personal beginning. A mission to help fathers and mentors keep showing up.
Make the most of this year
Ben Palmer has four children. He remembers when they were four, five and six and it seemed those years would last forever. Then his son was seventeen.
He wanted his son to know he was deeply loved, that his father would still be there, and that he could turn to Christ, Scripture, prayer and other believers when life became difficult.
Ben’s own father shaped him through consistent presence. Ben also knows the struggle of starting with good intentions and losing the rhythm. A weekly plan gave him and his son a reason to return.
At their first meeting, Ben shared how he came to Christ. He found himself crying in the restaurant. Setting aside time had made room for a conversation he could not have scripted.
OUR MISSION
Help adults show up.
Help young men turn toward Christ.
Through Scripture, prayer, honest conversation and practical responsibility, we want to help a father or mentor and a young man grow a relationship that continues beyond eighteen.
The books support that relationship. They do not promise a particular outcome or certify adulthood.
By Ben Palmer.
A Ben Palmer Ministries resource, launching through Community Action Partners.
ONE MEETING. ONE CONVERSATION. ONE NEXT STEP.