Fierce Men

Fierce Men


Leading Family Worship: Every Father's Greatest Charge

November 20, 2025

Two things changed everything for our family: embracing biblical headship and starting daily Family Worship.


In this foundational episode, Ryan Frederick issues a clear, unapologetic call to Christian men: Family Worship is the lifeblood of every Christian home, and leading it is the central, defining outworking of biblical headship.

In this episode you’ll discover:

  • Why there will never be revival in the church until there is revival in the home—and why that revival, at scale, begins with men leading worship in their living rooms
  • The biblical case from Deuteronomy 6 and Joshua 4 that Family Worship is not optional, not a suggestion, but a direct command to fathers as the priest-prophet-pastor of their covenantal household
  • How Family Worship tangibly connects your marriage and children to the covenant-keeping God who redeemed you
  • Why skipping it is functionally choosing the idols of busyness, screens, and distraction over the jealous God who delivered you from slavery
  • A simple, battle-tested framework we use in the Frederick home: Read → Sing → Pray (with practical tips you can start tonight—even if you feel awkward or inadequate)
  • Powerful quotes from Spurgeon, Matthew Henry, and Howard Hendricks that will light a fire under you

If you’ve ever prayed for your family to love Jesus more but felt stuck… if you know you’re called to lead but don’t know where to begin… this episode is your wake-up call.


Leading Family Worship isn’t one more thing on the to-do list.

It’s the one thing that orders everything else.

Stop drifting. Start leading.

Your wife is waiting. Your kids are watching. And your God deserves it.


Resources mentioned:

  • Family Worship by Donald Whitney
  • Family Worship Bible Guide by Joel Beeke
  • Thoughts on Family Worship by James W. Alexander


Don’t finish this episode without gathering your family tonight. The most fierce thing you’ll ever do is open the Bible at the dinner table and say, “Let’s worship the God who saved us.”


Your home will never be the same.