As a Father of a new baby girl (Aubrey is 4 months old), I am grateful to Voddie Baucham for writing this book. What He Must Be is a how to guide on raising boys to be men and raising daughters to look for the right kind of man in their lives.
In his pointed way, Baucham points out that some things simply are not debatable when one considers potential candidates to marry their daughters. For instance (as chapter titles indicate), he must be a follower of Christ, he must be prepared to lead, he must lead like Christ, he must be committed to children, and he must practice the four P’s (Prophet, Priest, Provider, and Protector). Any male without these qualities is simply not capable of leading a woman in a God-honoring marriage.
Baucham is tough, but he fills a much needed gap in ministry to husbands and fathers. This is not simply a picture of how things could or should be, this is discipleship from the life of one father and into the lives of many others. Pastors, pass this resource along to the men in your church who see that they should be different but don’t know where to begin. Read it for yourself because we can all benefit from some strong words about the importance of raising our children right.
