Tonight in America, one out of every three children will go to sleep in a home without their father.
The social and spiritual consequences of fatherlessness are devastating and deeply felt even within the Church. Take Your Place is a call for men to rise, assume their God-given role, and restore the biblical pattern of spiritual fatherhood that transforms families, churches, and nations.
Like a voice crying out in the wilderness, Dr. Edwin Louis Cole proclaimed the truth of Christ-like manhood and devoted his life to turning the hearts of fathers back to their children.
Known as the “father of the modern-day men’s movement,” Ed Cole traveled the globe preaching biblical masculinity while intentionally raising spiritual sons.
Take Your Place reveals who Dr. Cole was, the principles of manhood that governed his life, and how those principles shaped generations including G.F. Watkins’ own journey as a spiritual son and later as a spiritual father.
Discover how every man is called to step into his God-given role, embrace responsibility, and leave a lasting mark on the world.
Learn how spiritual fatherhood impacts marriage, finances, ministry, and personal growth through intentional relationships.
Understand the values and attributes every father longs to see in a son, natural or spiritual and how those values shape future generations.
Take Your Place confronts the crisis of fatherlessness in modern society and reveals God’s answer through spiritual alignment and relational discipleship.
Drawing from the legacy of Dr. Edwin Louis Cole, this book presents fatherhood as the New Testament method for missions, discipleship, and multiplication.
From spiritual father to spiritual son, eternal values are transferred, lives are shaped, and destinies are unlocked. When men learn to receive and then impart, legacies are built that outlive generations.
G.F. Watkins isn’t just a leader he’s a builder of men, ministries, and movements. With more than thirty years of ministry experience, he has gone from pioneering Powerhouse Church in Katy, Texas to planting churches internationally and equipping leaders around the world. Holding a master’s degree from Stephen F. Austin University and shaped by his background as a former All-American athlete and football coach, he brings a disciplined, practical, and results-driven approach to leadership and mentorship.
As an apostolic coach, he has trained thousands of men in leadership, marriage, ministry, and business, authored Take Your Place, Test Me!, and The Alpha Male, and founded Manhood University a mentoring movement dedicated to raising strong, Christ-centered men who impact their families, churches, and communities.
Take Your Place challenges men to rise, embrace spiritual fatherhood, and live out their God-given purpose impacting marriages, families, churches, and future generations.
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