The turning of
a father's heart.

When a father's heart turns toward heaven and home, it ripples into his family, his church, and his community. Nine years, 450 weeks, and thousands of dads later — this is the story of what turned.

4,006 dads
walking with us across nine years

Nine years ago I launched a ten-week fatherhood experiment with about twenty dads in my local church. We recently passed the 450-week milestone. The ten weeks never ended, and I am constantly in awe of what God has done with it. Mostly what I feel, looking back, is gratitude — for the dads who said yes, for the friends who carried this alongside me, and for a God who took a small experiment seriously.

Jeff Zaugg Founder & Executive Director

Meet 2026's milestones.

100+

Accelerator graduates this year. Six weeks, real homework, most of it done with their own kids — across twelve cohorts, four of them new in 2026.

Accelerator

12 cohorts · 6-week format

$51,081

The largest single fundraising day in our history — 57 riders and 339 supporters at the Minneapolis Cycling Challenge in August.

Minneapolis Ride

57 riders · 339 supporters

1,800

Copies of DADAWESOME placed in dads' homes — through the store, Amazon, churches, coffee shops, and hand-delivered at speaking events.

The Book

A seed we'll find rooted for years

450+

Podcast episodes recorded — nine years of weekly conversations with dads, counselors, grandfathers, and authors.

The Podcast

Nine years of weekly conversations

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TEAM DADAWESOME took the start line three times this year — Jacksonville Spartan, Minneapolis Ride, Dallas Spartan.

Team Start Lines

Jax · Minneapolis · Dallas

22

Rooms and microphones — seven rooms of dads in a single three-month stretch, plus 15+ guest podcast appearances.

Speaking + Guest Spots

Our fastest-growing channel

4

Lunch and Learns — a brand-new offering. Fractional coaching over a lunch hour, hosted by four men in their own cities. Jeff does not present.

Lunch & Learn

The room is the curriculum

2

Film series completed — Core Discovery flyover as seven short films, plus the full coaching series. Fourteen videos in total.

Film Series

14 videos produced

Small group curriculum launched

A six-session study built to sit alongside the book, so a dad who finishes it has somewhere to take four friends. Turns a book sale into a room — and rooms are the only place the turning actually happens.

Small Groups

6 sessions · book companion

9 years of real impact

Numbers are hard, because it's difficult to grasp the impact of reaching a father. Instead of downloads or views, we focus on dads who completed one of our ministry offerings.

We're so thankful for the broad reach of DadAwesome — nearly 300,000 podcast downloads across nine years — but they're tough to quantify. These are the numbers we celebrate. 5.3% of the 75,000 goal by December 31, 2037.

Conversations

Reached through conversation

Books placed, activation journeys, virtual multi-day activations, and Lunch & Learns.

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Challenges

TEAM DADAWESOME

Dads who stepped into a shared challenge as part of TEAM DADAWESOME.

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Coaching

Accelerator graduates

Dads who completed the DadAwesome Accelerator coaching cohort.

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Community

DadAwesome Daily

Our new community for dads walking together — launching soon.

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Total · nine years

Dads walking with us

5.3% of our 75,000 goal by December 31, 2037.

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4,006 / 75,000 5.3% to 2037 goal

Partners & supporters

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Financial overview.

Covering Q4 2025 through Q3 2026. We report on this cycle so the numbers reach you in the fall, while there is still a year in front of us.

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Total Expenses

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Monthly Partners · $9,349/mo

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Cost Per Dad Reached

78% Ministry work · 14% Essential operations · 8% Community growth
Based on ministry costs for the period divided by dads reached under our narrow count — men we journeyed with, not downloads.