It is the shepherd father's most important responsibility to bring each member of his family to the understanding and enlightenment to know God and Christ as their personal Savior and Shepherd. This understanding of God as a personal Shepherd is paramount truth. It is not good enough for God's sheep to only have knowledge about Him. They must have a personal knowledge and relationship with the Shepherd.
How blessed our children are when they are born again. Their relationship with God is no longer abstract but real, close, alive, and personal.
Fathers, this is our calling and we fail greatly in our fatherhood if we do not understand this. Sad to say, many fathers leave this responsibility to others, e.g. the church pastor or Sunday school teachers. However, God holds us fathers accountable.
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell