Raising Fatherless Kids

Lori Apon

lori@perspectiveministries.org

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Booking Overview

A faith-based parenting and grief-support show focused on helping children and caregivers navigate fatherlessness, with practical, biblical guidance. Guests are typically ministry leaders or authors who can speak credibly about loss, lament, and healing in the context of being a “present father” to the fatherless.

Metrics

Episodes: 221

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Instagram: 2.3k followers

Contact Information

lori@perspectiveministries.org

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Host

Lori Apon - Founder of Perspective Ministries. She hosts weekly conversations offering practical guidance for life with children who don’t have a dad, drawing from her own experience raising eight children wit...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Christian ministry leaders, pastors, or recognized authors/speakers who can address fatherlessness, grief, lament, and healing from a biblical perspective (often with personal testimony or relevant pastoral experience).
Required Achievements:  
Authored books on grief, lament, or waiting, Leadership roles in Christian organizations (e.g., seminary/ministry publishing or coalition leadership), Pastoral leadership experience, Contributions to fatherlessness-focused ministries/resources

Recent Guest Discussions

Kyle Ogle - Personal Testimony Of Fatherlessness, Rejection And Abandonment, And Healing Through Christ; Fatherless Sons Processing Rejection And Finding Identity And Redemption

Mark Vroegop - Grief, Suffering, Biblical Lament, And Helping Grieving Mothers And Fatherless Children Process Loss

Recent Topics

Parenting, Grief, Fatherlessness, Christianity, Widows

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Raising Fatherless Kids
:

219. When it Feels that Joy is Lost

June 10, 2026

In this tender episode, the difficult phrase “I have lost my joy” is explored with compassion and biblical hope. There are seasons where something feels different, heavier, and emotionally distant. Grief, exhaustion, disappointment, loneliness, overwhelming circumstances, spiritual battles, and even physical struggles can leave someone feeling as though joy has disappeared completely.This episode gently reminds listeners that while the feeling of joy may fade, the true source of joy has not b...

218. The Language of Lament for Hurting Hearts

June 03, 2026

On this episode of Raising Fatherless Kids, Lori welcomes Mark Vroegop, president of The Gospel Coalition and author of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy, and Waiting Isn’t a Waste. Together, they have a meaningful conversation about grief, suffering, and the biblical practice of lament.After walking through the heartbreaking loss of a stillborn daughter, Mark began to study what Scripture teaches about crying out to God in pain while continuing to trust Him. In this episode, he explains what lament is...

217. From Rejection to Redemption: A Fatherless Son’s Story with Kyle

June 03, 2026

In this honest conversation, Lori welcomes pastor, husband, father, and Absent Dad, Present Father contributor Kyle Ogle to share his powerful testimony of growing up without a father and the lasting impact of rejection. Kyle opens up about meeting his biological father as a young teen, only to later experience heartbreaking abandonment that shaped many of his struggles with insecurity, identity, anger, and fear of abandonment.Yet through God’s kindness, the influence of faithful men, and the...

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