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March 2016

March 30, 2016

Every man has a masculinity bank

The need to be manly is universal and buried deep – the product of a...

March 24, 2016

All crazy, all the time

What do Donald Trump and the prosperity gospel preachers have in common?

March 15, 2016

Do you worship your pastor?

I’ve talked to a lot of guys who've quit going to church. Their reasons vary,...

March 07, 2016

Why is church attendance declining – even among committed Christians?

It's not merely nominal Christians who are putting aside weekly worship: fervent believers are becoming...

February 2016

February 23, 2016

Help me reinvent the men’s retreat (part 3 of 3)

A successful men’s retreat begins well in advance – by organizing men into teams. Build...

February 17, 2016

Help me reinvent the men’s retreat (part 2 of 3)

The most valuable thing a man can take away from a retreat is a group...

February 03, 2016

How father wounds are changing politics

We live in the most peaceful, prosperous society in human history. Yet the electorate rages...

January 2016

January 26, 2016

Motivate men — promise risk and reward

Jesus did not shy away from the promise of reward. He did not worry that...

January 13, 2016

Men’s ministry is pointless

...unless you get one thing right first.

January 05, 2016

Is modern worship too entertaining?

The church has been in the entertainment business for almost 1700 years.

December 2015

December 22, 2015

Removing barriers that keep young men out of church

If we want more men in church 20 years from now we must start today...

December 14, 2015

How the sexual purity movement drives young men from church

Guys want frank, biblical teaching when it comes to sex and relationships. They don't want...

December 08, 2015

How we screen young men out of church

Children of every kind come into the church. They are screened through children’s ministry and...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

Why Christian men are playing the field

Christian men can postpone marriage – and they know it. The numbers are in their...

November 16, 2015

Is it a sin to use a smartphone in church?

There have always been distractions in church. The smartphone is the most potent distraction yet.

November 11, 2015

Ten takeaways from Reload ’15 conference

Reload is the world’s largest gathering of men’s ministry leaders. Here are ten cool things...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

How to worship out of your mind

Humans have five senses. Why do we use just one when we worship?

October 21, 2015

Should women be church elders?

By focusing on whether women should preach we miss a much more important gender related...

October 14, 2015

Should men’s gatherings have singing?

In the past few years more and more men’s meetings have ditched the singing —...

October 06, 2015

The Church’s Planned Parenthood moment

Planned Parenthood is under siege over government funding. The church will face a similar barrage...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Our new moral framework (part 3 of 3)

Every Christian institution maternalizes over time. This includes Christian Universities, charities, mission organizations and of...

August 2015

August 10, 2015

Church growth: are men more important than women?

When it comes to growing a church, which gender counts more?

July 2015

July 27, 2015

Comedy: the key to reaching young men?

Prediction: the next Billy Graham will be a comedian.

July 14, 2015

Why informality is suddenly OK

I am curious as to why our world became so informal so fast. Why, even...

July 03, 2015

Why gay is suddenly OK

Why have most civilizations been hostile toward homosexuality? Why does the Bible call it “an...

June 2015

June 23, 2015

Fight church serves MMA community (video)

Are MMA and Christianity compatible? Watch this video before you decide.

June 18, 2015

Black church triples in size by focusing on men

In the past five years the church has exploded. Instead of five reliable men, Kirkland...

June 12, 2015

Why young Christian men choose radical Islam

There’s been much hand-wringing over ISIS’s success in recruiting young men from the West to...

June 02, 2015

Use the 10-10 format to teach men

Whenever I speak to men's retreats, I use a 10-10 format. I speak for about...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

It’s time to redesign the men’s retreat

It’s time to re-design the men’s retreat. If it’s just another church service with some...