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September 2014

September 04, 2014

Men, church and the NFL’s “Fail Mary” moment

The replacement refs infuriated men with their inconsistent play calling. The same dynamic sours men...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

How to preach 3 hour sermons (part 2)

What can preachers and teachers borrow from sports and movies to make their sermons more...

August 19, 2014

Between Boredom and Blood

Christians live in the tension between these two poles. We long for the freedom and...

August 06, 2014

How to preach 3 hour sermons

Men can sit through a 3-hour football game or a 3-hour epic movie without being...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

I’ve finally found the perfect church

After years of searching I've finally found the perfect church. Let me tell you about...

July 22, 2014

Confusing Worship with Fellowship

Megachurches attract a higher percentage of men. One of the reasons is that they’ve divided...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

Why Men are Afraid to Make Disciples

The church often calls upon individuals to go out and serve God courageously – but...

June 17, 2014

Helping Men Through their “Crazy Times”

Every day we hear stories of men doing stupid things. Walking away from their careers....

June 10, 2014

The Futility of Father’s Day Services

We celebrate men on the Sunday they’re least likely to be among us.

May 2014

May 14, 2014

Why 2/3 of men are unhappy in church

Since the beginning, churches have consisted of three kinds of people. If we’re going to...

April 2014

April 23, 2014

How we destroyed our man-building infrastructure

Men’s service organizations were just one plank in a vast infrastructure that used to exist...

April 16, 2014

Why men aren’t buying the church’s core product (part 2)

As a young man growing up in church, I can’t remember ever hearing a sermon...

April 08, 2014

Why men aren’t buying the church’s core product (part 1)

Church used to be the place that saved your soul. Today, it's the place that...

April 02, 2014

Free book offer – for men who minister to men

I want to send you a free copy of Effective Men’s Ministry: The Indispensable Toolkit....

March 2014

March 27, 2014

What men want from church in 2014

But what if people dropping out of church simply because it no longer offers something...

March 18, 2014

Why are men leaving church? It’s no longer 1850.

In 1850 our product was completely unique. No one else offered what the church did....

March 05, 2014

Why Peter Left the Building

Christ handed him the keys to the kingdom - but we've shown him the door....

September 2013

September 25, 2013

What Christian women really, really want

These stunning survey results give us a clue as to why Christianity is so rapidly...

September 18, 2013

How to wreck a pastor

Because of these frequent beat downs, some pastors develop a foxhole mentality. They avoid their...

July 2013

July 03, 2013

Can a man love God but hate churchgoing?

More than half of the committed Christian men I talk to, when asked, will tell...

June 2013

June 12, 2013

Gangs fathering the fatherless

"A gang gives you something that nothing in the world or no amount of money...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Easter services and men

Many churches see their highest attendance on Easter Sunday. The pews are packed with folks...