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July 2019

July 23, 2019

How the New Members’ Class Sets Men Up to Fail

There are legions of former churchgoers who have fallen away — not because they’ve lost...

January 2019

January 09, 2019

Psychologists: Promise Keepers Was Right All Along

Once you strip away the report's social justice jargon and the veneration of LGBTQIA sexuality,...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Rhett Bulter: Sexual Predator?

A kiss between Scarlett and Rhett illustrates how our sexual ethics have changed.

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Youth group: why not put the boys in charge?

Why did these boys come week after week? Not because of my superior leadership skills....

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 10, 2016

Help me reinvent the men’s retreat (part 1 of 3)

I’m going to use my next three blog entries to lay out a plan for...

January 2016

January 13, 2016

Men’s ministry is pointless

...unless you get one thing right first.

December 2015

December 30, 2015

Christianity started as men’s ministry

Christianity started as a men’s ministry. Yes, Jesus had women followers. He ministered to children....

November 2015

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 14, 2015

Should men’s gatherings have singing?

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

June 2015

June 23, 2015

Fight church serves MMA community (video)

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

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...

April 2015

April 08, 2015

Join me at the Reload Leadership Summit in November

There's no better way to expand the vision and reach of your ministry than to...

March 2015

March 11, 2015

Has this book changed your church/ministry?

Have you read "Why Men Hate Going to Church"? Has it borne fruit in your...

January 2015

January 21, 2015

Why men don’t read the Bible

Polls indicate a high level of respect for and belief in the Bible – yet...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

Black Friday special: free DVDs until Thanksgiving

This DVD has been used by thousands of church leaders around the world. It's a...

November 04, 2014

Marriage will be ruled unconstitutional

There’s a growing movement in our country to scrap marriage altogether, or to privatize the...

October 2014

October 21, 2014

The #1 question facing men’s ministry

What is the purpose of men's ministry – to focus men on new battles, or...

June 2014

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 04, 2014

Are millennial men less manly?

Men in their 20s don’t conform to strict gender roles the way their fathers and...

May 2014

May 20, 2014

Men’s Fraternity gets hip

The original Men’s Fraternity videos contained great teaching – but they were delivered in a...

April 2014

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....

December 2013

December 25, 2013

I’m coming to Australia this weekend

I’ll be traveling to Australia March 10-26, 2014 and I’m looking for to meeting many...

December 11, 2013

Why Men Don’t Share Feelings (Part 2)

Most men do not tell their wives what they really feel because if they did,...

December 04, 2013

Why Men Don’t Share Their Feelings (Part 1)

Men are trained from a young age to deny their true feelings. Complete this phrase:...

October 2013

October 09, 2013

What college men really need from the church

Maybe young guys are leaving Christianity because they are longing for a kind of discipleship...

July 2013

July 17, 2013

Why men aren’t stepping up

Men just aren’t as important as they once were. Suddenly, society can get along quite...