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July 2014

July 08, 2014

Thinking outside the church planting box

What if there are millions of men who would become disciples if only we offered...

July 01, 2014

Does your church look like a beauty parlor?

Ribbons. Flowers. Quilts. Lace. How has this become the default look for the local church?...

June 2014

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 27, 2014

Sportsman’s Church hooks the camo crowd

Imagine a church that meets outdoors. Rain or shine. Next to a fishing hole. Around...

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 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...

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 12, 2014

Do men feel safe inviting friends to church?

Here’s the truth: most churchgoing men like their worship services well enough – but they...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Where are the Peters in church today?

In the broader society, potential Peters make up 38% of the populace. In the church,...

January 2014

January 08, 2014

Christian Exceptionalism and Men

No doctrine makes us more noxious to non-believers than the belief that Christians are the...

December 2013

December 18, 2013

Maybe the Church Needs Fewer Seats…

Airlines got rid of empty seats - and got healthy. One wonders if God isn’t...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

12 Keys to a Guy-Grabbing Christmas Eve Service

When it comes to reaching men, Christmas Eve services are the Super Bowl of the...

November 13, 2013

Why Churches Make so few Disciples

So why doesn’t Pastor Wally re-arrange his schedule so he can spend more time discipling...

November 06, 2013

Our Grandfather, which art in Heaven

Do you believe in the real God? Or have you created a fantasy god inside...

October 2013

October 23, 2013

Gospel or gimmick?

There’s something in our hearts that causes us to suspect anything in church that delights...

October 16, 2013

Venus and Mars go to church

There's a widespread perception that Christ’s values closely resemble women’s values. Men’s values seem foreign...

October 02, 2013

Dad’s noble reason for skipping church

Fathers often choose youth sports over church for a reason most Christians would applaud –...

September 2013

September 11, 2013

Church nixes girly tunes and men return

Getting more men to attend your church may be as simple as changing your music.

September 04, 2013

Using cinema to open men’s hearts

Film is the new campfire. It’s the shared culture of young men. And it’s still...

August 2013

August 14, 2013

What church will be like in 50 years (part 2 of 2)

These changes may sound horrifying to you, but in 50 years they will be the...

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...

July 10, 2013

Why we call it “a personal relationship with Jesus”

Despite its extrabiblical roots, "personal relationship with Jesus Christ" has become the number one term...

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 26, 2013

Why hell went out of fashion

The Christian story of eternal judgment is being replaced with a series of secular ones....

June 19, 2013

What if Jesus applied for a job at your church?

"I’m sorry Mr. Nazareth, but I’m having a hard time seeing where that kind of...

June 05, 2013

How to pray aloud like a man

Have you ever noticed that Christians speak normally to one another, but when they speak...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

Does a lack of men lead to liberalism? (part 2)

Men tend to put rules first; women tend to put relationships first.

May 01, 2013

The secret America’s fastest growing religions share

Two religions that put special emphasis on men are America’s fastest growing, according to a...