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October 2014

October 07, 2014

Is muscular Christianity the problem – or the solution?

Are we seeing character flaws in individual men – or does something unhealthy surface when...

August 2014

August 19, 2014

Between Boredom and Blood

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

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...

July 08, 2014

Thinking outside the church planting box

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

May 2014

May 06, 2014

Is Praise & Worship good for men?

The new worship has lots of pluses for men. But P&W has feminized worship in...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

How a 17-year-old girl changed the way we worship God

Amy Grant just wanted to sing songs about Jesus, but her success set in motion...

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 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,...

February 19, 2014

Why Prominent Christian Men are Abandoning the Local Church

Many of society’s most prominent Christian men don’t go to church at all, according to...

February 11, 2014

What men need after a sermon

Many of our post-preaching routines may cause men to forget the message they've heard.

January 2014

January 22, 2014

Is Emotion Essential to Worship?

If we judge worshippers by the amount of emotion they manifest, we’ve set up a...

January 15, 2014

The flipped church

Flipping changes teachers from lecturers into coaches. It turns classroom time from talking to mentoring....

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 11, 2013

Church nixes girly tunes and men return

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

June 2013

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 08, 2013

Why men have stopped singing in church

It happened again yesterday. I was attending one of those hip, contemporary churches — and...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

How a traditional church can grow again

This traditional church is growing by about 10 percent a year. The nursery is bursting...

April 17, 2013

Why traditional churches should stick with traditional worship

St. Mark's is a traditional church. And it’s very good at being a traditional church....

April 10, 2013

Are sermons becoming obsolete?

The live lecture is disappearing. Only two institutions still regularly offer them: universities and churches.

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Easter services and men

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