The Man Blog

We had another fun night.   Several guys told me they really enjoyed the first night, had a conflict this week, but will be back for the rest of the study.   That said, we still had more than 20 guys participate and the discussion was once again lively!   Our three chapters were “Who Are the Missing Men?,” “The Masculinity Bank,” and “The Two Jesuses.”   I will give my brief overview of all three and then welcome your comments below.   “Who Are the Missing Men?” refers to the guys we are not seeing in church.   They tend to be young single men (no surprise here, the church struggles attracting young women too), guys in society’s leadership roles are fed up with the ineffectiveness of the church, and guys that are “high testosterone” men.   Check out a great pair of charts on page 181 & 182.   Flip back and forth and tell me what you think. They seem to be in direct inverse relationship to each other. As a boy becomes a man and his testo...

Hey Guys, This is Pastor Craig with First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. Each week beginning today I’ll write up a summary of my teaching on the last week’s reading as a way to move our discussion forward  It will also allow guys who are traveling to stay connected, keep up to speed, and even be able to comment at the bottom of my blog.  So here goes with week one! This book “Why Men Hate Going to Church” hooked me right from the get-go when it uncovered the stark reality that less than 40% of all adults in Christian Churches today are male.  I’m further intrigued by author David Murrow’s main supposition that our churches are run by females with the exception of a few male figure heads (me) who know how to cater to women because they of course keep the ship going! Our worship committees, outreach teams, and programs are designed largely by women with feminine tastes in mind that “play in Peoria” better with women.  Guys walk into today’s churches (especially you...