Why we call it “a personal relationship with Jesus”
Despite its extrabiblical roots, "personal relationship with Jesus Christ" has become the number one term Evangelicals use to describe the Christian walk. Why? Because it frames the gospel in terms of...
View ArticleIs father love welcome in the church?
Father love is like a vaccination: it causes momentary pain, but promotes long-term health. We hate to be on the receiving end of a needle, but we are better for it.
View ArticleWhat church will be like in 50 years (part 1 of 2)
In the same way WalMart took over the mom-and-pop store, a handful of megachurches will absorb thousands of other congregations – including other megachurches. They’ll do it by planting satellite...
View ArticleWhat 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 norm. And they will bring many advantages, particularly when it comes to engaging men.
View ArticleUsing cinema to open men’s hearts
Film is the new campfire. It’s the shared culture of young men. And it’s still one of the most powerful pathways into a man’s heart. Men who may be afraid of the Bible are perfectly comfortable...
View ArticleWhat college men really need from the church
Maybe young guys are leaving Christianity because they are longing for a kind of discipleship they see in the movies, but can’t find in the local church.
View ArticleVenus and Mars go to church
There's a widespread perception that Christ’s values closely resemble women’s values. Men’s values seem foreign in church – misguided, unspiritual and unchristlike.
View ArticleGospel or gimmick?
There’s something in our hearts that causes us to suspect anything in church that delights the eye or makes us chuckle. A voice in our heads whispers, “It must be of the Devil.”
View ArticleFour Dilemmas Every Evangelical Faces
Let’s admit it: we’re embarrassed to believe in hell. Speaking of eternal judgment makes us sound like backward, uneducated yokels. It conjures up images of bearded crazies carrying signs in parks.
View Article12 Keys to a Guy-Grabbing Christmas Eve Service
When it comes to reaching men, Christmas Eve services are the Super Bowl of the church calendar. Congregations have an opportunity to impact these men if they plan their services accordingly.
View ArticleMaybe the Church Needs Fewer Seats…
Airlines got rid of empty seats - and got healthy. One wonders if God isn’t doing the same thing with the church.
View ArticleChristian Exceptionalism and Men
No doctrine makes us more noxious to non-believers than the belief that Christians are the only ones going to heaven.
View ArticleThree Little Ways to Welcome Men at Church
With men, the little things matter more than you think.
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