Men Needed…. In Church
Posted on 28. Jul, 2008 by Mark Doebler in Faith
Yet another article addressing the lack of men attending church appeared in the USA Today last week. Our church has been a living, breathing experiment for the last couple of years now on how do we build a church that reaches and energizes men to walk in the fullness of the Christian faith. How do [...]
In the Locker Room – July 20
Posted on 20. Jul, 2008 by Mark Doebler in Faith
HUGE day in the locker room today. Three years ago, we prayed about what God wanted from us as a new church. After months of praying, we came to the conclusion that in addition to reaching people for Christ and fulfilling the Great Commission, God was calling us to become a church that works at reaching men. Today… we took a huge step in fulfilling that mission.
Manhood (Part 13) – Man and His Family (Authority)
Posted on 04. Apr, 2008 by Mark Doebler in Men
In our last installment on this topic, we established how critically important the family is for every man. That in the end, his family is his legacy above all else. It would seem that our obligations as men are so high that we will never live up to them. C. S. Lewis, as always, said [...]
Manhood (Part 12) – Man and His Family (Authority)
Posted on 02. Apr, 2008 by Mark Doebler in Men
Yesterday we presented a clear and compelling case for the authority of a man in relation to his wife. Maybe one of the reasons that this has become a frightening concept for most women (and plenty of men) is because of how authority gets abused. But the sort of authority that God is mandating here [...]
Manhood (Part 11) – Man and His Family (Authority)
Posted on 01. Apr, 2008 by Mark Doebler in Men
Today, we continue on the theme of authority and what that means for a man in relation to his family. Most of us don’t like the concept of authority anymore. We don’t like to follow it, nor, interestingly enough, do most men want to exercise it. It’s just too much work. And in that cultural [...]
