Art of Manliness Why Men Dont Go to Church

in: Behavior, Character, Podcast

• November 17, 2016 • Last updated: September 29, 2021

Podcast #253: Why Men Detest Going to Church building

Earlier this year we published an in-depth serial about masculinity and the Christian religion — in detail, why it is that in nearly all Christian churches the world over, women outnumber men. One of our sources for that series was a book called Why Men Hate Going to Church, and on today's evidence I talk with the writer of that volume, David Murrow.

David and I talk virtually the meaning disparity in the sex ratio of Christian churches, the factors that led to that gender gap, why fewer men in the pews typically leads to an overall turn down in congregation attendance, what some churches are doing to make church more "human-friendly," why newer megachurches have been more than successful at attracting men than older, smaller churches, and why one branch of Christianity — Eastern Orthodoxy — hasn't suffered the aforementioned pass up in male attendance that's plagued other traditional denominations. Whether you enjoyed our series on Christianity and manhood, have wondered why you lot notice going to church so unbearable, or simply savor discussions on the intersection of faith, civilisation, and masculinity, you'll dearest this podcast.

Bear witness Highlights

• The gender gap in church attendance between men and women
• Are women more spiritual than men?
• Does the gender gap be in other globe religions?
• When did the gender gap in Christianity begin?
• The increment and decrease in male person church attendance during the by 500 years
• "Jesus-is-my-boyfriend" praise and worship music and the refuse of battle hymns in congregations
• The difference betwixt the blazon of God men and women like to worship
• Why Christian churches are more than feminine even though men are often still the leaders
• Why "church plants" attract more men than established churches
• Why the manner mainline denominations are organized has left them struggling in the 21st century
• What megachurches do to attract men
• The difference between vertical and horizontal worship
• Why old-school hymns are coming back into church services
• Why churches with more women are declining and churches with more men are growing
• The benefits men get from attending church building regularly
• What churches tin do to attract more men (and it's not only having Harley Sundays)
• The Muscular Christianity Movement in the tardily-19th and early on 20th centuries
• How the Muscular Christianity motion laid the groundwork for the explosion of growth in the mainline churches after WWII
• How churches can add danger and take chances to attract men
• The rise and autumn of the Promise Keepers motion
• How men are using technology to innovate the church
• Why the Eastern Orthodox church building hasn't had the same man trouble as Western churches

Resources/Studies/People Mentioned in Podcast

• Christianity's Manhood Problem
• The Church building Impotent by Leon J. Podles
• Conjugal mysticism
• Protestant Reformation
• "A Mighty Fortress is our God"
• "Onward Christian Soldiers"
• Church building planting
• My podcast with Barry Nalebuff about The Fine art of Strategy
• Willow Creek Church
• Saddleback Church
• LifeChurch
• Craig Groeschel
• The decline of the Episcopal church building
• When Christianity Was Muscular
• YMCA
• Boys' Brigade
• Men and Religion Forward Movement
• Billy Dominicus
• Promise Keepers
• The Iii P's of Manhood: Protect
• My podcast with Sherry Turkle about reclaiming conversation
• F3
• Kettlebell swinging Greek Orthodox priest

Why Men Hate Going to Church building is a throughly engaging look into the historical and cultural factors that have contributed to fewer men attention Christian churches. David'due south got a punchy and humorous writing manner that makes the volume both interesting and highly enjoyable to read. Pick up a copy of it and visit David's website, Church for Men, to learn more about his piece of work with men in churches.

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