Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Why Men Hate Going to Church by David Murrow


If you are one of the few men that still attend church or you are a man who struggles with the idea of even going to church this book might provide you a great insight as to why men avoid going to church. Murrow goes into great details about the masculine and feminine side of a church and how a man does or does not fit within. In most examples regarding today’s churches men do not fit in the church comfortably. He presents facts about gender gaps within the church around presence, participation and personality. Over 61% of most churches are women run by women and that only 39% of a church attendance is men. Research is shared about what how biology teaches us about men, what social science teaches about men, men seeking greatness and the great pursuit of manhood. By this time your head is swimming and the main questions with two chapters to go is so how do we fit this? What can be done that will make a difference to me or my family? The last two chapters “Restoring the Masculine Spirit in the Church” and “Meeting Men’s Deepest Needs” will not deliver a fixed answer that will resolve every man’s questions or needs. What it will provide to most men is a better understanding as to what is needed and a practical approach if you truly have an interest in providing your family and yourself with a better spiritual foundation and how that will have a positive impact on your church.

I have taken some of the examples in the book and have applied them to the church I attend. If you are looking for short term quick fixes this is not the way. What I did find out was the several methods in the book over time did develop a better environment within the church for men. Within the church I attend men’s numbers are slowing growing and the gender gap is closing.

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