"Church is . . . boring, full of hypocrites, greedy, etc." You've heard the excuses, now read the reasons why institutional Christianity leaves countless men cold. Arguing that many churches create a man-hostile environment, Murrow offers detailed explanations of resulting male/female imbalances. Discover how to meet the real needs of men---and close your congregational gender gap! 224 pages, softcover from Nelson.
It’s Sunday morning. Where are all the men? Golfing? Playing softball? Watching the tube? Mowing the lawn? Sleeping? One place you won’t find them is in church. Less than 40 percent of adults in most churches are men, and 20 to 25 percent of married churchgoing women attend without their husbands. And why are the men who do go to church so bored? Why won’t they let God change their hearts?
David Murrow’s groundbreaking new book reveals why men are the world’s largest unreached people group. With eye-opening research and a persuasive grasp on the facts, Murrow explains the problem and offers hope and encouragement to women, pastors, and men. Why Men Hate Going to Church does not call men back to the church-it calls the church back to men.
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4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Kyle Hogan (Chandler, AZ), April 21, 2009
Good read. He makes a lot of valid points. There were/are certain things in some church practices that I was/am uncomfortable with, but couldn't put my finger on-in some of these things he's right on the money- churches are too feminized. I might take issue with some things about men's attention spans, and things. What was I talking now...?
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Jim Salo (Flint, Michigan), April 14, 2009
A must read for all men and especially us men pastor's! I read this because I just started a new men's ministry and wanted to know why men hate church--if that's where I want them to end up at! It has impacted me so much that I've given challenge to setting our whole church on a new course of being effective through men's leadership.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Kurt Mueller (Honolulu, HI), March 11, 2009
This is a must read for men and women alike. Women can discover why the men in their lives are so often turned off by the usual church business. Men can now confront the feelings they've had in the past about church. Tells the real situation that most men face when going to or trying to go to church and how we can all do a better job of bringing Jesus to all those tough guys out there!
2.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Joseph Ross (Victoria, TX), November 12, 2008
This is a very informative book. With fresh unbiased opinions that should have interest across denominational and men/women pastorial leadership lines.
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Douglas Huene (Delta, CO), August 10, 2008
This is an excellent book and should be a must read for anyone who wants to bring their chruch back to the way God intended. My only issue is the practical application of the in's and out's of accomplishing this difficult task is lacking. "No Man Left Behind" is a good compliment to this book.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Douglas Huene (Delta, CO), July 30, 2008
Excellent book which I feel is a must read for any person who attends a church that has more women than men actively attending.
3.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Dr. Marlin Lance (Houston, TX), June 30, 2008
Good insights and full of stuff that will cause no small stir in most churches. He has certainly done his research. I loved the book and am working through it again...this time taking good notes and getting ready to make changes in our men's ministry.I recommend it to those men in leadership that aren't afraid of stirring up the nest! If we don't get our men into shape, heaven help us when persecution hits on our homefront! A book like this can get the revolution started...if men will rediscover their heart and courage to stand as men of the new testament did...serving a Jesus that's a warrior...not a flower picker!
1.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Mark (Colorado Springs, Colorado), April 30, 2008
While Murrow diagnosing an actual problem, his suggestions and thoughts at a solution amount to just repainting the facade of church.
The fundamental problems that keep men away find no solutions within the pages. This book is as constructive as telling a fat person they need to exercise and eat less.
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Author: David Murrow
Located in: Anchorage, AK
Submitted: January 09, 2006
Tell us a little about yourself. I live in Alaska with my wife of 22 years and three children. We live in a log cabin next to a rushing mountain stream with a view of the mountains. It's like something out of a Jeep commercial. It's a great place to commune with God and write.
I'm not the usual suspect for writing a Christian book. I'm not a pastor, professor or theologian. I'm just a guy in the pews who noticed that we're losing men by the bushel. I've dedicated the rest of my life to getting them back!
What was your motivation behind this project? I was reading my Bible about five years ago and suddenly realized that it was primarily the story of bold, courageous men.
Where are the men today? Most of the men I knew are either absent from church, or barely engaged.
The lack of men is deeply hurting the women of the church. Spiritually speaking, women are losing their husbands, mothers are losing sons. Single women can't find a date in church. My book is for these women. It provides the answers they seek, and
actions they can take to make their congregations attractive to men.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? Our world is filled with men who are interested in God, but who are bored with church. My book is written to these men. Women will learn why the men in their lives find church so unappealing. The purpose of my book is to help local churches and individual believers to sharpen their outreach to men and boys.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? I was most inspired by the strong and godly men of my church here in Alaska. What a gift, when a church has such men! As far as
authors go, George Barna, John Eldredge, Lee Strobel and Rick Warren were the ones I quoted most in the book.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: With men, little things matter. Your church can become magnetic to men, even young men. If you'd like to learn more, visit my web site, www.churchformen.com.
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