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"The Function Of Leadership Is To Produce More Leaders, Not More Followers." — Ralph Nader
Harp from BetterMan • The Week in Review
SOURCE #1: COMMUNITY Communities in the past possessed a shared vision of masculinity. They provided ceremonies to mark a boy’s passage from adolescence to manhood.
Robert Lewis • Raising a Modern-Day Knight
As we look at this blessing, there are three commands God gives them, which are key to living a mythic life:
• Be fruitful and multiply. Within the context of marriage, release a healthy next generation into the world.
• Subdue the earth. Use your creative intellect to bring out the best in the part of the planet where you’ve been placed.
• Have
... See morebetterman.com • Ancient Wisdom for Modern Manhood, Part 1: Living a Mythic Life
Heart of a Warrior:
A woman to love
A work to do
A Will to obey
Or the Masculinity Manifesto
Protect
Preside
Provide
Or Wild at Heart
A battle to fight = protect
An adventure to live = preside
A beauty to rescue = provide
Better man an article - the 4 Ws
We call them the 4-W’s. If you’re intentional about these four things, you’ll become a better man, one who:
1. Courageously follows God’s Word.
2. Loves and protects God’s woman.
3. Excels at God’s work.
4. Improves God’s world with his children.
On the other hand, most men don’t have a clue who they are or who they’re supposed to be. Which means our sons don’t know how to become who they’re supposed to be, and that leads to a huge area of confusion. You can help eliminate this confusion for your son by walking through this chapter of self-discovery with him. Nate and I began this part of
... See moreDavid Kinnaman • The Intentional Father
First, the knight embodied a well-defined set of ideals.
Robert Lewis • Raising a Modern-Day Knight
Without values, a man is rudderless in a sea of relativity and compromise. With values, a man can navigate complexity and confusion with confidence and clarity. Infusing values—those of the family, those of manhood, and personal ones—is a great gift from a father to a son.
David Kinnaman • The Intentional Father
Also, you pastors and leaders of men who read this newsletter take note... Generational change will not come through your next VBS. Your women's ministry will not be the birthplace of the next great revival. Your pulpit ministry is not the end all be all. Lasting, impactful change happens when you lead the men of your church [and community] into
... See moreHarp from BetterMan • The Week in Review
When he was around age ten or so, I started dropping hints. “Hey, man, when you turn thirteen, you’re going to enter into a sacred and ancient rite of moving from adolescence into manhood. And I want to tell you, this is going to be hard. It’s going to be scary. You’re not going to know what to do. But we’re going to walk through this together, and
... See moreDavid Kinnaman • The Intentional Father
As the ones leading the charge, we need to learn how to NEWOO tie our kids' talents into the roles they play in the family. If you have one kid who is showing an ability with numbers, bring him into the process of planning the family vacation.
Let him help out on how the money will be spent. How much of the budget goes towards the place you stay?
... See moreKent Evans • Bring Your Hammer
Notice abilities and likes, engage and involve the boys in activities. Give them a job and responsibility they enjoy.