| Resource: Planning a Church service for Men |
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We had a guy visiting our church last weekend who is a man's man. I'm telling you, this guy drinks steak milkshakes for breakfast. He's big, he's built like a life-size tonka truck, and he works in a profession where you've got to stand up and be a man, otherwise you just won't last long. A guy at church was speaking to him and he mentioned something very disturbing, but very interesting. That while he's a committed Christian, he just couldn't invite the guys he works with to church. It was just too chick-ified, and they just wouldn't cope... And he's right. It's not that we've set out to target our service at women, nor do I think the many guys that come think it's particularly feminine. In fact, it's one of the manliest churches I've been at. But the problem is, it's just not the average Australian guys cup of tea (now there's a feminine expression if I ever heard one). David Murrow, who wrote the book "Why Men Hate Church" (which Phil Campbell recently did an article on), has published a checklist of things to consider when planning a church service that men might feel comfortable in. Amongst some interesting tips, like not asking everyone to hold hands or hug each other (which I'll need to cut out of our order of service for this Sunday), there are some good things to consider. Like how the church looks, the words of the songs you sing, the construction of the message as well as the reasoning behind considering all these things. It might not all be applicable for your church context, but there are some really helpful things in there. So have a read, take the good, discard the bad, and start planning to reach the men. Get it here. Comments (0)
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