Podcast on Masculinity with Bill Mouser

I’m pleased to pass on that our church, Christ Church of Lakeland, has produced its first podcast. Others are in the works.

This podcast is with Bill Mouser. It addresses the current state of manhood in America and looks at the need for cultivating biblical masculinity in men today.

Bill Mouser is a pastor and the founder of the International Council for Gender Studies, which has as its mission to provide biblical materials which engage the gender issues of our day. More information about Bill’s ministry can be found at fiveaspects.org.

Give the podcast a listen.

Recovering masculinity

Over the past years we’ve seen a leveling of the differences between men and women. As a result, real masculinity in men has become harder and harder to find.

This scarcity of masculinity is not good. When men possess the qualities of masculinity, they are equipped to lead, develop, deliver and protect in a way that brings glory to God and good to those around them. But when men lose their masculinity, they also lose their spine. They lack courage and confidence, and the whole culture suffers for it.

So, what can be done to put the masculinity back in men? There are several areas that need to be emphasized.

The most important of these is that men need to assume responsibility. The first instance of a man forsaking his masculinity was in the garden of Eden, when Adam blamed his wife for his own sin. This act led him to go into hiding.

When men fail to take responsibility in their own lives today, something similar happens. Men who won’t take responsibility quickly feel like they’re losing control of everything around them. They become guilty, and feel depressed and ineffective. And, like Adam, they go into hiding.

How can this be overcome? If you are a man, you must take responsibility for your life – all of it. You must tell yourself repeatedly, “I am responsible.” If you are married to a man, you must (gently) stop covering for him. He needs to learn from His mistakes, so he will begin to take more responsibility. If you have sons, do not coddle them. Don’t pick up all their messes. Make them responsible for their own lives.

There are other areas that also need to be emphasized if men are going to recover their masculinity.