Tag: Biblical manhood

Manhood & Womanhood Resources

Posted on December 4, 2010

Our end of year quarterly Partners Brunch was so family, so deep, so encouraging. We spent an hour eating, confessing, rejoicing, and praying. I walked away wishing every church could experience this. During this time, men and women shared how they truly want to grow in manliness and femininity, in being a good husband and wife.

Growing in Manhood & Womanhood

Growing in your masculinity and femininity will require discipline, honesty, community and lots of grace. It will require you finding other men and women and asking them to help you, correct you, guide you. This kind of maturity has to have biblical, relational, and informational components. This means:

1) Up your game in Fight Clubs and City Groups in being real about your struggles and tenacious about grace.

2) Find mentors to help you but dont depend on mentors for your own maturity and obedience.

3) Read some really helpful books and articles and be sure that you apply them in community.

Biblical Manhood Resources

Biblical Womanhood Resources

Resources on Biblical Manhood

Posted on November 2, 2009

In preparation for my message on Biblical Masculinity (part of the Truly Human series), I consulted a number of books and articles other than the Bible. In the end, some of the most helpful stuff appears to have been reflections from my own failures and successes. However, here are some of the popular, not academic, resources I consulted. Note that I do not agree with all of the information in any of these resources:

Articles

Books

You’ll note that the articles lean in the direction of cultural exegesis, while the books lean in the direction of biblical exegesis. Feel free to email me for academic resources that deal with both conservative and liberal interpretations of the sermon texts!

The Marks of Manhood

Posted on November 1, 2009

Al Mohler recently listed 13 marks of mature masculinity …check the whole article for explanations.

1. Spiritual maturity sufficient to lead a wife and children.

2. Personal maturity sufficient to be a responsible husband and father.

3. Economic maturity sufficient to hold an adult job and handle money.

4. Physical maturity sufficient to work and protect a family.

5. Sexual maturity sufficient to marry and fulfill God’s purposes.

6. Moral maturity sufficient to lead as example of righteousness.

7. Ethical maturity sufficient to make responsible decisions.

8. Worldview maturity sufficient to understand what is really important.

9. Relational maturity sufficient to understand and respect others.

10. Social maturity sufficient to make a contribution to society.

11. Verbal maturity sufficient to communicate and articulate as a man.

12. Character maturity sufficient to demonstrate courage under fire.

13. Biblical maturity sufficient to lead at some level in the church.

Truly Human: A Series on Gender, Marriage, & Family

Posted on October 31, 2009

Truly Human 08Over the next four weeks, Austin City Life will be considering what it means to be truly human in our gender, marriage, and family.

We are all broken. This really hits home when we consider our struggles with sexuality, dating, marriage, and parenting. In this series, we will attempt to show how our broken manhood and womanhood can be restored through the gospel of Christ. The great hope of the gospel is that we can recover our true humanity and become the men, women, couples, and families that God intended. When this happens, we become more of a renewing presence, strengthening the social fabric of families and the city. Four messages in the month of November:

  • Renewing Manliness
  • Renewing Femininity
  • Renewing Marriage
  • Renewing Family