Heroic: Conversations on Surprising Manhood

Heroic: Conversations on Surprising Manhood

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Heroic: Conversations on Surprising Manhood episodes

  • A New Theological Identity in Christ with Scotty Smith
    (Episode #10) As we move from a masculine perspective on our identity to a theological one, we’ll have Scotty Smith joining us. Scotty Smith is the former pastor of Christ Community Church and now an adjunct professor at Covenant Seminary. An author of numerous books, Scotty combines a deep understanding of theology with a humble heart.
    Learn more about my book, Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood at HeroicBook.com
    28 min
  • A New Masculine Identity in Christ with Wes Yoder
    (Episode #9) A robust masculinity that is strong and assertive; yet receptive and passionate. This is contrary to some dominant narratives in our culture, but is possible through Christ. We’ll be discussing how a man’s faith in Christ can define his masculinity with Wes Yoder. Wes is the founder of the Ambassador Agency and author of Bond of Brothers. He helps to lead a local chapter of the New Canaan Society as well. Wes’s work revolves around helping men embrace authentic masculinity.
    Learn more about my book, Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood at HeroicBook.com
    33 min
  • Entering Into Death with Carter Crenshaw
    (Episode #8) Every few episodes we’ll take the opportunity to recap and dive deep into how to apply what we’ve learned. For all of these episodes I’ll be joined by Carter Crenshaw, Senior Pastor of West End Community Church in West Nashville to do so—You’ll quickly come to understand why he’s the perfect guest to help us do this.
    In episodes 5-7, we talked about the type of death the surprising path to manhood will take us through. Carter and I will discuss how to care for and lead those entering into death.
    Learn more about my book, Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood at HeroicBook.com
    16 min
  • Dismantling the False Self with Nate Larkin
    (Episode #7) Fighting shame and the false self is one of the places a man has to go to as he walks the surprising path to manhood. Nate Larkin will join us for this conversation: Author of Samson and the Pirate Monks and founder of the Samson Society (samsonsociety.com).
    Learn more about my book, Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood at HeroicBook.com
    29 min
  • Idols Abound with Michael Kelley
    (Episode #6) As our hearts churn out idols, we have to constantly re-orient ourselves and learn the long, hard process of putting those idols to death. I’ll be joined by Michael Kelley  for this discussion. Michael serves as a director of groups ministry for LifeWay Christian Resources, and has written 3 books, his most recent being Growing Down.
    Learn more about my book, Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood at HeroicBook.com
    29 min
  • Hearing the Call of the Heroic with Carter Crenshaw
    (Episode #4) Every few episodes we’ll take the opportunity to recap and dive deep into how to apply what we’ve learned. For all of these episodes I’ll be joined by Carter Crenshaw, Senior Pastor of West End Community Church in West Nashville to do so—You’ll quickly come to understand why he’s the perfect guest to help us do this.
    In episodes 1-3 we talked through how we develop our understanding of manhood: Through our boyhood heroes, our fathers, and our own self-constructed heroic stories. Now we’re going to talk about specific ways to encourage men to hear the call to the heroic and answer it in a hopeful way.
    Learn more about my book, Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood at HeroicBook.com
    15 min
  • Goals and Ambition with Dave Landers
    (Episode #3) We all have goals and ambitions, for better or for worse. I’ll be joined by Nashville-based entrepreneur and philanthropist Dave Landers to discuss the dark places our goals can drive us, as well as the bright ones.
    Learn more about my book, Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood at HeroicBook.com
    38 min
  • Fathers as Heroic Guides with Barnabas Piper
    (Episode #2) The topic for this episode deals with how our fathers serve as heroic guides. We’ll be talking with Barnabas Piper, author and son of a popular preacher John Piper.
    Learn more about Bill’s book, Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood at HeroicBook.com
    29 min
  • Boyhood Heroes with Warren Norman
    (Episode #1) We all grow up searching for heroes that fit certain archetypes: Strong man, Wise man, Noble man. In our conversation on the path to true manhood, the perfect starting point is our boyhood heroes. Warren Norman, former Vanderbilt University wide receiver and current Young Life leader, will be our first guest to set the stage as we explore manhood through those to whom we look up.
    Learn more about Bill’s book, Heroic: The Surprising Path to True Manhood at HeroicBook.com
    25 min

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What if the true path to manhood is different than what we’ve grown accustomed to? What do we do when we want to be a truly heroic man but don’t know how?