Men in the Arena - Christian Men's Podcast

Men, you know you have potential, but how do you reach it? How do you choose which goal to pursue, and once you do, how do you get there? In this week's interview, Jim Ramos is joined by bestselling author Jon Acuff to discuss his new book, All it Takes is a Goal. They discuss the three zones that high-performing men bounce between and a 3-step plan for busting you out of your rut so you can achieve what God made you for.

https://tinyurl.com/goal115

In this AMA episode, Jim answers this question submitted by a follower:

• "How do you pick a church? I want to know how Jim Ramos would pick a random town in a random state, move there, and pick a church. What are the things you look for that are reasons to stay, reasons to leave? I believe youll be blown away at how many people take notes on your answer and use it when hunting down a church." - Jacob D.

In this AMA episode, Jim answers 3 questions submitted by followers on social media:

• "How should I handle my ex-wife bashing me to our kids?"
• "How can I lead my kids into a real, deep and authentic relationship with God?"
• "How can I prepare for the 'Stress Bubble of Life' and how can I thrive in the mist of it?"

In this AMA episode, Jim answers 4 questions submitted by followers on social media:

• "How do I find my spouse? I've been praying and waiting." - Guboyz89 on Instagram
• "When should a young person know they are ready for marriage?" - Andrea D. on Facebook
• "If men are usually not as far along spiritually as women at the beginning of the relationship, how can a woman know if a man has the potential to be a good husband?" - TikTok
• "How long should a couple be engaged? Do you think you and Shanna got married too fast?" - Facebook

Jim kicks off an AMA series to answer listener questions.

This week he answers:

"When you were called into the ministry (like I believe I am being called into right now) how did you truly know? When did you know it was your calling from God to be in ministry?" - Logan W. on Facebook

"Why do you make videos in the woods like you just buried a body and you're running from the cops?" - Ro E. on Facebook

Men, what is your unique purpose? What did God put YOU - specifically - on the planet to accomplish? In this week's 10-minute equipping episode, pastor Jim Ramos outlines what does and doesn't constitute a "real" life's calling, describes common misconceptions of what makes a life's calling, and gives you 3 questions you can ask yourself to test and discover what God's calling on your life may be.

It might seem expensive to prepare your family for emergencies, but you can do it without breaking the bank. In this week's 10-minute equipping episode, Jim Ramos outlines how a Christian man can prep without blowing his family's budget.

In the last episode, Jim Ramos taught you the first 5 items on the "List of Lists" a.k.a. the '9 B's of Preparedness' for when the electricity, internet and online connectivity are gone. In this 10-minute equipping episode, he outlines B's 5-9.

Here are the books mentioned in the episode:

• One Second After -> https://tinyurl.com/onesecond115 By William Forstchen
• World Made by Hand: A Novel -> https://tinyurl.com/worldmade115 By James Howard Kunstler
• Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse -> https://tinyurl.com/patriot115 By James Wesley Rawles
• How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times -> https://tinyurl.com/howtosurvive115
• Dare to Prepare - 6th Edition 2020 Printing -> https://tinyurl.com/dareto115 By Holly Drennan Deyo

Christian man, if the electricity went out and didn't come back on, what would you do? The outage of electricity and internet represent a major danger in an increasingly internet-reliant world. If this happened, would you be ready, or panicking with everyone else? In this week's 10-minute equipping episode, Jim Ramos teaches you the 9 B's of Preparedness a.k.a. "The List of Lists."