Spiritual Manhood

Emotion, Leadership, and the Biblical Man

Spiritual Manhood has its first meeting in the Mighty Networks community. Today, Chris brings you into his discussion with his good friend, Brandon Ballard, as they discuss emotion, leadership, and building biblical men.

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"HIS LIFE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOING ANY BETTER.

And then the phone rang.

He was an evangelist who preached the Word with the Holy Spirit’s authority and power. He was the most sought-after evangelist in his denomination. If you wanted him to come and preach in your church, you had to get in line and wait for a minimum of four years. He was a man who was enjoying the favor of God on his life and ministry.

The numerous invitations were always a pull away from his family. But he and his wife had settled on a formula that had worked well and enabled him to spend time at home with his bride and son that he dearly loved. The formula was simple: He would go out and preach for two weeks and then come home for two weeks. And then he would go out again for two weeks and back home for another two. Everything was working and God was blessing. His marriage was strong. His boy, now a teenager, was doing well in school and athletics. And his ministry was taking off like a rocket.

And then the phone rang.

It was a very short phone call from his wife. She had just had the latest in a series of arguments with their sixteen-year-old son. She had asked him to do something and he told her point-blank that he wasn’t going to do it. This six-foot-two boy was wearing her down. His strong will was starting to take its toll. So she called her husband and in a fairly short conversation reported the events that had just taken place. And then she simply said, “I need you.” He replied that he would cancel the remaining meetings and drive home immediately. Neither one of them knew that their son was listening to their conversation from the next room. The teenager knew he was pushing the limits and was curious to see how his father would respond. He would soon find out.

His father arrived home and within days a For Sale sign was in the front yard. The father then cancelled every one of his scheduled meetings for the next four years and accepted the pastorate of a small church in another state. For the next two years, until his son graduated from high school and went off to college, he pastored the small church and mentored his growing son."

Farrar, S. (2006). King Me: What Every Son Wants and Needs From His Father. Moody Publishers.

A lot has happened this week. One of the more notable issues revolves around a Virginia Governor's race that was largely built around educational issues and Critical Race Theory in public schools. 

Listen this week, as Chris addresses this topic from a Christian perspective.

This week, Chris takes a look at Theology. However, this is not the look you might expect. For decades in America, Theology has been seen as "less than" regarding the importance of pursuing its study. But, it hasn't always been this way, nor should it be.

Is Theology worthy of being considered as a Science? Chris will talk about it briefly in this week's episode of WITHIN Reason.

In this special episode, Chris shares the audio from a presentation given at the WNY Christian Business Board Meeting, October 16, 2021, where he discusses the principles of building bridges in a time of trouble. How do you communicate with people who disagree with you? We cannot always reach everyone, however, we can do our best to ensure that the conversation isn't halted because WE cause avoidable tensions. 

Listen today, as Chris gives biblical principles for conversation and persuasion on WITHIN Reason.   

This seminar was given on September 11, 2021, @ Cleveland Drive Presbyterian Church in Buffalo, NY by Christopher N. Croom, M.BEx.

A general manuscript is on the CROSS & Culture website.

Today, we investigate the need for logic. Why is it that reason and logic are important--and it has to do with how we were created.