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June 17, 2024 The Importance of Connection
Guest: Michael Lee Stallard

I was first introduced to Mike Stallard as the author of Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team’s Passion, Creativity, and Productivity. He then turned his passion and research to the power of connectivity and wrote Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy, and Understanding at Work where he shared the importance of vision, voice and value for a connected work environment.

Mike is a wonderful resource not only from his books, but also as a speaker for businesses looking to create that unified and connected work culture. You can find out more about Mike and his vision to help leaders create connected cultures on his website MichaelLeeStallard.com.

Prior to founding E Pluribus Partners, Michael was a managing director on Wall Street. Earlier in his career he worked in the technology sector. Michael is married to Katharine Stallard. They have two grown daughters.

T4M guys - just a reminder that Training4Manhood is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) ministry and you can make donations either via Zelle ([email protected]) or by visiting the Training4Manhood website.

Huge thank you to Jared Wood for allowing T4M to use his music in our intro and outro selections.
29 min
June 10, 2024Next Steps: Faithful and Fruitful
Abide in Christ - Andrew Murray
Vine - plant that is only for the fruit
How can you tell the vine that has the most fruit?
It hangs the lowest - humility is the key…
Self-assessment
Be quick to listen
Not listen quickly…then move on…
If you want a different song, stop playing the same notes
Change is hard, but there are times when it’s necessary…
Take the next right step
Don’t complicate things
Don’t make excuses - do the will of your father

Jesus our example
Didn’t make excuses
Did the will of his father

Consecrate yourself
Sacred - set apart - choose to live differently, other-worldly…
I’m so busy - those are decisions you’re making - your choices
You’ll reap what you sow…
Your decisions demonstrate your priorities

T4M guys - just a reminder that Training4Manhood is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) ministry and you can make donations either via Zelle ([email protected]) or by visiting the Training4Manhood website.

Huge thank you to Jared Wood for allowing T4M to use his music in our intro and outro selections.
26 min
June 03, 2024 Next Steps: Learning to Listen to Godly Wisdom
Guests: Harrison Leak and Parker Panetti

How do you decide what to do, where to go…what’s that process look like for a young man who is trying to honor the Lord?

Great resource: Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will by Kevin DeYoung

Money shouldn’t be the primary motivator for what position you take - there are other things that are more important. A great resource in helping you balance those concepts is Your Life…Well Spent: The Eternal Rewards of Investing Yourself and Your Money in Your Family by Russ Crosson

When considering the concept of “success,” think about the line from CS Lewis that humility isn’t thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less. Along that same line, Tim Keller has an outstanding resource titled The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness: The Path to True Christian Joy.

T4M guys - just a reminder that Training4Manhood is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) ministry and you can make donations either via Zelle ([email protected]) or by visiting the Training4Manhood website.

Huge thank you to Jared Wood for allowing T4M to use his music in our intro and outro selections.
50 min
May 31, 2024Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age by Rosaria Butterfield (Session 4 of 4)
Guests: Dr. Jason Snyder and Dr. Jonathan Teague

Excerpts from the conversation:

Lie #4: Transgenderism is normal.
Scripture does not support transgender ideology/belief/actions as normal, healthy, or to be supported or endorsed.
In today’s culture, “love” has been redefined as acceptance and endorsement as I am and you are not allowed to say anything in opposition to my beliefs.
And since God is “love,” when culture redefines love, it redefines the very nature of God to fit its own desires. This redefined god is not the God of the Bible. How to address this concept - go back and learn about the God of the Bible.
Read Rosaria’s article entitled, “Why I no longer use Transgender Pronouns - and Why You shouldn’t either.”
WPATH: The truth about “gender affirming healthcare”

Lie #5: Modesty is an outdated burden that serves male dominance and holds women back.
Guys, the issue of modesty isn’t just a woman’s issue - as men, dads, we need to address this issue in our homes…and lead by example. We don’t need to buy into the “modest is hottest” false narrative, we need to understand that modesty is the desire to be holy and honor God with our bodies.
Men, if the pornographic culture is shaping the way that you view women, you will not understand the importance and value of modesty.
The issue of modesty is less about “protecting men” and more about presenting women as daughters of the living God who are more than mere physical beings - ladies, you are body, soul, and spirit - don’t allow the culture to elevate your physical attributes over the other important aspects of who you are!

T4M guys - just a reminder that Training4Manhood is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) ministry and you can make donations either via Zelle ([email protected]) or by visiting the Training4Manhood website.

Huge thank you to Jared Wood for allowing T4M to use his music in our intro and outro selections.
47 min
May 27, 2024Next Steps: Preparing Now for Your Future
Happy Memorial Day!

The word graduation comes from the concept of “steps” - taking the next step. What is the next step in your life - college, work, marriage, family? What are you doing now to prepare yourself for those next steps?

Some good questions to ask yourself on your journey:
What has God been teaching you recently?
How are you feeding the spiritual man?
Word of God
Words of wisdom - godly people and good books
Work
Fellowship - we are relational beings
Rest
Luke 2:52 - Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and with man…
How are you feeding your flesh?
Pride, envy, lust, disobedience, impatience, anger
Romans - be killing sin or sin will be killing you
How are you feeding others?
Service and sacrifice
Titus 2 - older men train up the younger men - urge the younger men to be self-controlled…
Friendship - a plant of slow growth

T4M guys - just a reminder that Training4Manhood is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) ministry and you can make donations either via Zelle ([email protected]) or by visiting the Training4Manhood website.

Huge thank you to Jared Wood for allowing T4M to use his music in our intro and outro selections.
25 min
May 24, 2024 Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age by Rosaria Butterfield (Session 3 of 4)
Guests: Dr. Jason Snyder and Dr. Jonathan Teague

Excerpts from the conversation:

Lie #2 - Being a spiritual person is kinder than being a Christian.

The Gospel doesn’t just make us nicer versions of ourselves. The Gospel gives us a new nature and the power to live for the glory of God.

What is your working definition of “good”? If your definition of good is absent of absolute truth, then it is subjective and lacking. For a Christian, “good” is defined by the nature of God and is not held captive by “the spirit of the age” or what is defined as good or popular during this particular day.

Make sure that you have an eternal, unchangeable standard for the foundation of your worldview and definitions.

Lie #3 - Feminism is good for the world and for the church.

Most individuals that we know who are supportive of “feminism” as a worldview have specific, individual negative experiences in their own lives from a man who abused his position of power and authority.

Feminism attacks God’s design for gender and sexuality, the family, and culture at large. Feminism is incompatible with Biblical personhood because it contradicts the creation ordinance.

T4M guys - just a reminder that Training4Manhood is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) ministry and you can make donations either via Zelle ([email protected]) or by visiting the Training4Manhood website.

Huge thank you to Jared Wood for allowing T4M to use his music in our intro and outro selections.
41 min
May 20, 2024Five Practical "Cs" for Building Altars in Your Life
Genesis 26:25 - Building Altars, Pitching Tents, Digging Wells

Five Practical Steps for Building Altars
Commitment
Building family habits of spiritual consistency…takes commitment to say no to lesser things to advance the more important…
Prioritize spiritual things - don’t let select sports, etc. take top place

Contentment
Beware of the sin of envy and comparison, the thief of joy…
Use money to buy more time with your family, not more things
You have been blessed to be a blessing…
Haggai 1 - be careful of paneled houses when the house of God isn’t finished!
Raising Spiritual Champions by George Barna
Only 8% of young people believe that wealth is given by God to manage for the advancement of God’s kingdom on Earth - they are far more likely to believe that they have earned what they possess and are free to use their wealth as they see fit without regard to spiritual principles or God’s expectations
Deut. 8:18 - But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth…

Consistency
Thomas Watson - we call a thing by what it generally is
David - a man after God’s own heart - massive sin, massive repentance

Communicate
Listening is more important than talking…learn to listen and hear what is being communicated…
2 Samuel 11:3 - And David sent and inquired about the woman. And ONE SAID, “Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”
Learn to listen to things we don’t want to hear…

Care/Compassion
Love well - care about the well-being of those around you…
Do the little things to make their situation better
Don’t settle for the shortcuts - JFK, we go to the moon because it is hard

T4M guys - just a reminder that Training4Manhood is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) ministry and you can make donations either via Zelle ([email protected]) or by visiting the Training4Manhood website.

Huge thank you to Jared Wood for allowing T4M to use his music in our intro and outro selections.
25 min
May 17, 2024 Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age by Rosaria Butterfield (Session 2 of 4)
Guests: Dr. Jason Snyder and Dr. Jonathan Teague

Excerpts from the book:

Lie #1: Homosexuality is Normal

I lamented male-female relationships that called for a woman’s submission, even if voluntary. My feminist worldview/religion declared any male-female sexual relationship that rejected sameness (the idea that men and women are interchangeable) and called for a wife’s submission to her husband foundational to rape culture.

The order of creation made the point: the sexes are equal in essence and different in social roles.

It was utterly and completely shocking to realize that my lesbianism was truly a sin.

Godly womanhood does not erase a woman’s strength or identity; rather, it applies God’s grace to me.

Biblical sexuality is natural, God-blessed, and procreative. In contrast, homosexuality is unnatural, sinful, and barren.

What if it feels right?
That sin nature is why homosexuality can feel normal and natural to some people.

The Bible is truer than our feelings.

WORDS matter. And Jesus is still the Word made flesh.

T4M guys - just a reminder that Training4Manhood is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) ministry and you can make donations either via Zelle ([email protected]) or by visiting the Training4Manhood website.

Huge thank you to Jared Wood for allowing T4M to use his music in our intro and outro selections.
51 min
May 13, 2024Your Life...Well Spent with author Russ Crosson
Guest: Russ Crosson, chief mission officer and senior partner of Blue Trust, author of Your Life…Well Spent, The Truth About Money Lies, What Makes a Leader Great, and Your Money Made Simple. You can reach Russ at 1-800-987-2987 or via email at [email protected]

Men, it is so important to realize the difference between investing your time, energy, and resource into your prosperity (wealth/money) vs. into your posterity (children/legacy)

Prosperity - the accumulation of goods
The process of working is a real blessing
God empowers us to enjoy the fruit of our labor by giving us the proper perspective about it
We are successful when we are in the process of being obedient and carefully doing all that God’s Word says to do

Posterity - the heritage we leave to coming generations
Money is simply a tool to invest in our posterity
When you make spending decisions, ask, “How will this expense affect our entire family?”
Principle of Replacement - the addition of new time commitments to my schedule usually involves a trade-off between work and posterity time
Only say yes if the activity can replace something else that’s already in your schedule that doesn’t detract from your posterity time
Only change vocations to better fulfill your purpose and maximize your time flexibility - not to make more money

T4M guys - just a reminder that Training4Manhood is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) ministry and you can make donations either via Zelle ([email protected]) or by visiting the Training4Manhood website.

Huge thank you to Jared Wood for allowing T4M to use his music in our intro and outro selections.
23 min
May 10, 2024Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age by Rosaria Butterfield (Session 1 of 4)
Guests: Dr. Jason Snyder and Dr. Jonathan Teague

Some incredible excerpts/statements from Five Lies:

This book is for Christian, especially Christian WOMEN.
But still a valuable read for guys - which is why we are tackling this book on T4M
But some of us believe, as I do, that God’s design for women determines our roles and our priorities. The Christian family matters, and its neglect is deadly.
God’s design for women is biologically to bear children - and the greatest calling and responsibility for Christians (men and women) is to train children and raise them in the fear and admonition of the Lord…
This will require a sacrifice from both men and women in terms of their priorities and opportunities…

This book [the Bible] offers one simple answer: the world is in chaos, and the church is divided because we have failed to obey God and value his plan for how men and women should live.

The creation of man and woman, also known as the “creation ordinance,” is CENTRAL, not peripheral, to the GOSPEL.

God is holy, and therefore ignorance, iniquity, and ungodliness reflect our sin nature in Adam.

Three “exchanges” of truth for lies in Romans 1:21-28
First there is the exchange of the Creator for the creature, or the exchange of God worship for idol worship
Second is the exchange of truth for lies
Third comes the exchange of natural sexuality (heterosexuality) or dishonorable passions (homosexuality)

The Five Lies:
Lie #1: Homosexuality is normal
Lie #1 claims that the word of God doesn’t apply to homosexual orientation because homosexual orientation represents a person’s core truth
But if you exchange the Creator for the creature, you impose God’s attributes on man.

Lie #2: Being a spiritual person is kinder than being a biblical Christian.

Lie #3: Feminism is good for the world and the church.
In 2023, we cannot even define what a woman is or defend her right to exist
Lie #4: Transgenderism is normal.

Lie #5: Modesty is an outdated burden that serves male dominance and holds women back.

My reason for changing my mind can be stated in two words: Obergefell (as in Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015) and Bostock (as in Bostock v. Clayton County, 2020)
Obergefell legalized same-sex marriage
Bostock made sexual orientation a protected class

Thomas Watson in The Doctrine of Repentance
Recognition of sin
Sorrow for sin
Confession of sin
Shame for sin
Hatred for sin
Turning from sin

Thomas Watson comments:
“Loving of sin is worse than committing it. A goodman may run into a sinful action unawares, but to love sin is desperate…”

After Obergefell and Bostock, LGBTQ+ describes who someone is rather than how someone feels.

T4M guys - just a reminder that Training4Manhood is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) ministry and you can make donations either via Zelle ([email protected]) or by visiting the Training4Manhood website.

Huge thank you to Jared Wood for allowing T4M to use his music in our intro and outro selections.
52 min