Why Men Hate Going To Church

When I recently finished reading this book I could only think to myself, "I wish this had been written 25 years ago and that I had read it then." The documentation is here along with clear explanations about why men hate going to church. On any given Sunday (in most of our churches) there will be many more women worshipping/serving than men. It has long disturbed many of us that so few men are willing to step up to the plate and join the cause of advancing Christ's Kingdom. This book gives cogent and documented explanations for the gender gap in our congregations, as well as many suggestions on how to change the situation. You might not agree with every conclusion or suggestion offered to correct the problem, but you'll see why we must "do church" differently, if men really matter to God (and they do). Young pastors and church leaders need to get their hands on this book early in their ministries and adjust their approach away from things that unnecessarily turn men off. It's really not a matter of men being less spiritual than women that keps them from participating, but rather important differences in the way men relate to spiritual things that the church has too long ignored. I believe that most of the content of this book any man will affirm with a hearty, "AMEN."

"When a mother comes to Christ the rest of her family follows 17% of the time. When a father comes to Christ the rest of his family follows 93% of the time." (Pg. 47)