The National Coalition of Ministries to Men (NCMM) doesn’t minister to men – instead it exists to help and encourage more than 200 organizations and independent ministers to work together and do what no one ministry can do alone. Mentioned in this podcast: National Coalition of Ministries to Men 2024 National Conference on Ministry to Men Noble War…

God gives us “tools” to use in our role as a father, but we don’t always know how to use our tools effectively. In this podcast, Mike speaks with Dr. Rafael (Rafy) Gutiérrez about the Abiding Fathers / Padre de Corazón Ministry and Rafy’s book, The Dad’s Tool Box. Mentioned in this podcast: The Dad’s Tool Box Herramientas de Papa Abiding Fathers Pa…

Rob Pochek started BAM (Build a Man) Breakfasts at his church to help men grow together, with an emphasis on fathers bringing their sons to the breakfast! Mentioned in this podcast: The Christian Man by Patrick Morley Rob’s BAM Breakfast schedule example First Baptist Church - Park Street, Charlottesville, VA Noble Warriors YouTube channel Noble Wa…

God is blessing Noble Warriors! Sometimes little changes need to be made to keep an effective ministry growing. Mike talks to the new Director of Operations, Tim Brown, about how God has led him to join the Noble Warriors team. Books mentioned in this podcast: Point Man By Steve Farrar Rocket Fuel By Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters Boy Mom By Ruth…

Role play is a heart language! Getting your kids to act out the Bible is not only fun, but it is a great way to be immersed in memorable Bible study. Mike Young talks with Ben Myers about the fantastic ministry tool, ActorsBible. Click here to discover what ActorsBible is all about Click here to get a special discount through Noble Warriors! Noble …

God has wired the brains of boys and girls differently! In this podcast Mike talks to author, Tim Wright about why men and boys are falling away from church. They discuss unique ways in which to keep boys engaged with learning in the church and how men can lead them. Searching for Tom Sawyer Tim Wright Books Tim Wright Ministries The Adventures of …

Mike talks with Pastor Jarrod Jones about the power of using object lessons in preaching. Jarrod shares some of his strategies for identifying, capturing, and utilizing object lessons in his sermon prep. Be sure to check out Jarrod’s keynote message from The Noble Warriors Men’s Conference where he used a weighted blanket to great effect in a messa…

“Recovery is just another word for sanctification.” It is the work of the Holy Spirit, but the Church can sometimes inhibit the process of recovery. Nate Larkin is the founder of the Samson Society which works in the community of Christian men to help them recover from their addictions. The Samson Society Samson and the Pirate Monks: Calling Men to…

Retired Marine Colonel, Art Athens discusses discipling men during life in the military. Noble Warriors YouTube channel Noble Warriors is a 100% donor funded ministry! Click here to donateBy Noble Warriors

In this podcast, Mike dives into the wisdom of Dr. Robert Smith! In every ministry there are struggles. Is it effective? Where is it going? Are we on the right path? Dr. Smith advises us to keep doing what we are doing but be faithful in the work God has put before us. It is hard to measure the effectiveness of a ministry. All you can do is plant a…

When young men enter college, they are bombarded with temptations that could lead them down a dark path. Dr. Brian Kennedy and Mike Young reflect on their own experiences in college and speak on how the power of godly influences can keep our young men within the bounds of righteousness. Dr. Brian Kennedy Senior Pastor, Mt. Zion Church - Ontario, CA…

The Boy Scouts of America organization has made some drastic and unfortunate decisions which has resulted in a sharp decline in membership, bankruptcy and credibility. It is a sad time, especially if you have had a good experience with the former Boy Scouts organization. There are some excellent alternative programs with which you can get your boys…

It is a fact. Boys and girls learn differently. We want to raise and educate men to have the desire to see God’s Kingdom advance, and that requires rethinking the strategy of how to teach boys in school and in the church! School is a Hostile Environment for Boys Tally Ho The Fox! (The Foundation for Building World-Visionary, World-Impacting, Reprod…

The topic of abortion is a men’s issue more often than we think. The men who have fathered babies to women seeking help need care too! Many crisis pregnancy centers provide care and classes for fathers. Coerced to have an abortion Britney Spears’ unwanted abortion sheds light on pressure women often face Get in touch with a crisis pregnancy center:…

God calls most of us to marriage, but our culture often says that marriage is wrong and too risky. Yes, marriage can be hard at times, but evangelical couples who truly focus their marriage on doing it well will find it much more rewarding! A healthy Christian marriage also represents God well in our negative culture. Men and marriage Risk-based av…

Referencing a recent study regarding the amount of anxiety our children experience today, Mike asks the question: How can we adjust our parenting so that we aren't micromanaging our children to the point they cannot make their own decisions as adults? Let the Children Play: Their Lives Depend on It Decline in Independent Activity as a Cause of Decl…

Holding big events for men’s ministry engagement is great, but in post covid-era ministry planning, they aren’t always a great way for a pastor to spend his time. Dr. Jamie McClanahan places much of his effort on narrowing down to relationships and one-on-one discipleship in small groups. Wayne Hills Baptist Church Pastoring Men by Patrick Morley T…

Mike and Brandon discuss the missions experience and how it impacts men. When guys get the chance to participate and engage in missions, it can transform their lives into living a lifestyle of service. Shared missions experiences also builds connectivity and community which meets even more needs than the actual service work. Baptists On Mission Dee…

After serving 10 years in an abundant and blessed student ministry, Wil Moore was asked to move into a new role as Men's Pastor. Wil is being led in this new ministry to engage men in a motivational and inspirational way. "Connection, community and content" has become the foundational approach of the men's ministry at Long Hollow Church! BetterMan …

A recent Barna research article indicates there is a large group of church leaders who are concerned with how hard it is to find mature young Christians who want to become pastors. What does this mean for the future of our churches? The Pastoral Succession Crisis Is Only Getting More Complicated The Great Leadership Shortage in Churches: Five Ways …

Once a person says “yes” to Jesus, what happens next? Dr. Drew Ham describes discipleship as “disciplined worship,” and the action of making disciples is part of the sanctification process in every Christian’s life. NobleWarriors.org https://www.youtube.com/@noblewarriorsvaBy Noble Warriors

It is important to have a conversation with your college students on “how to do college right.” Making wise decisions during times when their faith is tested is critical. Doing so will likely deepen their faith. Stay the Course: How to Keep Your Faith in College NoblenWarriors.org Noble Warriors YouTube channel…

Becoming a man. Is it a journey (or process) that takes time... or is it an event that happens all at once? Dr. Drew Ham joins The Noble Man Podcast to discuss the definition of what it means to "become a man."By Noble Warriors

We all make mistakes. Our response to our mistakes reflects our maturity, especially for leaders. The Bible gives plenty of examples of Godly men who fail, but when failures are used as steps toward learning, God can lead us into success and restoration. Good Leaders Fail Well: How Mistakes Become a Staircase https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/go…

Nancy Pearcey is the author of The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes, as well as Love Thy Body, The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, and Total Truth. She is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University. She has been quoted in The New Yorker and Newsweek, highlighted as one of the f…

Nancy Pearcey is the author of The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes, as well as Love Thy Body, The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, and Total Truth. She is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University. She has been quoted in The New Yorker and Newsweek, highlighted as one of the f…

In The Noble Man Podcast Episodes 102 and 103, Mike and Dean Briggs discuss raising boys into men and how BraveQuest can help in your endeavor. Dean developed BraveQuest out of his own need for a strategic plan to guide his seven sons to manhood. Historically, cultures around the world developed rites of passage for their boys beginning around age …

In The Noble Man Podcast Episodes 102 and 103, Mike and Dean Briggs discuss raising boys into men and how BraveQuest can help in your endeavor. Dean developed BraveQuest out of his own need for a strategic plan to guide his seven sons to manhood. Historically, cultures around the world developed rites of passage for their boys beginning around age …

An exciting movement is taking place to get Bibles in school libraries, thanks to Hannah Sailsbury. While Hannah was working as a special ed elementary teacher, she began prayer walking around her school. Those walks led to the movement to get an engaging Bible into the hands of students across the nation. Hannah discusses the need for men to engag…

Tommy Thompson knows firsthand what it means to be overloaded and overwhelmed. He spent 35 years running multiple businesses while serving in church and raising a young family. Tommy was going 100 miles per hour – all for good things – until he found himself exhausted, stressed, and anxious. He and his wife launched into a 15-year process of learni…

Tommy Thompson knows firsthand what it means to be overloaded and overwhelmed. He spent 35 years running multiple businesses while serving in church and raising a young family. Tommy was going 100 miles per hour – all for good things – until he found himself exhausted, stressed, and anxious. He and his wife launched into a 15-year process of learni…

Do you know The Dad Whisperer? Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield is a unique voice in men's ministry. She shares the story of how God called her into ministering to fathers. As a woman in the fathering space, she is a voice of encouragement to dads who want to understand how to relate better to their daughters. Dr. Watson founded The Abba Project in 201…

Do you know The Dad Whisperer? Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield is a unique voice in men's ministry. She shares the story of how God called her into ministering to fathers. As a woman in the fathering space, she is a voice of encouragement to dads who want to understand how to relate better to their daughters. Dr. Watson founded The Abba Project in 201…

This week’s podcast guest is Ethan Newquist, a Gen Z entrepreneur who started an athletic apparel company at just 16 years old. He’s learning a lot about business, but it’s so cool to hear how he desires to serve God and do something for the Kingdom while he’s still in high school. Ethan wanted to stop settling for less. He wanted to do something w…

We need playbooks and tips on how to engage God’s Word well with our kids. This week Dr. Danny Huerta offers plenty of resources so parents can be proactive in discipling their children to develop a biblical worldview they will hold onto. Dr. Huerta is the Vice President of Parenting and Youth at Focus on the Family and the author of 7 Traits of Ef…

We need playbooks and tips on how to engage God’s Word well with our kids. This week Dr. Danny Huerta offers plenty of resources so parents can be proactive in discipling their children to develop a biblical worldview they will hold onto. Dr. Huerta is the Vice President of Parenting and Youth at Focus on the Family and the author of 7 Traits of Ef…

Football season is almost upon us, and we are kicking off with Liberty Flames Director of Spiritual Development, Dr. Ed Gomes. Ed has been discipling young men for decades and sheds light on effectively earning the right to spiritually father young men. Mike and Ed dive into: What it looks like to build relationships with younger generations and ea…

Football season is almost upon us, and we are kicking off with Liberty Flames Director of Spiritual Development, Dr. Ed Gomes. Ed has been discipling young men for decades and sheds light on effectively earning the right to spiritually father young men. Mike and Ed dive into: What it looks like to build relationships with younger generations and ea…

As founding Pastor of East End Fellowship Church in downtown Richmond, Don Coleman now serves as Pastor Emeritus. He has a passion for seeing people meet Jesus through the lives of other believers, as well as the witness of the Church. Mike and Don discuss what it means to meet Jesus, how the Church needs to grow and change, and how we need to lear…

As founding Pastor of East End Fellowship Church in downtown Richmond, Don Coleman now serves as Pastor Emeritus. He has a passion for seeing people meet Jesus through the lives of other believers, as well as the witness of the Church. Mike and Don discuss what it means to meet Jesus, how the Church needs to grow and change, and how we need to lear…

This episode originally aired October 2020. I am joined by Carey Bates, my former pastor and a man who faithfully invested in me. We met Carey when we first moved to Richmond over 20 years ago. Before Carey even knew what discipleship really was, he started a group of men studying the Bible in his dorm room. Through the mentorship in his own life, …

Chris Jackson has a background in business and in ministry. They were both thriving when God called him to step away from the active ministry he was running and the successful business he had invested himself into for 18 years. Chris had been inspired by one conversation he had years ago with a man in his 60s who believed his most powerful and infl…

Chris Jackson has a background in business and in ministry. They were both thriving when God called him to step away from the active ministry he was running and the successful business he had invested himself into for 18 years. Chris had been inspired by one conversation he had years ago with a man in his 60s who believed his most powerful and infl…

Clarence Shuler is a discipler of disciplers, “a Swiss army knife of ministry,” and it all began when he was 14. A local youth pastor named Gary Chapman took a chance on him in a place and time where cross-cultural relationships were rare and challenging. “Segregation was outlawed but still being practiced.” Yet he experienced love and respect from…

Clarence Shuler is a discipler of disciplers, “a Swiss army knife of ministry,” and it all began when he was 14. A local youth pastor named Gary Chapman took a chance on him in a place and time where cross-cultural relationships were rare and challenging. “Segregation was outlawed but still being practiced.” Yet he experienced love and respect from…

Paul Henderson discusses the rich heritage of fruitful mentorship in his life and how he is paying it forward to the next generation on The Noble Man Podcast. Paul’s dad taught him and his five brothers the Scriptures. He had a high school coach who breathed life and belief into him. He worked with mentors in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes wh…

Parenting takes work from both the mom and the dad. Join Mike and guest Jay Payleitner as they discuss Jay’s new book, Moms Bringing Out the Best in Dads. Noble Warriors team members Christen and Hollie participate with experience on the other side of the table, offering their perspectives as wives and moms and how everyone benefits when Mom and Da…

Dr. Greg Beechaum,Senior Pastor of Little Zion Baptist Church in Powhatan, VA, is devoted to serving his church in every capacity, including joining the men’s choir. He doesn’t even sing, but he goes to be where the men are. Greg had the blessing of being raised around godly men, but he observed too many men around him who didn’t. Like Timothy, the…

Local student pastors, Mike Camire and Mark Young, join Mike to discuss how young men are ready and willing to be discipled. In this episode, learn how the church is instrumental in connecting the generations and responding to this need for discipleship. Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:14-16 Titus 2:1-2, 6-7 1 Timothy 4:7-9 Acts 2:42-47 Resources: Mike Cami…

One of my pastors, Joe Tanner, introduced me to this week's unique podcast guest. Joe and Alex worked together in Central Asia for seven years, where Alex was born and raised. He had never heard the Gospel before age 14 and shares his incredible testimony, as well as a little bit about what men’s ministry is like in his home country. Alex’s story s…