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#58 – Raising the Next Generation To Grow With Jesus  Guest:  Dr. Jeff Baxter  Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Podcast Show Notes  Dr. Jeff Baxter is the NexGen Pastor at Mission Hills Church in Littleton, Colorado.  He is married, the father of three children, and on a mission to ensure his children know and follow Jesus.  He lives what he teaches by g...

#57 – Forgiveness  How do I get out of the Cage of Unforgiveness Guest:  Jay Cookingham  Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Podcast Show Notes  Jay Cookingham in his book entitled Uncaged – Living a Life of Freedom says “ Forgiveness has enabled me to live the life God has intended for me, which is so much more than being “saved”. It is a calling to become...

#56 – Stress How do I Handle it? Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Podcast Show Notes  Stress symptoms may affect your health, even though you might not know it. You may blame sickness for that annoying headache, sleeping troubles, general unwellness, or lack of focus at work. But stress may be the cause. A close cousin to stress is worry.  Worry can easi...

Unlike all the other things God created, He gave man the mental and spiritual capacities that enable mankind to relate to God, love Him supremely, and to serve Him.  God gave mankind the authority to rule over the rest of creation as His earthly vice-mentors and ambassadors.  We were meant to function like a mirror, reflecting the goodness of God in creation.  Two verses focus on the intent of our...

#54 The Watchman in the Marketplace Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst In Biblical times the watchmen were stationed on the wall of the city, alert to any danger that might approach the city. The city walls provide protection against attack especially at night when it might be easiest for an enemy to try to sneak in. Similarly, God has called us to be watc...

#53 The Watchman Standing In The Gap for Biblical Manhood Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalys t In the book, The Watchman, by Dr. Jim Grassi, he reminds his readers of the words of the Apostle Paul that men today are not in an ordinary battle. We are not fighting against people. It is not a flesh and blood struggle. We are engaging in warfare with the devil...

#52 – Iron Sharpens Iron Guest: Brian Doyle Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Podcast Show Notes Promise Keepers of the 1990’s ignited in men the desire and the need to come together for catalytic events, for training, for fellowship and to pray for life transformation. Following the explosive growth and subsequent decline Out of the Promise Keepers movem...

Dealing with Depression    Guest:  Jeff Kemp  Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Podcast Show Notes  Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity.  It affects more than 280 million people of all ages or about 3.5% of the global population.  Many things can cause forms of depression – bereavement, neglect, abuse, and parenting treatment...

Dealing with Compulsive Behaviors   Guest:  Craig Kato  Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Podcast Show Notes  A compulsive behavior is an action that a person feels “compelled” or driven to do over and over again. While these compulsive actions may appear to be irrational or pointless, and may even result in negative consequences, the individual experienc...

Podcast Show Notes  As the New Year comes around, we realize we have been here before – just a year ago – and two years ago.  When we look back, for many of us, each year rolls around about the same year over year with very little intentional change.   On this episode, we want to encourage all listeners to determine that in 2025, we will have gotten out of our rut and made some lasting impacts on...

Israel and Hamas – A Human Approach Guest: Dr. Austin Knuppe   Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Podcast Show Notes  As Dr. Knuppe thinks about this event as an expert in the region and as a Christian, his prayer moves from politics to grief and lament – how do we mourn with those who mourn, love our neighbor well, whether they are Israeli Jews or Arab Pa...

How to Make the Holidays Count!   Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Podcast Show Notes  The Holidays, specifically Christmas, is one of the great opportunities for you, your family, and friends to find new insight into the kind of love our Heavenly Father has for us.   Since God made Christmas, He then modeled for us by giving us the best gift possible, a...

#42   – Boys to Men Christian Service Brigade Guest:  Scott Haima, President Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Podcast Show Notes  “It is better to build strong children than it is to repair broken men.” — Frederick Douglas Today we are discussing ways to do just that. Our guest, Scott Haima, the president of Christian Service Brigade (CSB), has committed...

So many men are missing a father’s blessing. “You cannot give what you do not have” says Dr. Chuck Stecker. It has developed into a curse today resulting in fatherlessness, broken homes, and has landed our country in a place of catastrophic proportions and a massive decline in our culture. What is the antidote that is required to be able to receive a blessing? The term came from the Old Testament...

“The insidious impact of the father wound in our nation is the greatest issue facing our culture right now.  It is impacting marriages; entire families and it will impact generations yet to be born.”  Dr. Chuck Stecker.  Biblical understanding – what this wound looks like and the impact of not having it.   Jacob stole the blessing of his father.  It says that when Esau heard his fathers word, that...

We have the opportunity to move from being a spectator to becoming a fulfilled participant in the game of life – specifically a Christian life.   We can and should be a participant in our faith, our family, our community, our workplace and of course our church.  God has challenged us Watchmen to start a movement, a revival, that will transform the lives of those closest to us.   Today we are conti...

The Watchman – The Problem  Part One New Book Release  Guest:  Dr. Jim Grassi, Founder, President Men’s Ministry Catalyst  Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst “Many people today are asking the question, “has our society gone mad?”  “Has our culture gone crazy?”  Many people are saying, “I never thought I would see a day like today?” As a result of the quest...

#41 – Why Men Hate Going to Church Guest David Murrow Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Podcast Show Notes: Everyone says the church is male-dominated, and while that may be true in the pulpit, the pews are pink!! The average church in America is 61% female. Where are the men? That is the question that caused David Murrow to write the book Why Men Hate Go...

#40  – Help for Pastor’s  95 Network – Guest Dale Sellers    Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Podcast Show Notes  With roughly 300,000 churches in America. Of those 95% have less than 500 attending, 87% have less than 200 attending and 75% of the churches in America have less than 100 attending, pre-pandemic numbers.  The small church is the backbone of...

#39 – Worry – Thoughts to Think About! Welcome to Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Notes. You are the reason we exist. Both Dale and I trust there is an inspirational truth today that will impact your life. Worry is often the product that comes when we are distracted and fail to distinguish the incidental from the essential or the urgent from the important in our life. When we do that, we o...

#38 – Overcoming Life-Altering Challenges    Guest: Dr. Sonny Castilleja Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Dr. Sonny Castilleja is a pastor in Longmont, Colorado.  He has been pastoring the same church since 1982.  He took over this church as pastor from his grandfather who started the church several years before him. His story cannot be reasonably put into Show Notes and be effective to guide...

#37 – Lessons From a Potter    Guest: Pastor John Nunnally  Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Podcast Show Notes  Welcome to Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Notes.  You are the reason we exist.  Both Dale and I trust there is an inspirational truth today that will impact your life.    John Nunnally has been the pastor of Legacy Christian Fellowshi...

The Celebration of Freedom Guest: Brigadier General David Warner Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst Welcome to Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast Notes. You are the reason we exist. Both Dale and I trust there is an inspirational truth in this episode that will impact your life. Our guest today, Brigadier General David Warner USAF (Ret) had many leade...

#34 - Isolation – A Lurking Danger  “Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast  Show Notes  This topic is especially subject to us being passive or active. The topic is ISOLATION.  Some men, slowly drift into isolation without realizing it.  For other men, they make a deliberate choice to isolate themselves and it is important to understand the emotional trap and consequences that isolation gives to...