Ep. 313: Pastors Caring for Younger Men

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(01:56) Biblical Framework for Caring for Younger Men

(04:30) The Crisis of Masculinity and Young Men Today

(06:32) Why This Crisis Is Worse Now than in Previous Generations

(08:08) Online Influence, AI, and Weak Youth Ministry

(09:33) Titus 2 as a Blueprint for the Local Church

(10:56) The One Command to Young Men: Sober-Mindedness

(13:14) Defining Sober-Mindedness / Self-Control

(18:00) Why Sober-Mindedness Matters So Much for Young Men

(18:40) How Pastors Can Urge Young Men to Be Sober-Minded

(22:08) Young Men in Unreal Worlds: Media, AI, and the Need for Embodied Mentors

(24:36) This Is a 2,000-Year-Old Issue with Fresh Applications

(26:51) Sober-Mindedness About Self: Gifts, Limits, and Immaturity

(28:17) Loving, Listening, and Validating Young Men

(30:07) Spiritual Fatherhood and a Culture of Older-to-Younger Mentoring

(31:38) Concrete Ideas for Churches and Pastors

(33:05) Closing Prayer for a Generation of Godly Young Men