
Trench Talk 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
