365 Christian Men

March 4. Franco Santoriello. “When Franco was a teenager, his dream was to play football.  He practiced hard, got good grades to get a scholarship, and even wanted to take ballet to improve his game.  While weight training, a gym buddy told him about a body-building competition and urged Franco him to compete.    Franco thought the […] The post Franco Santoriello, US, Bodybuilder first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

March 3. Dawson Trotman. Dawson was a producer. He was a California lumberyard worker.  He had started out strong, but after a brilliant high school career, Dawson’s life floundered. He went from Boy Scout, student body president, and valedictorian to gambler, pool shark, and drunk. He was running bootleg liquor and consuming it—during Prohibition.  When local law-enforcement officers caught him drinking, he uttered a quick “save me” […] The post Dawson Trotman, US, Evangelist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

 March 2. Jeffrey Fidler. Jeffrey had been a construction worker. He had been a husband, and he had been a father. Enter heroin.  Exit hope.  Until this date in 1995, when God showed up. Here’s today’s story.  Shame can cripple a man; embrace the truth and break free.  Jeff was a man who loved his family, but drug […] The post Jeffrey Fidler, US, Construction Worker first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

It is a 365 2024 update from the executive Director Blake Mattocks. 365 Christian Men is a project built on some basic truths about God and His character. God cares deeply about each man, and He has a specific purpose for every man’s life. In fact, God wants to tell His stories through the lives […] The post 365 2024 update first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

February 28. David Wilkerson. Wilkerson was the founding pastor of the non-denominational Times Square Church in New York City and the founder of the addiction-recovery program Teen Challenge. He started as a Pentecostal preacher in rural Pennsylvania. On this date in 1958, Wilkerson drove eight hours to preach God’s love to members of a New York gang. Soon he moved to New York City to minister to the gangs.  In 1962, Wilkerson published The […] The post David Wilkerson, US, Evangelist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

February 27. AR Bernard. Bernard left a 10-year career with a major New York bank and went into full-time ministry. After multiple adventures with God, Bernard and his wife Karen founded the Christian Cultural Center, which grew into a global platform for the gospel and is now the largest house of worship in New York City. It has more than 37,000 […] The post AR Bernard, US, Author, Teacher, Mentor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

February 26. John Chrysostom. As a young man, John was severe in rejecting a life of luxury and ease. He spoke the truth plainly and in love, and people hungered for his leadership so much they virtually kidnaped him. A military escort took him to Constantinople, where he reluctantly agreed to be consecrated their bishop. On this […] The post John Chrysostom, Turkey, Archbishop first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

February 25. Brian Johnson. Brian writes award-winning music, speaks professionally, and is the co-founder of Bethel Music and WorshipU with his wife Jenn Johnson. (WorshipU offers courses in all aspects of worship ministry.)  Brian strives to combine expert musicianship and songwriting with prophetic worship. He and Jenn help worshippers take hold of their true identities and pursue intimacy with God above all else. This […] The post Brian Johnson, US, Author first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

February 24. Francis of Assisi. Before Francis became a Catholic friar, deacon, and preacher, he was a rebellious teenager. His parents were wealthy, and he was raised in luxury. He was so well known for drinking and partying, his pals called him “King of Revels.”  Francis’s first dream was to become a war hero, a knight in battle. But in his first war, […] The post Francis of Assisi, Italy, Preacher first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

February 23. Justin Martyr. About 100 AD, Martyr was born in Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom of ancient Israel, a city of Gentiles and mixed marriages.  Even as a boy, he wanted answers for life’s big questions, and he wasn’t finding them among the Stoics and other philosophers.  But one day he met a man who knew Jesus. Martyr listened. He […] The post Justin Martyr, Rome, Philosopher first appeared on 365 Christian Men.