Men in the Arena - Christian Men's Podcast
Jim Ramos
The Men in the Arena podcast equips Christian men in the stress bubble of life: married, with kids, building your career and trying to follow God while leading your family well. We'll help you become your best version, equipping you to honor God in your marriage, parenting, work, church and community!
Tuesday's podcast is Equipping Men in Ten - a ten-minute, laser-focused teaching from Jim Ramos to help you become your best version of a man.
Friday's podcast is a high-octane interview with an expert in the realm of masculinity and Christian manhood, with authors like John Eldredge, Gary Chapman, Gene Getz, Patrick Morley, and Emerson Eggerichs. Jim reads their books and boils down their teachings into a powerful interview to help you learn from their expertise.
Your host is bestselling author and speaker Jim Ramos. Jim has authored 9 books, including the bestseller 'Strong Men Dangerous Times: 5 Essentials Every Man Must Possess to Change His World', 'Tell Them: What Great Fathers Tell Their Sons and Daughters', 'The Field Guide: A Bathroom Book for Men', and the 5-book Strong Men Study Guide men's small group curriculum. Jim's high-energy storytelling and conviction will call you out, build you up, and motivate you to become the man you've always known you could be.
The Men in the Arena are calling you into the Arena of manhood. We're calling you out of the faceless, nameless bleachers, and calling you UP to be the best version of you. Because when a man gets it, everyone wins.
Tuesday's podcast is Equipping Men in Ten - a ten-minute, laser-focused teaching from Jim Ramos to help you become your best version of a man.
Friday's podcast is a high-octane interview with an expert in the realm of masculinity and Christian manhood, with authors like John Eldredge, Gary Chapman, Gene Getz, Patrick Morley, and Emerson Eggerichs. Jim reads their books and boils down their teachings into a powerful interview to help you learn from their expertise.
Your host is bestselling author and speaker Jim Ramos. Jim has authored 9 books, including the bestseller 'Strong Men Dangerous Times: 5 Essentials Every Man Must Possess to Change His World', 'Tell Them: What Great Fathers Tell Their Sons and Daughters', 'The Field Guide: A Bathroom Book for Men', and the 5-book Strong Men Study Guide men's small group curriculum. Jim's high-energy storytelling and conviction will call you out, build you up, and motivate you to become the man you've always known you could be.
The Men in the Arena are calling you into the Arena of manhood. We're calling you out of the faceless, nameless bleachers, and calling you UP to be the best version of you. Because when a man gets it, everyone wins.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Aug 18, 2023 • 13min
AMA #1: How to Know You've Been Called to Vocational Ministry; Why I'm Always Walking in the Woods EP 669
Jim kicks off an AMA series to answer listener questions. This week he answers: "When you were called into the ministry (like I believe I am being called into right now) how did you truly know? When did you know it was your calling from God to be in ministry?" - Logan W. on Facebook "Why do you make videos in the woods like you just buried a body and you're running from the cops?" - Ro E. on Facebook
Aug 15, 2023 • 15min
What's Your Life's Calling? 3 Tests to Figure Out What God Made You For - Equipping Men in Ten EP 668
Men, what is your unique purpose? What did God put YOU - specifically - on the planet to accomplish? In this week's 10-minute equipping episode, pastor Jim Ramos outlines what does and doesn't constitute a "real" life's calling, describes common misconceptions of what makes a life's calling, and gives you 3 questions you can ask yourself to test and discover what God's calling on your life may be.
Aug 11, 2023 • 14min
Fix Your Marriage BY YOURSELF: 10 Ways a Husband Can Change His Marriage - Equipping Men in Ten EP 667
You've heard it takes two to tango - but it can only take ONE to change a marriage. Do you feel like you don't know who your wife is anymore? Is there a wall between you and your wife and you're not sure how to get through it? In this 10-minute equipping episode, Jim teaches you 10 proven ways to reconnect and draw close to the woman God gave you. When a man gets it, everyone wins. The principles from this episode were drawn from Jason Karampatsos' excellent book The Elephant in the Marriage. (https://tinyurl.com/elephant115)
Aug 8, 2023 • 11min
How to Prep Without Breaking the Bank: Christian Prepper #5 - Equipping Men in Ten EP 666
It might seem expensive to prepare your family for emergencies, but you can do it without breaking the bank. In this week's 10-minute equipping episode, Jim Ramos outlines how a Christian man can prep without blowing his family's budget.
Aug 4, 2023 • 14min
Part 2 | When the Lights Go Out: The 9 B's of Preparedness, 4-9: Christian Prepper #4 - Equipping Men in Ten EP 665
In the last episode, Jim Ramos taught you the first 5 items on the "List of Lists" a.k.a. the '9 B's of Preparedness' for when the electricity, internet and online connectivity are gone. In this 10-minute equipping episode, he outlines B's 5-9. Here are the books mentioned in the episode: One Second After -> https://tinyurl.com/onesecond115 By William Forstchen World Made by Hand: A Novel -> https://tinyurl.com/worldmade115 By James Howard Kunstler Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse -> https://tinyurl.com/patriot115 By James Wesley Rawles How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times -> https://tinyurl.com/howtosurvive115 Dare to Prepare - 6th Edition 2020 Printing -> https://tinyurl.com/dareto115 By Holly Drennan Deyo
Aug 1, 2023 • 16min
When the Lights Go Out: The 9 B's of Preparedness, 1-5: Christian Prepper #3 - Equipping Men in Ten EP 664
Christian man, if the electricity went out and didn't come back on, what would you do? The outage of electricity and internet represent a major danger in an increasingly internet-reliant world. If this happened, would you be ready, or panicking with everyone else? In this week's 10-minute equipping episode, Jim Ramos teaches you the 9 B's of Preparedness a.k.a. "The List of Lists."
Jul 29, 2023 • 41min
Bonus: Jim Ramos Preaching on 'Christian Anxiety' at Yamhill Christian Church EP 663
As anticipated, we received some pushback on Jim's 10-minute equipping episode on how Christians can deal with anxiety (episode 659). He addresses some of the concerns raised, and elaborates on the point, while preaching at Yamhill Christian Church in this bonus audio-only episode.
Jul 28, 2023 • 11min
How to Start Prepping with the Survival Rule of 3s: Christian Prepper #2 - Equipping Men in Ten EP 662
Christian man, are you prepared to lead your family through the worst? If the pandemic taught us anything, it's that hard times WILL come - it's just a matter of when. As a leader, you bring peace to your family and set yourself up to help others when you are prepared. This week, Jim Ramos unpacks how to start prepping using the Survival Rule of 3s.
Jul 25, 2023 • 14min
Prepping as a Christian Man #1: Should Christians Be Preppers? - Equipping Men in Ten EP 661
Should a Christian man be a prepper? Does prepping indicate a lack of faith in God? In this week's 10-minute equipping episode, pastor Jim Ramos gives his take on prepping and looks at what the Bible says on the subject. Here's the book Jim mentions in the podcast: One Second After, by William Forstchen (Using this link to check out the book helps support Men in the Arena. Thanks!) This is the start of a 4-episode series on prepping. Follow the podcast in your podcast app so you see the rest of the series right away as they drop.
Jul 21, 2023 • 20min
GODLY Violence: Can a Christian Man use PHYSICAL FORCE? If So, When? Biblical Perspectives on Violence - Equipping Men in Ten EP 661
Is it ever okay for Christians to use physical force? This can be a touchy subject in Christian circles. In this week's 10-minute equipping episode, we dive in to see what the Bible says about using physical violence and force. How do we balance the tension between the God we read about in the Old Testament vs. the God we read about in the New Testament?Pastor Jim Ramos continues to process what the Bible says as we ask the question, is there GOOD violence?
