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It's sunday morning. Where are all the men? Golfing? Playing softball? Watching the tube? Mowing the lawn? Sleeping? One place you won't find them is in church. Less than 40 percent of adults in most churches are men, and 20 to 25 percent of married churchgoing women attend without their husbands. And why are the men who do go to church so bored? Why won't they let God change their hearts? David Murrow's groundbreaking new book reveals why men are the world's largest unreached people group. With eye-opening research and a persuasive grasp on the facts, Murrow explains the problem and offers hope and encouragement to women, pastors, and men. "Why Men Hate Going to Church" does not call men back to the church - it calls the church back to men.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is outstanding. The authors observations on Church life & Male/Female character & needs are simple, but at the same time incisive. At last a book that gathers up all the stuff I have read from John Eldredge & others & connects it to my experiences. This is where the rubber hits the road. This is without doubt one of the best books I have read, and I sense it will sharpen me up & give me new vigour & direction, having first comforted me & helped me see why I find Church so frustrating at times. A must read.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent book. It's a plea for men to get involved in their churches, and for churches to welcome a distinctively male approach to church life.
This book explains why many men are repelled by church from effeminate ministry, to flower and creche rotas. Men need clear niches and roles within the church, and not to feel that they have to hide their masculinity away when they get to church. When they have to do this they would sooner be anywhere else.
This is a well written, well observed book that describes well the problems many men have with many churches. Some of the criticism are sharp, but the message from this book is necessary and timely.
I highly recommend this book to those who run churches. I recommend it to men who want to understand their reaction to church more fully. It may not be your fault that you don't feel at home in church.
This book explains why many men are repelled by church from effeminate ministry, to flower and creche rotas. Men need clear niches and roles within the church, and not to feel that they have to hide their masculinity away when they get to church. When they have to do this they would sooner be anywhere else.
This is a well written, well observed book that describes well the problems many men have with many churches. Some of the criticism are sharp, but the message from this book is necessary and timely.
I highly recommend this book to those who run churches. I recommend it to men who want to understand their reaction to church more fully. It may not be your fault that you don't feel at home in church.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Everyone else seems to have really liked this book. I'm afraid I'm an exception. I found it repetitive, somewhat tendentious, and did not really learn anything new. He says at the start that he wrote it because there is nothing else on the subject, which is nonsense. There is an extensive literature, some of which he quotes! And other books I have read on the subject (of why the church is dominated by women) have been more nuanced and complete in their analysis, even if not so 'punchy' in delivery, in my view. (I am a vicar of a small evangelical anglican church, so speak from that pespective).
He claims that THE one big reason there are so few men in church is because the church has been feminised, and he claims to give ways to put this right. Other books suggest this is one reason amongst several - which I find more convincing. Also, I felt that all his practical solutions were only viable in a large church.
I also found the style irritating. Rather than putting forward a reasoned thesis he seemed to be trying to beat the reader on the head with the same message on almost every page - for 230 pages! He seems to take the view that, even if it's wrong, men are sexist and a bit immature, and the church (particularly women) need to accept men as they are if they want to get them in church. When I think of some of the young couples on the fringe of my church, the underlying male chauvinism would put them off church if they read it.
That said, I agree that there is considerable truth in his basic message, and I'm glad that others have found it helpful. It was because of their reviews that I bought the book!
He claims that THE one big reason there are so few men in church is because the church has been feminised, and he claims to give ways to put this right. Other books suggest this is one reason amongst several - which I find more convincing. Also, I felt that all his practical solutions were only viable in a large church.
I also found the style irritating. Rather than putting forward a reasoned thesis he seemed to be trying to beat the reader on the head with the same message on almost every page - for 230 pages! He seems to take the view that, even if it's wrong, men are sexist and a bit immature, and the church (particularly women) need to accept men as they are if they want to get them in church. When I think of some of the young couples on the fringe of my church, the underlying male chauvinism would put them off church if they read it.
That said, I agree that there is considerable truth in his basic message, and I'm glad that others have found it helpful. It was because of their reviews that I bought the book!
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This is the latest offering from Thomas Nelson publishing. It is an attempt to redress the gender imbalance that we now find in the western church... Read more
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Published 25 days ago by Mr. Je Meiring
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This is a review of the 2005 edition Why Men Hate Going to Church, not the revised 2011 one.
When talking about "men" as a group it's inevitable that generalisations... Read more
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Published 3 months ago by PSV Davey
Interesting, thought-provoking and disturbing thesis.
Interesting,thought-provoking and disturbing review of the church today - that the church is being over-feminised and thus seen by men as mainly for women. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Chris
REV ED is worth buying even if you have the first edition
The revised edition (1st Nov 2011) is a completely different book to the first edition, if you thought the first was good then you do need to get the new one. Read more
Published 6 months ago by A. M. Mullett
very useful
Even though the author is American and the background is that of American church life, there is still much to be gained from it in understanding the lack on younger and active men... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Reader
Restoring masculinity, but not making the church male-dominated
First of all, what is this book about? It is part sociology, part church life. It is not a theological tome. Read more
Published 15 months ago by S. Meadows
Great book
Great read for all men and women and for the church to rethink how we do things
Published on 12 Mar 2010 by Mrs. S. A. Alasia
Very good read
This is an awesome book for men and women to read. The author states how the church is seen by men as a "feminine" thing to do nowadays. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2010 by Dude
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This is a must read for ALL church pastors, elders, ministers and leaders. The observations and conclusions are damning of the mindset in today's church, with its over emphasis on... Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2009 by C. Dobson
Why Men Hate Going to Church
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