FORMING MEN FOR
THE FIGHT, THE FAMILY,
AND THE FUTURE
RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS FOR CHRISTIAN
MEN STEPPING INTO STRENGHT AND LEGACY
RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS FOR CHRISTIAN
MEN STEPPING INTO STRENGHT AND LEGACY
Jon is the lead pastor of Church of the City based in Manhattan. He is a writer, thinker, and has been serving men for over 20 years through his sermons, books, and retreats. He is also the co-founder of Forming Men alongside Jefferson Bethke.
Jefferson has been writing and thinking about spiritual formation for fathers and men for the last 11 years. He is the co-founder of Forming Men and Family teams and his heart is to serve, equip, and encourage men to live and see their full destiny is primarily found in following Jesus as a man and father.
There's a few quiet shadows that have settled over the hearts of men today.
What's a shadow? It's a thing of darkness, that quietly follows us. And for many men it's the very thing blocking us from seeing God and ourselves properly.
The result? Many men simply feel paralyzed--worried about saying the wrong thing, unsure what to do with their ambitions or strengths, simultaneously tempted and shamed by a hypersexualized and pornified culture.
Fighting shadows masterclassWhat if there was a space for 1000+ men to gather once a year for two days of content, formation, and relationship?
TELL ME MORE!We believe there is nothing more powerful that can happen in a man's life, than when he gathers with 30 to 40 men for one reason only. To get your heart back. To get wounds healed.
TELL ME MORE!Twice a year, about 30 of us men, get together for a private off the books meeting. We sharpen each other, encourage one another, and most of all link arms in our giving, justice, and ministry.
TELL ME MORE!Most men know they have a deficit in their life. They feel the gaps in their physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual lives, but they haven’t closed the gap or shown much change over the years of their life. They want to change, but there’s no path or program. They have no outlet for transformation. This is why we've created Man Year. A one-year transformational challenge-based program, with 4 twelve-week sprints surrounding the core domains of life (spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional) that you do with brothers of your choosing in your community.
Start the JourneyA yearly discipleship program to make men out of our sons.
A curriculum focused around the main shifts every teenage boy must make to transition into manhood in a healthy and powerful way.
TELL ME MORE!Your daughters need you. But sometimes you don't know how to show up. With your daughter you aren't quite sure what it means to proactively ready your daughter for the world, as a father.
TELL ME MORE!Most men drift through life without realizing it. We react, we cope, we survive. But real growth doesn’t happen by accident - it happens through formation. Forming Men helps you recover vision and build the kind of depth that lasts.
TELL ME MORE!You want to lead your family well, but no one ever showed you how. Most of us are trying to build what we never saw. Forming Men gives you a framework to raise your sons and love your wife with clarity, strength, and grace.
TELL ME MORE!The world either mocks manhood or distorts it. But Jesus shows us another way - strength with humility, power under control. Forming Men anchors your identity in the only model that won’t shift with culture.
TELL ME MORE!Every man needs a band of brothers. A place to be known, challenged, and sharpened. Forming Men connects you with other men chasing the same goal - to be formed into the likeness of Christ together.
TELL ME MORE!