Men-Only Church

DAYTONA BEACH – No hymnals. No pews. No steeple. No stained glass windows. And no women.

This ain’t your grandma’s church.

Organizers of the Church For Men say that guys are “bored stiff” in many churches today.

“We try to make it interesting for them. We meet in a gym and we talk about issues that mess men up,” said Mike Ellis, 46, the church’s founder.

The Church For Men meets one Saturday evening per month, drawing about 70 guys dressed in everything but straight-laced shirts and neckties. The service features a rock band, a shot clock to time the preacher’s message and a one-hour in-and-out guarantee.

Ellis’ church is part of a national movement to reverse what many Christian pastors and ministers are calling a troubling trend. Studies show that men are less likely than women to show up on Sunday mornings, and the reaction has been an emerging testosterone theology of sorts. Churches nationwide are now reaching out to men.

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2 Responses to Men-Only Church

  1. Doug says:

    I wonder what people think of this. We do a Men’s Biker Bible Study in irving once a week. This is because men can feel free to discuss issues without their wife or girlfriend looking at them funny.

  2. MToots says:

    I try to stay open minded about the direction that churches are going in regards to reaching the people. This idea of separating men and women reminds me of the days when Sunday School classes were divided into those for men and those for women. This, too, provided a free atmosphere for discussion of issues that would not be as openly discussed in a couples’ class.
    What goes around, comes around….only with a different twist!

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