by Leon J. Podles

Written by a Roman Catholic, this exhaustive history traces the feminization of the church back to medieval times. A must read for anyone who wants to understand how Christianity lost its masculine spirit.

I’ve read all the books in this genre, and this is the pick of the litter. It is well written and hilarious in places, even to a male reader like me. Nancy is funny, encouraging and very insightful. Women – read this book!

The prolific former journalist and Saddleback pastor teamed up with his wife to write this book. Strobel’s entry into this market is heavy on personal anecdotes and advice. Like all of his books this one is well written.

By Michael Fanstone

Written by a British evangelical pastor, Fanstone knows of what he speaks: the gender gap in the British church is enormous. As a man, Fanstone is able to take us into the mind of an unsaved husband and does a pretty good job of it.

By John Eldredge

This bestseller resonates with men who find Christianity boring and irrelevant as it is practiced today. Eldredge’s vision of Godly men as wild, dangerous, unfettered and free has found a receptive audience. This book has taken the church by storm, and I recommend this book as a prerequisite to my own.

By Gordon Dalbey
This volume was one of the inspirations for my book. Dalbey draws upon his experience counseling men to provide a very accurate window into their souls. Gordon is a good writer and this book is an easy read.

By Larry Crabb

This little book is packed with insight into the loss of manhood in our society – and in the church. Crabb identifies the causes of masculine passivity and summons men to full-hearted living.

By Paul Coughlin

Paul Coughlin identifies a cancer that's growing in our churches today: an epidemic of passive, sweet nice guys who are failing to lead their churches, their families and their communities. Men, if you've ever wondered why there wasn't more to the Christian life than what you've experienced, read this book.

By Phil Downer, editor

A collection of brief, enlightening essays from today’s top men’s ministry experts. Learn from the men who are actually creating thriving men’s ministries in their local churches.

By Steve Sonderman

A very practical step-by-step guide that helps you take the excitement of a men’s retreat or Promise Keepers’ weekend and turn that into a viable men’s ministry. Sonderman founded the popular TOP GUN ministry in Brookfield, Wisconsin

By Patrick Arnold

A Catholic priest examines the masculine archetypes present in the Bible, and reveals how we as Christian men can benefit by modeling ourselves after them. You’ll never see the men of the Bible the same again.

By Sam Keen

This is not even a religious book, but it’s one of the most insightful ones I’ve read. And just about every Christian leader I’ve ever mentioned it to has read it, too. Although I don’t agree with many of his zen-like conclusions, Keen is such an incisive observer his book is definitely worth a read.

By Douglas Wilson

This book teaches readers how to stop fearing and to start embracing the budding masculinity in their sons. Learn how a boy growing up in a mainline congregation can actually come out of the experience a Christian.

By Robert Lewis

Throughout human history, the men of society have been responsible for initiating boys into manhood. Robert Lewis offers a practical guide for any man who wants to provide his sons with rites of passage.

By Rick Bundschuh

Another great resource for understanding young male initiation. This book will whet your appetite for the accompanying DVD. Learn from a church in Hawaii that's reaching fatherless young men with the gospel.

By Thom and Joani Schultz

This book is intended as a Sunday school reform book, but read it with men in mind. It’s amazingly insightful and could serve as a blueprint for a re-thinking of how we teach men.

By Lee Strobel

Written by a former atheist who found God, this book is well written and insightful.

By Thomas Rainer

This Baptist seminary dean studied more than 350 formerly unchurched men and women to find out why they had suddenly started coming to church. Rainer’s findings may surprise you.

By Adam Hamilton

Hamilton built America’s fastest-growing mainline congregation with a healthy dose of the masculine spirit. If there’s a future for the mainline, Hamilton has got it squarely in his sights.

By Rick Warren

Don’t forget the book that started a revolution. Warren’s 40 Days of Purpose have brought individual believers to life, but our church structures remain amazingly resistant to the changes that are needed. If you haven’t read this book, do it!

By George Barna

This book literally saved my faith. At a point when I was so frustrated with church, Barna assured me I was not imagining it; church structures were actually keeping me from becoming the man God was calling me to be. An amazingly insightful book, this book is a roadmap for reform in our congregations.