Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18743 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
David Murrow has, for more than twenty years, produced and written television documentaries, commercials, and specials. He's won numerous awards for his production, writing, and creative skills. He's produced material for the Discovery Channel, NBC, ABC, Food Network, Travel Channel, Dr. Phil, The Miss America Pageant, and many others. He has owned Murrow Media, Inc., since 1987 and has a degree in Anthropology from Baylor University. He has served as an elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA), and he and his wife have three children.

Customer Reviews

I could not put this book down
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.

A big step on the road to a healthy Church
I have been struggling for several years to understand why I was having trouble with going to Church. Like David there was a time when my faith was finely poised. I had worked out my problem was with Church not my faith, and I had read may books in order to understand what the problem was. But now I do and so many things that have happened to me and to other men suddenly make so much sense. The relief is tempered with growing understanding of how big the problem is. As David said we must be careful to stress that it's not a question of being anti feminist, but seeking to end the suppression of male spirituality and wanting to restore a healthy balance of male and female spirituality in the Church. To realise that Jesus is a courageous leader who challenged cultural norms on one hand and confronted the Pharisees on the other. Everyone Christian who is interested in a healthy Church must read this for the insight they will gain into the problems of the Church.

Getting it Right
This is not a reactionary book, nor is it a simplistic one. David Murrow is an active member of a church in the far north of America but anyone in this country can see why he is concerned. Apart from cutting the grass and sitting on the Fabric, Finance and Fixtures committee, what is there for the average man in a congregation? Mr. Murrow has heard many neighbours and colleagues say that "the church is full of hypocrites" but believes that they could live with that if there were compensations. So the author goes looking for ways to "adjust the thermostat", as he puts it, so that the atmosphere causes both women and men to be comfortable and productive.