Episode 30: Where are the Men: Closing the Gender Gap in the Church

“Where Are the Men? Closing the Gender Gap in the Church” is a hard-hitting, hope-filled episode of The Lions for Christ Podcast that goes straight at one of the most uncomfortable realities in the modern church: the absence and passivity of men. Pastor Noel exposes the pattern we see in congregations across the country—more women than men, more moms than dads, more wives worshiping alone while husbands stay home, stay at work, or stay disengaged—and then digs into the deeper reasons behind it. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 16:13–14, Titus 2, and Joshua 24:15, this episode unpacks why so many men drift from church, how fatherlessness, shame, exhaustion, and cultural confusion about masculinity contribute to the problem, and what it costs families, children, and future generations when men abandon the front lines of faith.

This is not a woman-bashing rant or a pity party for men. It is a wake-up call and a roadmap. Pastor Noel speaks directly to husbands, fathers, single men, and young men, showing them that they are not beyond God’s reach and that in Christ their past does not have to define their future. He lays out clear next steps: how a man can take one step toward God, one step toward his family, and one step back toward the local church—today, not someday. He also challenges pastors and church leaders to stop accepting passive men as normal and to rebuild ministry around a Titus 2 model that calls men into real discipleship, real responsibility, and real mission.

If you are a man who feels stuck, ashamed, or spiritually asleep, or a woman who is weary from carrying the load alone, this episode will confront you, encourage you, and point you back to the cross and to God’s design for the home and the church. Listen in, then visit TheLionsForChrist.com for more resources to strengthen you as a man of God, and connect with The Lions for Christ on social media to share this message with other men who need a clear, biblical call to stand firm, act like men, be strong, and let everything they do be done in love.