Why Men Hate Going to Church

by David Murrow

ALL EYES WERE ON PASTOR KEITH, WHO HAD BEEN PROMISING FOR weeks to make an important announcement. “As of next month,” the pastor said, “we are canceling the nursery and Sunday school. We will no longer offer weddings, baptisms, baby showers, or funerals. We are dropping our choir and pulling out of our partnership with the soup kitchen. Instead, we’re going to minister in a new way. Our children’s ministry will be based on sports leagues. We will offer free automotive repairs to the working poor. We will provide carpentry, plumbing, and electrical upgrades to seniors’ homes. We will deploy our members as security ambassadors, walking the streets of high-crime neighborhoods. And our missions team will dig water wells in Honduras.” Women, how would you feel if your pastor made such an announcement? How well does this roster of ministries match your skills and gifts? Now you know how men feel.