Stephen Arterburn - Every Man, Gods Man: Every Mans Guide to...Courageous Faith and Daily Integrity

If youll read with a humble and open heart, Every Man, Gods Man will make you uncomfortable, inspire you to positive change, and get you pumped about taking new risks in your faith. Most important, God will use the insights in this book to advance His kingdom in your heart and, by doing so, advance His purposes in the world. The book in your hands is not about the resolution of a mans problems; its about a personal resurgence of purpose. That excites me.

R ICK W ARREN , author of The Purpose-Driven Life
and senior pastor of Saddleback Church

Stephen Arterburn and Kenny Luck have captured the bold message men want and need to hear today. Every Man, Gods Man speaks the language of men, urging them toward a new dimension of authentic faith and revealing the key principles they need to be Gods man in every area of their lives.

F ISHER D E B ERRY , head football coach, U.S. Air Force Academy

Every Man, Gods Man holds a life-changing message for men. I applaud Arterburn and Luck for their efforts to challenge men in their pursuit of God and living godly lives. Every man needs to read and apply these truths.

D AN Q UAYLE , former vice president and author of Standing Firm

I am convinced that our great God and Savior wants to accomplish tremendous revival through todays Christian men. However, a vast percentage of them experience continual defeat and lack of growth in their spiritual development. Stephen Arterburn and Kenny Luck identify many of the problem areas men struggle with and how they can align themselves with Gods purposes, becoming the spiritual victors and leaders He intended them to be.

B ILL B RIGHT , founder of Campus Crusade for Christ International

I have high regard for Stephen Arterburn and Kenny Luck and their positive message to men. Every man who wants to become all God created him to be will benefit from Steve and Kennys counsel.

J OSH M C D OWELL , best-selling author and speaker

E VERY M AN , G ODS M AN
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Every Man, Gods Man copyright 2003, 2011, by Stephen Arterburn, Kenny Luck, and Mike Yorkey Every Man, Gods Man Workbook copyright 2003, 2011, by WaterBrook Press

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Arterburn, Stephen, 1953
Every man, Gods man : every mans guide to courageous faith and daily integrity / Stephen Arterburn and Kenny Luck, with Mike Yorkey. 1st ed.
p. cm.
1. Christian menReligious life. I. Luck, Kenneth L., 1964 II. Yorkey, Mike. III. Title.
BV4528.2 .A77 2003
248.842dc21

2002152719

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Kenny Luck has been quietly helping men in our church going on fourteen years now, and Steve Arterburn has been a stand-in preacher and minister here for years. During this time both of these men have come alongside countless men and shared their lives and love for Gods Word in small groups, at our retreats, and in teaching our mens morning Bible study. Their passion and gift for helping men are well known in our churchmost famously among the wives.

But more special to me than Kenny and Steves ability to get into a mans space and take him to the next level of Christian manhood is their ownership of their message. They have both fought and won tough battles, overcome setbacks, and diligently pursued a practical holiness that speaks powerfully to men of all ages.

My sincere and deep appreciation to my pastor, Rick Warren, for training me to trust the purposes of God and risk giving my life to them.

God caused my path to cross Steve Arterburns over a decade ago, and I have never been the same. I have worked with great men, but none surpass you in the category of spiritual vision in ministry. You are a dream catcher for Jesus. I am still pinching myself that you are my close friend and mentor after all these years.

I am in debt to Ben Evans, Hans Schroeder, Jeff Genoway, Paul Petit, and Todd Wendorff, all great men, without whom I would be truly poor in this life. Because of you, my God, my wife, my kids, my community, and my world all get a better man. Thank you for being my band of brothers for life.

My deep gratitude to the men of Thursday morning, who model for the world the power and promise of mens community in the local church. Thank you for rising at dawn to reach forward in your faith and reach out to one another. You are the ones who keep it real and keep me grounded.

Finally, being husband to Chrissy and dad to Cara, Ryan, and Jenna makes me the richest man in the world. Thank you for all your sacrifices. This book has life because you all are my life.

K ENNY L UCK

by Stephen Arterburn

Please forgive me for not starting off this book with a superstud football story or some other macho-inspired anecdote as mens books are supposed to do. In fact, Im going to do a Wrong-Way Riegels and run in the opposite direction by sharing a shameful antifootball story that happened to me. (By the way, Wrong-Way Riegels was Roy Riegels, a defensive back who recovered a fumble in the 1929 Rose Bowl game and scampered sixty-five yards in the wrong direction before being tackled by a teammate!)