Redefining Manhood: Faith, Family, and the Power of Community w/ Joby Martin

Biblical manhood, marriage, and fatherhood are the focus as Aaron Smith talks with Joby Martin, founding pastor of The Church of Eleven22 in Jacksonville, Florida, and author of Stand Firm and Act Like Men. Walking through 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, Joby explains what it means to be a man according to the Bible: serving others and stewarding strength, not consumption, trucks, or muscles. He warns against both the passive boy-man and the chest-beating alpha caricature, describing true strength as the patient, kind love of 1 Corinthians 13 and a bent knee before Jesus. Joby also talks about mutual submission to Christ in marriage after 25 years with his wife Gretchen, his son's path from college to fire school, rites of passage for boys, older men mentoring younger men, and parenting teenagers toward relationship rather than rule-following.