Rousing the Sleeping Giants: A Look into the Spiritual Leadership of Men

Abstract

This thesis is aimed at the discipleship of males who did not have a strong model of spiritual leadership in their early lives (Practical Theology). There are numerous studies on training men up in a Christian way from a young age, but they often presume having strong male leadership already in the family. How does a man know what to do if he did not experience male spiritual leadership in his family as he was growing up? I want to research what churches and church-related organizations are doing, synthesize the information, and then attempt to tailor and package it for our WELS settings. In view of the father's crucial role in passing on the faith and in view of many fathers not being trained as spiritual leaders, my research seeks to find the best methods to take adult men who do not know how to be spiritual leaders and train them to be spiritual leaders in the areas of personal spiritual growth and family spiritual growth.