A girl's guide to getting men... in church

Churchidom is worried about the lack of men. Because, after 2000 of almost entirely patriarchal rule, women are a threat. And now that women have begun to pastor a tiny portion of Protestant churches, the clergy has become a “pink collar” profession (like librarians, nurses and other underpaid professionals with a lot of education and skills).

Of course, according to Matt Hedstrom, our worries about not having enough men in church are not new. They existed even before we women started getting cooties under our collars. Hedstrom points out that our anxieties over the “twin crises of masculinity and church authority” went as far back as 1890s until it reached its climax in 1920s.

Now a hundred years later, we’re still fretting over the lack of men.  You can learn about the Extra Stout Man Church over at the Man Site. David Murrow has started Church for Men, to let us know Why Men Hate Going to Church. Thomas Long did some exploring on the issue, and ducked into a church that felt like a Tarzan set.