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

Show notes

About This Episode Aaron sits down with Joby Martin to talk about marriage, parenting, and what it means to be a man in today's culture. Joby unpacks Paul's charge in 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 to be watchful, stand firm, act like men, be strong, and let everything be done in love. He argues that biblical strength is not for yourself but for serving others, and he pushes back on both the man who abdicates and the over-corrected alpha male. They talk about faith as the foundation of a strong marriage, mutual submission to Christ, parenting that moves from rules toward relationship, and why young men need rites of passage and older mentors. Joby shares about his son leaving college for fire school and closes by pointing to the blood of Jesus, which offers redemption and a fresh start to anyone.

About Joby Martin Joby Martin is the founding pastor of Eleven22 church and the author of Stand Firm and Act Like Men. Married 25 years to Gretchen, with two children, he teaches biblical manhood as stewarding strength to serve others and is passionate about mentoring and rites of passage for the next generation.

In This Episode Act like men — What Paul means in 1 Corinthians 16:13-14. Strength with a purpose — Why your strength is not for you but for serving others. Two ditches — The passive boy-man and the chest-beating alpha caricature. Love as strength — The patient, kind love of 1 Corinthians 13 and bending the knee to Jesus. A faith-centered marriage — Mutual submission to Christ as the foundation. Parenting toward relationship — Giving freedom and guidance instead of mere rule-following. Rites of passage and mentoring — Why older men need to invest in younger men. A fresh start — The redeeming power of the blood of Jesus.

Scripture Referenced 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 1 Corinthians 13

Resources from This Episode Joby Martin on Instagram Joby Martin's church website Joby Martin's book Marriage After God shop Full show notes and blog post

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