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'Boys and young men are in crisis'

'Boys and young men are in crisis'

John Woods
John Woods

When delivering the 2025 Dimbleby Lecture this week, Former England Football manager Sir Gareth Southgate highlighted the dearth of male role models in contemporary society.

“We need leaders to set the right tone. To be the role models we want for our young men. We have to show young men that character is more important than status. That how you treat others is more important than how much money you make.”

TV: Adolescence - a message for us ALL

TV: Adolescence - a message for us ALL

Paul Yeulett
Paul Yeulett

The gripping Netflix mini-series Adolescence screened last week. Some are suggesting it might be as influential as Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which aired at the beginning of last year.

It’s all about teenage boys, emerging sexuality, social media, Andrew Tate, online bullying, misogyny and knife crime.

The online gender gap: hope for church growth among men

The online gender gap: hope for church growth among men

John-Edward Funnell
John-Edward Funnell

I was interested to see the demographic breakdown of our church's YouTube channel.

Scrolling through the various analytics, I was surprised to find that a majority are males - 55%, watching our content. This trend is being recognised across many other theologically based YouTube channels with some reporting up to an 86% male audience.

Christian men: wake up and stand up for your families!

Christian men: wake up and stand up for your families!

Emily Tredget

Christians have often been at the forefront of social change – from abolishing slavery to setting up schools and even being formative in developing the English law and justice system (so my son’s book on Alfred the Great tells me!).

And there are many great women in the church currently pulling together to get help for a vulnerable sector of society today – a sector that until recently hasn’t been acknowledged by the government, and even now is struggling to get the help it needs.