Men After God

Men After God

Men After God is a Christian podcast for men who want to lead well at home, at work, and in their own hearts. It's for husbands and fathers who work hard, go to church, and still feel like nobody ever showed them how to lead the people they love. Three hosts bring plain, Bible-grounded conversation on God, marriage, fatherhood, work, and brotherhood, with one thing you can put into practice this week. Don't be a perfect man. Be a pursuing man. WHO IT'S FOR The man who loves his family and wants to lead them better. The dad who snapped at his kids again and wants to know why. The husband who keeps fixing problems when his wife needs him to listen. The guy with plenty of acquaintances and nobody to call when it falls apart. The pastor or men's ministry leader looking for something honest to hand the men in his church. HOW IT WORKS Each host records on his own, so every episode goes deep on one idea from one man's lane instead of skimming ten. Every so often all three sit down together. No hype and no performance, just men telling the truth about where they are and pointing other men back to Christ. MEET THE HOSTS Adrian Ferrari: Wisdom and Daily Discipline Adrian pastors a church, planted churches before that, and served as a missionary in Argentina. He teaches straight through the text, verse by verse, most often in Proverbs: integrity, self-control, the tongue, humility at home, and the slow drift that takes a man down long before anyone notices. Luke Sorensen: Inner Healing and Relational Repair Luke is an emotional intelligence coach and has co-hosted since season two. He brings a coach's language to the things men carry and rarely say out loud: shame and identity, grief and trauma, forgiveness, boundaries, apology, and rebuilding trust after it breaks. Then he puts Scripture underneath it. Dustin Alley: Leading Yourself, Your Home, and Your Men Dr. Dustin Alley is a Marine Corps veteran, a pastor, and the author of Becoming a Man After God. He teaches the disciplines that hold when nobody is watching, what a wife and children need from a man, and how to go from having friends to having brothers. He also speaks to pastors and church leaders rebuilding their men's ministry. WHAT YOU'LL HEAR Christian marriage: listening, conflict, humility, and loving your wife well Christian fatherhood: being present, handling anger, and passing down something better than you were handed Faith and work: integrity, discipline, and the stewardship of your time Men's emotional and mental health from a biblical view: shame, grief, loneliness, and burnout Brotherhood and discipleship: real friendship between men, mentoring, and men's ministry Bible study for men: Proverbs and practical wisdom for ordinary days WHERE TO START Why Men Feel Alone (Even at Church) Breaking the Lies Men Believe: Shame, Identity, and Freedom in Christ Real Strength Is Self-Control: What Proverbs 15 Teaches Christian Men About Their Words Follow the show so the next one lands in your feed. If an episode helps you, send it to one man who needs it. Watch full episodes on YouTube at @MenAfterGodpod. Find the book, Becoming a Man After God, on Amazon. Men After God shirts and hoodies: https://stores.inksoft.com/menaftergod/shop/home

  1. 5h ago

    We’re Back: Why Are We Even Qualified to Speak?

    Season 3, Episode 1 Men After God is back with its first new episode since April, and Adrian Ferrari puts a loaded question to all three hosts: if we are not the best fathers, husbands, or Christians, why are we even qualified to speak? Dustin Alley, Luke Sorensen and Adrian answer it from what they have been through, and lay out what changes this time: each man in his own lane, a couple of episodes a week, and less of a script. Three takeaways: 1. Get connected outside the room. Luke's men's ministry has about 40 men engaged in its activities and several hundred men of the church who aren't, so he is moving away from event men's ministry. His rule of 33: one man ahead of you who can mentor you, one beside you who holds you accountable, and one you pour into. 2. Ask the question under the question. At a young pastor's ordination, Adrian asked who was investing in him, then pushed further: what has he told you that you didn't like to hear, and how did you handle it? 3. Where you have failed and grieved is where you can help. Adrian's backslide and the loss of his father are what let him sit across from a man in the same place. In his words, "the only person that's been able to walk with us and take us there is the Lord." Chapters: 0:00 Cold open: why are we even qualified to speak? 0:55 We're back 1:47 Meet Luke and Adrian 4:30 The Brotherhood Op, a game that gets men talking 8:06 Luke on leaving event men's ministry 9:59 The rule of 33 11:18 What's different this time 13:02 The store 15:02 The Men After God Brotherhood 16:28 The question Adrian asked a young pastor 17:58 Less scripted, more real 19:20 Luke on our preacher voice 22:13 Why are we even qualified? Three answers 24:07 Adrian on the season he backslid hard 25:29 Adrian on losing his father 26:01 Say the third thing 27:16 Who is Kai? 29:03 Through the fire 29:32 Becoming a man after God 31:03 Closing thoughts and friends of the show 33:24 What's next Hosted by Dustin Alley, Luke Sorensen and Adrian Ferrari. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpmjq6_68S0 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/men-after-god/id1691214647 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tapnDKEGpMpgxMhNInaRE Men After God merch: https://stores.inksoft.com/menaftergod/shop/home Free game kit: https://www.menaftergod.net/kit Talk with us: https://forms.gle/vzZb3JtnkamVkjUt6 The book: https://a.co/d/02aFZFqh

  2. Apr 7

    The 5-Pillar Framework Every Christian Man Needs (Ditching Cookie-Cutter Faith)

    Are you tired of "cookie-cutter Christianity"? Many Christian men feel exhausted and guilty, trying to squeeze their life into a rigid spiritual system that wasn’t designed for their wiredness or current season of life. In this powerful transition episode, Dr. Dustin Alley and Luke Sorensen address the dangerous distinction between a rigid "system" and a customizable "framework." Using examples from bad marriage counseling to the ideal time for devotions, they explore how to stop copying other people's spiritual habits and start following Jesus as the man God uniquely made you to be. If deepen your relationship with Jesus is your foundation, this framework provides the architectural necessary to hold up the other essential areas of your life. We introduce the five areas every Christian man must schedule into his week—and if you can't find room for these five, you are overbooked. In this episode, we break down: The "Perfectly Normal" Trap: Celebrated 4,000 downloads and a humbling anecdote from an Easter lunch that confronted Dustin's pride.System vs. Framework: Why cookie-cutter approaches fail under pressure, and how to find freedom in a customizable Biblical framework.A philosophical Friday night text: Dustin dives deep on why we must learn to live from the love of Jesus rather than pursuing it.Luke’s Struggles: Why developing self and delivering value are easy for him, but devoting time to family and "doing nothing" requires intense intentionality.The Permission Slip: Giving you permission to obey the Holy Spirit’s promptings, even when your season of obedience looks different from the man in the pew next to you.The 5-Pillar Framework Identified:We define the five pillars you need to maintain balance, authority, and peace: Deepen your relationship with Jesus (The Foundation)Devote time to your familyDevelop yourselfDeliver value to othersDo nothing for Jesus (The essential "brain glitch" statement on Sabbath and Rest).Have a question or want to share how the framework is working for you? Email Dustin directly at alley1230@icloud.com

  3. Jan 20

    Heart Set: Living in Surrender and Faith

    Episode DescriptionIn this episode of the Men After God podcast, Dustin Alley and Luke Sorensen continue Season 2 by exploring what it means to have a heart that is truly set on God. Building from Chapter Two of Becoming a Man After God, they introduce the idea of “heart set” versus mindset—arguing that while the mind may be easier to manage, the heart is what ultimately shapes who we become. Through the life of George Müller, Dustin and Luke examine what surrender looks like in real life, especially when obedience requires stepping away from what is safe, expected, or culturally approved. They discuss faith as an action, not just a belief, and wrestle honestly with the tension between trusting God and trying to meet your own needs. The conversation challenges men to stop living on autopilot, stop blaming circumstances or counsel for inaction, and instead live with a heart fully surrendered to God’s leading. The episode closes with a strong call to personal responsibility, cheerful obedience, and giving God not just your behavior—but your heart. Chapters00:00 Season 2 introduction and the concept of “heart set” 00:48 Why the heart is more dangerous—and more powerful—than the mind 01:30 “You are what you love” and how affection shapes identity 02:22 Chapter Two overview and why it’s so short 03:33 What was missing from the chapter and lessons learned after publishing 04:55 George Müller’s life and the challenge of living by faith 06:24 Faith as action, not just surrender language 08:56 Safe paths versus surrendered paths 10:23 Getting out of God’s way and unbelief as an obstacle 11:22 Seasons, obedience, and when God changes direction 13:30 Müller’s story of provision and God’s “royal” supply 14:38 When we meet our own needs and credit God anyway 15:51 Faith, surrender, and unique personal battles 16:18 Why your walk with God cannot be borrowed from someone else 17:11 Owning your story, suffering, and responsibility 18:10 Obedience over counsel when God is clearly leading 20:02 Suffering, growth, and surrendering what “ought to be” 20:25 Faith that can’t be tested can’t be trusted 22:48 Personal obedience and resisting people-pleasing 23:47 God’s Word over the “easy button” of leadership 24:20 Emotions, logic, and cheerful obedience 25:28 Final challenge: surrender your heart, not just your actions Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeBecoming a Man After God by Dustin Alley https://a.co/d/iA5BV3qGeorge Müller and a life lived by faith (historical reference)Support the Show📌 Connect with Men After God: 🌍 Website: https://www.menaftergod.net 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@menaftergodpod 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menaftergodpod 👥 Join Our Community: https://facebook.com/groups/menaftergod 🛒 Get MAG Merch: https://menaftergod.myshopify.com 💙 Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MenAfterGod 🎙️ Available on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify

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Men After God is a Christian podcast for men who want to lead well at home, at work, and in their own hearts. It's for husbands and fathers who work hard, go to church, and still feel like nobody ever showed them how to lead the people they love. Three hosts bring plain, Bible-grounded conversation on God, marriage, fatherhood, work, and brotherhood, with one thing you can put into practice this week. Don't be a perfect man. Be a pursuing man. WHO IT'S FOR The man who loves his family and wants to lead them better. The dad who snapped at his kids again and wants to know why. The husband who keeps fixing problems when his wife needs him to listen. The guy with plenty of acquaintances and nobody to call when it falls apart. The pastor or men's ministry leader looking for something honest to hand the men in his church. HOW IT WORKS Each host records on his own, so every episode goes deep on one idea from one man's lane instead of skimming ten. Every so often all three sit down together. No hype and no performance, just men telling the truth about where they are and pointing other men back to Christ. MEET THE HOSTS Adrian Ferrari: Wisdom and Daily Discipline Adrian pastors a church, planted churches before that, and served as a missionary in Argentina. He teaches straight through the text, verse by verse, most often in Proverbs: integrity, self-control, the tongue, humility at home, and the slow drift that takes a man down long before anyone notices. Luke Sorensen: Inner Healing and Relational Repair Luke is an emotional intelligence coach and has co-hosted since season two. He brings a coach's language to the things men carry and rarely say out loud: shame and identity, grief and trauma, forgiveness, boundaries, apology, and rebuilding trust after it breaks. Then he puts Scripture underneath it. Dustin Alley: Leading Yourself, Your Home, and Your Men Dr. Dustin Alley is a Marine Corps veteran, a pastor, and the author of Becoming a Man After God. He teaches the disciplines that hold when nobody is watching, what a wife and children need from a man, and how to go from having friends to having brothers. He also speaks to pastors and church leaders rebuilding their men's ministry. WHAT YOU'LL HEAR Christian marriage: listening, conflict, humility, and loving your wife well Christian fatherhood: being present, handling anger, and passing down something better than you were handed Faith and work: integrity, discipline, and the stewardship of your time Men's emotional and mental health from a biblical view: shame, grief, loneliness, and burnout Brotherhood and discipleship: real friendship between men, mentoring, and men's ministry Bible study for men: Proverbs and practical wisdom for ordinary days WHERE TO START Why Men Feel Alone (Even at Church) Breaking the Lies Men Believe: Shame, Identity, and Freedom in Christ Real Strength Is Self-Control: What Proverbs 15 Teaches Christian Men About Their Words Follow the show so the next one lands in your feed. If an episode helps you, send it to one man who needs it. Watch full episodes on YouTube at @MenAfterGodpod. Find the book, Becoming a Man After God, on Amazon. Men After God shirts and hoodies: https://stores.inksoft.com/menaftergod/shop/home

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