In this episode we are talking with Tim Speace about The ManDown Ethos and focused on "Mature Men Walk With Others". We discuss some of the barriers men face to genuine friendship and what is at stake in deepening our relationships with one another. Read the Ethos statement below and join us for the conversation:

MATURE MEN WALK WITH OTHERS

Men thrive in communities of mutual faith, values and support. Together as men we will not live our lives in isolation, but embrace practices of genuine fellowship and friendship. We will seek to allot the necessary time for our lives to be open and visible to other men who can sharpen us and speak into our lives with genuine insight. We will also seek to provide the same advantage of godly counsel and wisdom to others from a place of genuine support and friendship. We believe that through a community of genuine relationship we will have the courage to pursue dreams and callings given by God that far exceed what we could do alone. As a matter of joyful conviction we find it valuable to walk together in every season, experiencing moments of high importance, difficult burdens, and light-hearted fun. We recognize that many men in our society and workplaces need us to take the initiative to provide a meaningful community that welcomes them into the experiences of healthy masculinity. In our present cultural moment, this task is of heightened importance, as many men have been left without models of godliness as they enter their careers, become husbands, and raise children. We believe this is an opportunity that God has given us to make an impact beyond our individual circle of influence.

Ecclesiastes 4:9–12. [9] Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. [10] For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! [11] Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? [12] And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken. (ESV)