I picked up this sobering list today scanning my denomination’s resources for men. I would add a final statistic to the list: Eight out of ten men in the average church don’t have a close male friend in the faith to talk to about everything else on this list…especially men in leadership. How about you, my leadership colleague? Maybe this sad stat gives birth to the others…

According to Patrick Morely in his book “A Man’s Guide to Spiritual Disciplines”, for every ten men in the church:

Nine will have children who leave the church.

Eight will not find their jobs satisfying.

Six will pay only the monthly minimum on their credit card balances.

Five will have a major problem with pornography.

Four will get divorced (affecting one million children per year).

Only one will have a biblical worldview.

All ten will wrestle to balance work and family.