Men in the Arena - Christian Men's Podcast

Updated: 14 Oct 2025 • 879 episodes
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The Men in the Arena podcast equips Christian men in the stress bubble of life: married, with kids, building your career and trying to follow God while leading your family well. We'll help you become your best version, equipping you to honor God in your marriage, parenting, work, church and community! Tuesday's podcast is Equipping Men in Ten - a ten-minute, laser-focused teaching from Jim Ramos to help you become your best version of a man. Friday's podcast is a high-octane interview with an expert in the realm of masculinity and Christian manhood, with authors like John Eldredge, Gary Chapman, Gene Getz, Patrick Morley, and Emerson Eggerichs. Jim reads their books and boils down their teachings into a powerful interview to help you learn from their expertise. Your host is bestselling author and speaker Jim Ramos. Jim has authored 9 books, including the bestseller 'Strong Men Dangerous Times: 5 Essentials Every Man Must Possess to Change His World', 'Tell Them: What Great Fathers Tell Their Sons and Daughters', ‘The Field Guide: A Bathroom Book for Men’, and the 5-book Strong Men Study Guide men's small group curriculum. Jim's high-energy storytelling and conviction will call you out, build you up, and motivate you to become the man you've always known you could be. The Men in the Arena are calling you into the Arena of manhood. We're calling you out of the faceless, nameless bleachers, and calling you UP to be the best version of you. Because when a man gets it, everyone wins.

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Has your relationship hit a rough patch? How do you rebuild intimacy after conflict, hurt, or distance in your marriage? In this week’s 10-minute equipping episode, Pastor Jim Ramos unpacks five practical steps to reconnect with your wife after a breakdown in your relationship. Drawing insights from Dr. Carol Tanksley’

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What does it take to build an unbreakable marriage? How can a man set boundaries that protect his integrity, his faith, and his family? In this week’s message, Pastor Jim Ramos shares his journey behind writing his new book, Guardrails: 10 Boundaries for an Unbreakable Marriage — releasing April, 2026. Designed for bot

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Every man needs a locker room. Join a brotherhood of like-minded men in The Locker Room, our bi-monthly live Zoom Q&A call! We meet in the Locker Room twice a month for community, fellowship, laughter, and to help each other find biblical answers to life’s difficult questions. Sharing community with these amazing men i

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Have you ever wondered what to say—or not say—to someone who’s grieving? How do you walk with someone through tragedy when there are no words that make it better? In this 'Average Joe' conversation, Pastor Jim Ramos sits down with longtime friend and pastor Isaac Kerns, who opens up about losing his teenage son, Ethan,

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What do you do when your faith feels fragile? How do you respond when life hits you with something that could take you out physically, mentally, or spiritually? And how do you flip from a victim mentality to living with boldness and strength in Christ? In this week’s expert interview, Jim Ramos has a powerful conversat

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Every man needs a locker room. Join a brotherhood of like-minded men in The Locker Room, our bi-monthly live Zoom Q&A call! We meet in the Locker Room twice a month for community, fellowship, laughter, and to help each other find biblical answers to life’s difficult questions. Sharing community with these amazing men i

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