They Promised Basic Training. They Delivered Group Therapy.

Why Boomer Men Were Pre-Loaded to Fall for the Father Wound

There’s a tell in men’s ministry that most men sense but can’t name.

You sign up for the retreat. The branding is masculine with names like Basic Training, The Crucible, Survival School, etc. The promotional video has a voiceover that sounds like a movie trailer. Men hiking or praying with clenched fists. They’re staring meaningfully into campfires or th…