Gordon Dalbey's first book, Healing the Masculine Soul, helped pioneer the Christian Men's movement in 1988. Since then, his Sons of the Father ('96) and Fight like a Man ('95) have continued his wake-up call to receive our true identity as sons of Father God through surrender to Jesus Christ. A popular speaker at conferences and retreats around the world, he keynoted at the first Promise Keepers (Boulder '92), and has appeared on "Focus on the Family," "The 700 Club," and hundreds of other radio and TV shows.

Sons of the Father (Men's Conference)

Fight Like a Man (Men's Conference --- Follow-up to Sons of the Father)

Gordon has ministered internationally in the UK, Australia, France, Switzerland and Hong Kong. A former news reporter, Peace Corps Volunteer (Nigeria), high school teacher, and pastor, Gordon holds an M.A. in journalism from Stanford and an M.Div. from Harvard. He lives in Santa Barbara, CA, with his wife and son and may be reached at .

Passions and Priorities (For Singles, with Gordon and Mary)

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“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest.” (Matt. 11:28, The Message)

Those words of Jesus are Good News to me—and I hope to you, too. Sometimes I feel like so many things are going on—my family, work, church, fixing the shower faucet—that I lose track of my life. Even vacations can get to be a hassle! I hardly get time to sit down with myself, much less with God.

Our men’s conference is an invitation to get away with Jesus and other men so we can recover our lives and stay on track with Him. It’s not about more things you need to do for God, but about hearing and experiencing what your Father wants to do for you.

“It all makes sense, and I want to go there,” as one man told me after hearing this message. “But still, I keep running away from God. Can you give me some advice? What should I do?” I gave him some advice: “Run as long as you can.” Today, I haven’t got the energy to outrun God. Truth is, I never did; it was just easier to fool myself years ago when I could run all day and party all night. Being the father of a teenage son has helped me catch on!

Want to take a real rest? Have you run as long as you can? If you want to get real with other men who are willing to get real with God and with you, this is your weekend.

It’s time.

See you at the conference.

Your brother in the Lord,

Gordon Dalbey