The Dude's Guide to Manhood

"Men need help. They need practical guidance on how to be the men they were created to be. Many men have no map for growing up, loving their wives, fathering their children, and excelling at their jobs. They are doing the best they can, but are falling short. The Dude's Guide to Manhood helps men living in the real world access the wisdom they need to live the life they've always wanted." -Rick Warren, Saddleback Church "This book is worth the price for the table of contents. Seriously, God did something quite personal for me before I got any further. But if you try to hand out photocopies of the contents, guys are just going to ask for the rest of it. So buy a bundle, read one, and give the rest to believing and unbelieving guys you know." -John Piper, founder and teacher of desiringGod.org "Men want to be strong and successful, respected and revered. But so many walk in defeat and discouragement, living without a plan. If you want to be the man God created you to be, I highly recommend you read The Dude's Guide to Manhood." -Craig Groeschel, pastor of LifeChurch.tv and author of Fight: Winning the Battles That Matter Most "I have personally benefited from Darrin Patrick's influence on me both with the Cardinals and at the Journey. What excites me most is that I will get to share the wisdom from this book with my three boys whom I desperately want to be the men that God created them to be." -Matt Holliday, six-time major league baseball all-star left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

Pastor, author and dude Darrin Patrick charts a course back toward real manliness, mapping out a vision to help men find significance and influence in today’s broken, mixed-message culture. Revealing his own frailties and missteps, he doesn’t preach at you but walks with you on a journey toward healing and wholeness.

Discover the path to true masculinity—to an adventurous life of strength, purpose, and clarity.

Didn’t we used to understand manhood? Wasn’t there a time once when it was clear and straightforward? Are we lost?

Dudes, look around you: The trail we once traveled from boyhood to maturity is now so overgrown, it’s almost impossible to trace. Our vision is blurred, rendering the map that previous generations followed unreadable. Our compass needles are spinning in circles, making navigation impossible. We are stuck in dense, dangerous woods, and our communities—the wives, children, friends, and colleagues we could be influencing—are suffering as a result.

It can be tempting to give up and, like so many men today, simply exist, but take heart: Now is not the time for men to abandon our quest. We can discover the path to true masculinity—to an adventurous life of strength, purpose, and clarity.

In The Dude’s Guide to Manhood, pastor, author and dude Darrin Patrick charts a course back toward real manliness, mapping out a vision to help men find significance and influence in today’s broken, mixed-message culture. Revealing his own frailties and missteps, Patrick doesn’t preach at you but walks with you on a journey toward healing and wholeness.

Filled with timeless wisdom, accessible insights and practical guidance, The Dude’s Guide to Manhood issues an encouraging and doable call to all men, whatever your age or stage. We need not settle for wandering aimlessly through our days, wounded, weak, and passive. Instead, we can get back on the trail, embrace our gifts while facing our imperfections, and trust the God of new beginnings to lead us into all that we are destined to become: forgiven, connected, determined, teachable, content, heroic, and so much more.