What Does It Mean to be a Man?

How do you define manhood?
What guiding principles make a man a man?
What do you teach your boys about becoming a man?

A buddy and I started working through these questions as we were lead to start our boys on the pathway to manhood. You can read some of the details in this blog post, but after much prayer, discussion, and tweaking here are the four manhood principles:

1. A Real Man Knows and Walks with God

2. A Real Man Lives by Biblical Standards (see below)

3. A Real Man Works for Something Bigger than Himself

4. A Real Man Loves and Protects His Wife and Family

12 Biblical Standards of Manhood

1. Loyalty
2. Servant Leadership
3. Kindness
4. Humility
5. Purity
6. Honesty
7. Self-Discipline
8. Excellence
9. Integrity
10. Perseverance
11. Responsibility
12. Spiritual Aggression