The Stories
Real Men. Real Churches. Real Change.
Every story begins with one man willing to take a step toward
Jesus. What follows is different every time—but the result is the same: stronger
disciples, healthier families, and churches strengthened by men who are living
out their faith.
From Pastors & Guides
No hype. Just their experience.
Everyman Challenge is a game changer for our men’s ministry. It has absolutely revolutionized the way that we’ve done men’s ministry.
Paul
Pastor
I regularly attended church, but my faith was stagnant. No mentors, no accountability, no community. I was a lone wolf. The Everyman Challenge was my launch point to taking my relationship with the Lord seriously. My faith grew exponentially, as well as my leadership skills — and at 49 years old I went to seminary and I’m now pastoring a church!
Craig
Pastor & EMC Participant
I was proud of the guys for how quickly they were willing to be open and vulnerable. The more they shared, the more others felt safe to share.
Jon
EMC Guide
We needed something new and fresh to challenge our men. This is what we’ve been missing.
Charlie
Pastor
Throughout the challenge our guys showed up for each other even when it was inconvenient — that’s what builds real brotherhood.
Jon
EMC Guide
I had just finished my first season and I was hesitant to commit to leading my own braid. After prayerful consideration, a friend and I decided to lead. Everyman Challenge did an amazing job of equipping us with guide training tools and many other resources. After leading 13 men through the challenge this past season, I can say without a doubt it has been one of the greatest blessings of my life.
James
EMC Guide
It challenges, frees, and equips a man.
David
Pastor
We sweat, maybe bled a little, but it brought us together.
Jon
EMC Guide
If you’re looking for a ministry that will absolutely change the trajectory of men’s hearts in your church or ministry… you absolutely need to check it out.
Paul
Pastor
Men who used to stay quiet are opening up quickly and sharing deeply.
Jeff
EMC Guide
I have experienced countless Bible studies and prayer groups focused on men. While all were well intentioned, they did not provide me with what I needed — authentic relationships. The Everyman Challenge has been so much more. It has helped me see my need for a strong relationship with Jesus and those around me, and to help others see their need to do the same. Discipleship.
John
EMC Guide
Simple, yet profound. It gives men handles to grab onto.
Charlie
Pastor
The support I’ve received has been incredible.
Jeff
EMC Guide
Walking through this challenge with other men who were willing to share and grow, and then watching what the Lord did in their lives, that sharpened me as a believer and as a man. It brought me relief in being a man, a dad, a husband.
Jon
EMC Guide
We’ve seen men step up — to lead in the church, to lead in their homes, and to be a fully engaged follower of Christ.
Paul
Pastor
It’s so exciting to watch the change from day one to month five.
Larry
EMC Guide
If you’re willing to lead, you’ll be successful.
Larry
EMC Guide
There’s nothing that God can’t accomplish. And you can’t do it alone. You need the brothers, and you need a relationship with God.
Mike · EMC Participant
What Their Wives See
The change shows up at home.
Don’t we always want a better man at home, a better father, a better husband? In the long run, at home, you’re going to come out better together.
Lynsie
Wife of EMC Participant
He became way more intentional. Way more intentional. And he put the phone down at night. That was the biggest thing too.
Lynsie
Wife of EMC Participant
He has always been a great leader. He has always been a great father, a great husband. But this just took our marriage into a different turn.
Lynsie
Wife of EMC Participant
He speaks of Jesus all the time now. It’s always at the top. And then we’re next. And then our kids. And that’s something that we want to instill in our children too.
Lynsie
Wife of EMC Participant
The Everyman Challenge impacted my husband because he needed it. He needed to see men like him who were excited to grow a relationship with God. Not only that, but to have a community of men to encourage him, build him up, and not knock him down was huge.
Stephanie
Wife of EMC Participant
My husband is so much more open to the Holy Spirit’s guiding in his life, and that changes so many of our conversations. He is just so much more tender to the voice of the Spirit in our marriage and parenting our kids. The culture of our home is so much more relaxed because of that.
Sami
Wife of EMC Participant
The biggest change I see in my husband is that he is more led by the spirit and open to the Holy Spirit’s work in his life since he completed the Everyman Challenge.
Sami
Wife of EMC Participant
Ministries like the Everyman Challenge matter to men and the church because when they reach men, they are reaching families. And those families are reaching communities, and those communities are reaching the world.
Sami
Wife of EMC Participant
From the Men
Different men, same lasting impact.
It helped me get back on my feet and fix my eyes back on Jesus.
Craig
EMC Participant / Guide
I think a lot of my approach at work is more God-centered now. I’ve had conversations with people at work about their faith, about my faith.
Chris
EMC Participant
It reset my spiritual sail.
Larry
EMC Participant
My wife and my kids have seen the difference through my actions, through the way I live my life. We dive into the Word together. I pray over our family. It’s awesome.
Craig
EMC Participant / Guide
My marriage is better, is stronger. My wife and I pray more together… and that’s something just so easy not to do. And that brought us so much closer together.
Jon
EMC Participant / Guide
Instead of them turning their backs on me one by one, the guys got up out of their chairs, came over, and they prayed over me. They prayed with me.
Mike
EMC Participant
It gave me a community to dig into. The sense of brotherhood and having a group of brothers to connect with and open up to was just powerful.
Craig
EMC Participant / Guide
I don’t think the church can do it all on their own. Just like we can’t do it all on our own individually. We need that community.
Chris
EMC Participant
We’re doing life together. We’re doing community. If a brother’s hurting, we pray for him. If necessary, we’ll go to his house and help him physically — whatever the needs are, we’re basically family.
Frank
EMC Participant
The next story could be your church's.
Sit down with a Master Guide and let’s talk about what the first braid could look like for the men of your church.