Men in Mission

Useful Resources
Coming of Age: Exploring the Spirituality and Identity of Younger Men
by David W. Anderson; Paul G. Hill; Dr. Roland D. Martinson

What is the state of faith today among younger men in the church? How is the church responding to the spiritual needs of a new generation? Armed with these questions and many more, authors Roland Martinson, Paul Hill, and David Anderson conducted interviews with young men (ages 18-40) of differing life and faith experiences, and differing ethnic backgrounds in six regions of the U.S. This new book, Coming of Age, is based on the results of this study.

Now available on-line at
Augsburg Fortress
Price: $15.99
Item No: 0806652241

Young Adult Male Spirituality Study
by Dr. Roland Martinson.

In 2002 and 2003 Lutheran Men in Mission commissioned a study to determine the character and shape of young adult male spirituality, to identify practices in ministry relating to young adult males that help them to develop a life of faith within the church, and to access the world of young adult males.

Here are Dr. Martinson's findings:

• Young Adult Male Spirituality Study
  by Dr. Roland Martinson
• Implications from the Young Men’s Lives and Faith Study
  by Dr. Roland Martinson
• 11 Themes of Young Men's Spirituality
  by Dr. Roland Martinson

Additional Studies:

• Dr. Paul Hill, Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa was on one of a team of three researchers that worked on this project. Young Adult Male Spirituality is one chapter of his doctoral thesis. For a copy of the entire thesis write to him at phill@wartburgseminary.edu.