Gentle-Man - Dr. John Crotts
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Every man feels the pressure: culture tells you to tone down masculinity or crank it up into bravado. Gentle-Man cuts through the noise and shows you what real, biblical manhood looks like — strong, steady, and shaped by Scripture.
In these ten sessions, Dr. John Crotts equips you to become a man whose life is built on conviction, responsibility, purity, and grace. You'll learn how to lead your home clearly, communicate wisely, fight sin seriously, and influence your wife and children with strength rooted in Christ, not emotion or cultural trends.
If you want a stronger marriage, a home that follows your leadership, and a faith that actually transforms the way you live, this series gives you the path forward. Become the man your family needs. Become the man God calls you to be. Become a gentle man.
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Want to be an Exceptional Man? - E.1 - Gentle-Man - Dr. John Crotts
Lesson 1
If you want a stronger marriage, wiser decisions, and a home that actually follows your lead, it won’t come from personality or willpower — it starts with your walk with God.In this opening session, Dr. John Crotts shows why becoming a man of the Book changes everything: your convictio...
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Become a Man of Strength - E.2 - Gentle-Man - Dr. John Crotts
Lesson 2
If you want clarity in a world of noise, strength when your family needs direction, and confidence when culture pushes back, you must become a man of conviction—the kind that only comes from knowing Scripture deeply.Dr. John Crotts shows you how to build unshakable convictions by becom...
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Be a Man Who Is Given Greater Assignments - E.3 - Gentle-Man - Dr. John Crotts
Lesson 3
Your family, your marriage, your home—God has put all of it under your care. The question isn’t whether you are leading, but whether you’re leading well.Dr. John Crotts shows you why real masculinity is defined by responsibility, not bravado, and how embracing stewardship transforms th...
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Become a Powerful Leader - E.4 - Gentle-Man - Dr. John Crotts
Lesson 4
If you want a stronger marriage and a home that follows your leadership, you must become the spiritual pacesetter.Dr. John Crotts removes the intimidation and shows how simple, consistent habits—opening the Bible, guiding prayer, setting tone—can radically reshape your family’s spiritu...
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Become a Man of Respect - E.5 - Gentle-Man - Dr. John Crotts
Lesson 5
If purity is weak in your life, strength will be weak everywhere else. Dr. John Crotts confronts the battle every man faces—not with shame, but with urgency and hope.
Learn why hidden compromise destroys confidence, undermines leadership, and hardens the heart. More importantly, see how ... -
Your Wife Will Happily Follow You - E.6 - Gentle-Man - Dr. John Crotts
Lesson 6
Strength without grace destroys. Grace without strength collapses. A godly man must have both.Dr. John Crotts shows how men can lead firmly while reflecting the tenderness, patience, and sacrificial heart of Christ. Learn the boundaries God sets for masculine leadership—sacrificial lov...
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Become an Inspiring Man - E.7 - Gentle-Man - Dr. John Crotts
Lesson 7
Your words build trust or break it. Dr. John Crotts reveals how gracious speech isn’t weakness—it’s a mark of spiritual maturity and leadership.
Discover the difference between truth spoken helpfully versus truth spoken harshly, and how humility, kindness, and intentional tone make your ... -
Your wife is waiting for you to do this - E.8 - Gentle-Man - Dr. John Crotts
Lesson 8
If you want to lead well, you must first learn to listen well.Dr. John Crotts shows how listening reflects humility, honors others, and gives you the insight needed to lead with wisdom. Learn how valuing people rightly — as image-bearers and blood-bought saints — changes the way you co...
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Become a Patient Man - E.9 - Gentle-Man - Dr. John Crotts
Lesson 9
If you want to become a gracious man on the outside, you must cultivate grace on the inside.Dr. John Crotts lays out practical strategies to grow a heart that is patient, gentle, and slow to speak. From thinking before responding to using “helper phrases” that calm tension, this sessio...
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This is the Man You Want to Be Like - E.10 - Gentle-Man - Dr. John Crotts
Lesson 10
Many men want to be strong leaders—few want to follow Christ with the same intensity.Dr. John Crotts helps men understand the moments when Jesus appeared “harsh” and why His strength was always driven by love, righteousness, and a desire for repentance. This episode teaches you how to...
