Allender Center

So many men carry stories of harm, heartache, and shame—yet struggle to know how to name or engage them. The result is often silence, anger, or a pull toward addiction, achievement, or escape. But there is a deeper story waiting to be understood, and a path toward redemption and hope.

In this two-hour live webinar, Dr. Dan Allender and Wendell Moss, LMHC, invite you to explore what makes engaging men’s stories both uniquely challenging and profoundly necessary. Drawing from the Genesis account of the fall of man—where Adam is told that the ground will yield “thorns and thistles” and that he will return to “dust”—this conversation will explore how futility, shame, and fear shape men’s lives and how these themes echo in the stories they carry.

You’ll gain insight into how to:

• Identify the barriers that keep men from addressing their deepest wounds.

• Recognize common storylines of futility, invisibility, and shame in men’s lives.

• Understand a biblical framework to see universal themes in men’s experiences while honoring the particularity of each individual story.

The curse of “thorns and dust” may mark men’s stories, but it is not the end of the story. Through honest engagement, these places of pain can become ground for redemption and hope.

Whether you are a man longing to make sense of your own story, a counselor or pastor guiding others, or a loved one seeking to better understand the man in your life, this offering will provide insight, comfort, and hope.

Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Time: 2:00 –4:00 PM PT
Access: Live stream with live Q&A, plus lifetime access to the full webinar recording

Join us for this powerful conversation and discover what it means to engage men’s stories of pain—and to glimpse the redemption that can rise from the ashes.