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		<title>Where Have All The Men Gone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an article from the 9th of February Steve Doughty of the Daily Mail picks up on the problem of male attendance in the church, as highlighted by the Church of England. Dwindling numbers of men at Church of England services have resulted in a &#8216;testosterone deficit&#8217; among the faithful, leaders have been warned. Speaking [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1249526/Where-men-gone-asks-Church-England.html">In an article from the 9th of February</a> Steve Doughty of the Daily Mail picks up on the problem of male attendance in the church, as highlighted by the Church of England.</p>
<blockquote><p>Dwindling numbers of men at Church of England services have resulted in a &#8216;testosterone deficit&#8217; among the faithful, leaders have been warned.</p>
<p>Speaking at the Church&#8217;s General Synod meeting in London yesterday, Canon Simon Bessant, from Sheffield, said there was &#8216;plenty&#8217; of evidence the gender balance in congregations was getting &#8216;seriously out of line&#8217;.</p>
<p>Read more: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1249526/Where-men-gone-asks-Church-England.html#ixzz0f2DUjARb">dailymail.co.uk/</a></p></blockquote>
<p>By current accounts the problem is still acute and poses a threat to the church. CVM want to see healthy, balanced churches up and down the UK and that&#8217;s why as a ministry we are focussing our efforts on the men. Somewhere along the line church stopped connecting with men and we need to address the problem quickly and effectively if we want to see balance reintroduced to the church.</p>
<p>For more about why we do what we do, check out <a href="http://www.cvmen.org.uk/for-women.html">Why We Do Men&#8217;s Ministry</a> or read Carl&#8217;s &#8216;Real Men Don&#8217;t Do Church&#8217; articles:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.cvmen.org.uk/blog/2009/08/real-men-dont-do-church-part-one/">Real Men Don&#8217;t Do Church, Part One</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cvmen.org.uk/blog/2009/08/real-men-dont-do-church-part-two/">Real Men Don&#8217;t Do Church, Part Two</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cvmen.org.uk/blog/2009/08/real-men-dont-do-church-part-three/">Real Men Don&#8217;t Do Church, Part Three</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cvmen.org.uk/blog/2009/08/real-men-dont-do-church-part-four/">Real Men Don&#8217;t Do Church, Part Four</a></li>
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