About Dr. Steve Farrar
MEN ARE THE KEY
Steve Farrar grew up in the generation of the 60’s and 70’s, when sexual revolution was in the air and men were increasingly relegated to a place of irrelevance. But he knew that a culture that rejects God’s creation plan for male and female is a culture that will collapse.
During his fifteen years as a pastor during the 70’s and 80’s, he increasingly found himself speaking to the men in the audience. He was acutely aware that what women and children wanted more than anything was the godly leadership of a good man—bold, intentional and sacrificial leadership, like the leadership Jesus exemplified when he walked the earth.
Steve first became known in 1990 when he wrote the bestseller, Point Man. He began to focus exclusively on men in his writing and speaking at a time in which a movement of Christian men was taking place across the U.S and Canada. He quickly became known as a man who was uniquely gifted in communicating with men.
Steve was theologically astute, surprisingly empathetic, and refreshingly straightforward. He was the real deal. He had a knack for hitting the target of a man’s need every time he spoke or wrote. His last book, the revised 30th anniversary edition of Point Man, proved to be a bookend both to his ministry as well as his life.
When Farrar first wrote Point Man in 1990, biblical morality was still accepted as foundational.
Today bedrock moral principles are being rejected with astonishing swiftness. Western culture has become totally secularized and is embracing the unthinkable. Political and educational institutions are promoting the belief that gender is fluid, the family is an outdated institution, and male leadership is an evil, rooted in “patriarchal colonialism”. Corporations are buying into this new wave of immorality and pressuring their employees to agree and comply.
Christian men find themselves living in an atmosphere of hostility on a level they have never experienced before. Such a stunning and massive cultural shift has left them demoralized and confused. They are asking, “Can I still be a godly leader in a world of outright hostility? How do I protect my family and equip my children to withstand the assault of evil that threatens to destroy their souls?”
In his newly revised version of Point Man, Farrar addresses these issues. He wants men to know that they are still called to be the point men in their families. And they can still lead them well. Men are, in fact, still the key. In each chapter, he recognizes the realities on the ground and addresses them with new depth.