The Identity Crisis Every Man Faces

Join us this February as we explore what it really means to know who you are in a world that profits from your confusion.

We live in a world that is obsessed with identity — but has no idea how to actually give you one.

Every day, we're bombarded with the question: Who are you? What's your personal brand? Your vibe? Your Myers-Briggs type? Are you Team iPhone or Team Android? A leader or a follower?

Here's what's happening: We've become a generation that knows our usernames better than our true names. We can recite our LinkedIn headline, but we struggle to articulate our actual identity. We know our Netflix algorithm, but we've never wrestled with the deeper question of whose we are.

The Difference Between Identity and Labels

Those personality tests and social media profiles? They're not identities — they're labels. And there's a massive difference.

An identity defines you from the inside out. A label gets slapped on you from the outside in. When we don't know who we truly are at the core, we become vulnerable to anyone and anything that wants to assign us an identity.

But here's what's particularly insidious about our current moment: Our culture isn't just offering us labels — it's actively discipling us into false identities.

Your phone doesn't just connect you to information — it forms your sense of worth through notifications and screen time. Social media algorithms don't just show you content — they learn your insecurities and feed them back to you as "engagement." Even your shopping habits are monitored and sold to companies that want to shape your desires.

We're not just consumers in this economy — we're the product.

The Crushing Weight of Self-Made Identity

Every identity outside of Christ comes with conditions:

• If your identity is in what you produce, the moment you stop producing — you're disposable.
• If your identity is in your appearance, the moment you age — you're invisible.
• If your identity is in your performance, the moment they stop applauding — you're erased.
• If your identity is in being needed, the moment people become independent — you're forgotten.

We've been conditioned to believe that identity is something we create rather than something we receive. We think we have to build our brand, curate our image, earn our worth.

And we're exhausted. Because building your own identity is like trying to lift yourself off the ground by pulling on your own shoelaces. It's impossible, and the effort is crushing us.

A Different Way Forward

This February, join us for a men's retreat that cuts through the noise and gets to the heart of what every man desperately needs to know: You don't have to build your identity — you need to receive it.

We'll explore how Scripture offers something radically different from our culture's approach to identity. Instead of labels that use you, there's an identity that loves you. Instead of conditional worth, there's unconditional acceptance. Instead of striving for fullness, there's the reality that if you're in Christ, you've already been filled.

What to Expect

Over our time together, we'll dive deep into:

• How modern culture disciples us into false identities
• The difference between identity and labels
• What Scripture says about who you really are
• Practical steps for living from your true identity instead of performing for approval
• How to resist the systems that want to use your identity crisis for profit

This isn't about adding another spiritual practice to your routine or learning new techniques for self-improvement. This is about discovering the freedom that comes when you stop trying to create yourself and start receiving who God says you already are.

Why This Matters Now

In a world where men are increasingly isolated, anxious, and unsure of their place, understanding your true identity isn't just helpful — it's essential. The culture around us is masterful at exploiting our identity confusion for profit. But there's a better way.

Join us this February as we explore what it really means to be known, loved, and secure — not because of what you do or achieve, but because of whose you are.

Register and discover the identity that no algorithm can manipulate, no economy can exploit, and no performance can earn — because it's already yours.