Eventually I discovered that I could trust the the whole container of men. For me, MKP has been a life saver. I can specifically relate my improvement to things I have learned or the support I get from my brothers in MKP. Robert Moore, PhD. Previous cultures throughout history always intended authentic masculine initiation.
But their vision and their cultural context of the world was necessarily limited. Since the first earthrise photograph from outer space, we have entered a new mythological era. For the first time in human history, we have before us the possibility of authentic masculine initiation — an initiation into the global brotherhood.
Mark Gerzon Author. The truth is, I was afraid of this training. D'Angelo Watson. For years, I lived a life of disconnection from men. I grew up with trust issues as a result of things that impacted me in a negative way. As I got older I realized that it was difficult for me to trust, even though I wanted to be able to very badly. MKP gave me the comforting support system of men who really care. As a result of this support, I am able to open the places of my heart that had been closed.
I am a FREE man now! As a monk, I had undergone an initiation when I entered the monastery nineteen years before. I found the initiation experience of the New Warrior Training Adventure to be an explosive re-discovery of myself and my mission as a man, a Roman Catholic Christian, a Benedictine monk and priest.
Greg Gondron. Willie Baronet. And I am so grateful. I went on this retreat through this thing called the ManKind Project. Everyone challenges each other and has deep, authentic conversations. I came out of that feeling incredibly connected with the world.
After doing the New Warrior Training Adventure in , I felt comfortable calling myself a man for the first time. Drew Potter. Through MKP I have learned, truly, how a man shows up for himself and, in turn, the world. This group of men has taught me how to love, and be loved, by men, without exception or expectations. Nicholas Zart. I went to the mountain with men as a child, I came back shell shocked and feeling closer to a man than I ever had.
I even saw tough wannabes quit after the second day. Adrian Hayes. I have undertaken many development programmes over the past 15 years but have to say that the New Warrior Training weekend was one of the most powerful of all.
Fully recommended to any man. Thank you guys. MKP is a nonprofit training and education organization with three decades of proven success hosting life-changing experiential personal development programs for men.
We support the powerful brilliance of men and we are willing to look at, and take full responsibility for, the pain we are also capable of creating — and suffering.
We care deeply about men, our families, communities, and the planet. Men's Groups, Men mentoring men through all the passages of their lives. Critics, including the Scinto family, claim the organization appears to practice psychology without a state license, targets vulnerable members of step recovery groups, and has a poor vetting system with which to determine who is and who is not capable of dealing with the program.
With all its confidentiality agreements, The ManKind Project is shrouded in mystery and secrecy. He is the producer of the critically acclaimed documentary, I Do Exist, regarding sexual orientation. His academic articles have been published by journals of the American Psychological Association and he is past president of the American Mental Health Counselors Associatio n. Over newspapers have published his columns.
I believe — but am not sure — that Grove City College may be libertarian in origin, not taking federal funding in order to maintain their independence from government. I became interested in the Mankind Project as the result of reading a Houston Press article regarding the death of Michael Scinto.
However, some of the ministry leaders there did not believe it should be pursued because of reports of nudity involved in New Warriors Training Adventure. For instance, many pagan and shamanistic rituals begin with the need to create a ritual space via a circle. To form a strong and safe container that welcomes ALL of each man, and encourages him to be fully present, and to speak his truth. According to the manual, smudging is done. Smudging creates a sacred space for the group, and it becomes a way we can leave behind the energy of the outside world.
Following the creation of the ritual space, the MKP manual requires an invocation. New Warriors is recommended by some who attempt to assist people change their sexual orientation via healing childhood wounds, or reparative therapists e.
And some believe the participants are really getting a form of therapy. They are not licensed and they are not accountable. Norris Lang, who chairs the anthropology department at the University of Houston and is a former therapist, agrees. He took part in an initiation retreat in and then attended several Integration Group meetings before deciding to leave the organization. If you get somebody to get in touch with their feelings from, say, 30 years ago, a time when they were abused as children, that can be fairly dangerous territory for an unprofessional.
From what I have seen thus far, I would agree that more oversight would be beneficial. It certainly looks like attempts at therapy to me. For one Houston man, it was bad therapy. I experienced the MP training some years ago.
It reminded me of my initiation into the Order of the Arrows while in Boy Scouts. I was terrified as a young boy by men with painted faces dressed up as Indians who yelled at me as I desperately held onto a rope while being led into the woods blindfolded. That earlier experience made the MP initiation less strange to me and actually kind of fun. Obviously parts of the MP organization are working, and though some pieces may be restrictive, narrow or broken, so are the men in this country, and we are in desperate need of some large-scale help.
Crosby Bean link to that comment Houston. There was no healing circle or time-limit for him — only the fact that his alarmed mother called the police, who then rescued him! He is only 10!! Certainly not in the public schools, the courts, or even the churches. Anything somewhat feminine is up for attack.
It touches on most of the important issues of concern, and should be a catalyst for more debate. They correctly recognize that ex-gay ministries paint only a grim, distorted view of anyone who might be gay.
This tactic has been used in the past to discredit the lives of others and it was no more accurate then than now — though unfortunately it can be quite effective. I believe that these groups attract people with serious needs, among others, and that like The Mankind Project, someone needs to hold them accountable, by suing or removing tax-exempt staus, for the deaths and devastation caused by men with a chip on their shoulder taking it out on someone else because the theology as practiced!
Since October of last year, Uganda has been the focus of international attention due to a proposal in their Parliament which would ban homosexual behavior of any kind via the death penalty for HIV people who engage in homosexual behavior and life in prison for others who attempt such behavior.
Tue Feb 2 by GD Leave a comment. In a press statement released by the party, the leaders commented that they did not want any discussion or storm brewing on something that is strictly in the realm of the personal life of the President and the woman involved. The African National Congress also stated that the decision of two adults to be engaged in a consensual relationship is in no way the concern of the society.
The South African President is married to five women already. The child that he fathered out of wedlock with Sonono Khoza took the count of his children up to According to South African customs, he paid compensation for the pregnancy. Sometime back, he had been grilled on a rape charge, from which he obtained acquittal, but admitted that he did have sex without protection.
I wonder if in the U. Or the nonPentecostal, non-fundamentalist, non-Christian worldviews.. Whaddaya think? The finances seem real organized I deleted some of the active links.
I told you someone was going to get to Zuma sooner or later in his country. In addition, Ssempa has organized several news conferences in order to rally support among Ugandans for the bill. Martin Ssempa, a pastor at Makerere Community Church, has received an award for his fight against homosexuality.
Ssempa thanked the Christians for standing by him and said he was encouraged by their support to continue with his campaign. Anderson, reportedly an adherent, and who has abeen funneling funds to N. THis site has to be read to be believed. Some evangelists and megachurch leaders are dodging for cover.
And some are in public but not in private. Or, Dickens…. In an article appearing on Salon this morning, Dr. And in pulling on that thread, Throckmorton discovered a much larger relationship between the Willow Creek Association and their East African hero :.
Canyon Ridge is part of the WCA network. The Willow Creek Association is a huge group of 11, contemporary Evangelical churches in 35 countries that are affiliated with the pioneering namesake megachurch near Chicago.
Throckmorton reports that as of Thursday, WCA had apparently just discovered that Ssempa has been openly advocating the killing of LGBT people in Uganda, and so they decided to quietly step back a little :.
Regarding the award, Bell wrote:. Had his views been known, particularly his prior support of the death penalty related to the AHB [Anti-Homosexuality Bill], he would not have been considered as a candidate for the award. Throckmorton reports that WCA has no plans to sever its ties with Canyon Ridge , despite the financial assistance Canyon Ridge pays to Ssempa to staff his church in Kampala.
This is an important point to keep in mind. Over the past year, we have seen the Evangelical world divide itself neatly into two camps: Those who vigorously oppose the bill and call it evil, and those who attempt to justify it and call it good. Reading it creates a clear line in the sand: either you condemn the killing of gay people, or you are for it.
There is no middle ground. During the show, the producer came up to me and told me she was going to keep the cameras rolling and get two shows out it. It was certainly a magnificent accident.
The video has been a great marketing tool for men to enroll others. The tape is still being used. I did. It was pretty awful to hear how unconscious men avoid their responsibilities. Phil Donahue was a very conscious guy. He did a great deal to wake up people.
Now most of the daytime shows are like Jerry Springer. They get the lowest common denominator for an audience. So much for trying to win the world over all at once, what about healing the world one man at a time? Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, Les said that as men and leaders in our own lives we need to be the change we wished to see in the world. If no one is following you, then you are not leading very well!
It is a blessing to inspire men to reach their potential and to tell them that they are not inherently broken. The burden often takes us away from our wives, partners and kids. Get it in balance. An initiation is a beginning of something. This is what accountability is, being aware of the consequences of our choices.
A good choice is beneficial, a bad choice often hurts people. My hope is that we teach the importance of accountability. Wake up! On an NWTA we show men the end result of him being asleep and not caring about other people.
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