{"id":294574,"date":"2024-09-10T16:43:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T20:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/?post_type=stepping-up&#038;p=294574"},"modified":"2024-11-18T09:42:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T14:42:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"stepping-up","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/stepping-up\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About &#8211; Stepping Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style fetchpriority=\"high\">\n.uagb-modal-popup-content{\npadding: 0 !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-daa41192 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-62cbb4d0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-07de5df5\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Calling Men to Courageous Manhood<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-3bf54661\"><p class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Today, more than ever, the world needs godly men. Men who will step up and courageously lead at home, at church, at work, and in their communities. That\u2019s the message of Stepping Up. In a world where too many men are shrinking back, Stepping Up gives men vision and tools to live godly, courageous lives.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-grid uagb-block-78dfc7ae\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-btn__default-btn uagb-btn-tablet__default-btn uagb-btn-mobile__default-btn uagb-block-95e251d6\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-051a0f76 spectra-gbs-button-medium-primary1717011480214 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.familylife.com\/?s=stepping+up&amp;post_type=product&amp;_ga=2.234775134.194200342.1725887746-1109278780.1715000436&amp;_gl=1*71l9wz*_gcl_au*MTUxMTc1NTUwMC4xNzI1NTQ5Mzk1*_ga*MTEwOTI3ODc4MC4xNzE1MDAwNDM2*_ga_85G8JM3S5D*MTcyNTkxMTM5NC42Mi4xLjE3MjU5MTE2MzUuNDcuMC4xMjU5NTQ1MjA0\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">Shop Now<\/div><span class=\"uagb-button__icon uagb-button__icon-position-after\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focussable=\"false\"><path d=\"M96 0C107.5 0 117.4 8.19 119.6 19.51L121.1 32H541.8C562.1 32 578.3 52.25 572.6 72.66L518.6 264.7C514.7 278.5 502.1 288 487.8 288H170.7L179.9 336H488C501.3 336 512 346.7 512 360C512 373.3 501.3 384 488 384H159.1C148.5 384 138.6 375.8 136.4 364.5L76.14 48H24C10.75 48 0 37.25 0 24C0 10.75 10.75 0 24 0H96zM128 464C128 437.5 149.5 416 176 416C202.5 416 224 437.5 224 464C224 490.5 202.5 512 176 512C149.5 512 128 490.5 128 464zM512 464C512 490.5 490.5 512 464 512C437.5 512 416 490.5 416 464C416 437.5 437.5 416 464 416C490.5 416 512 437.5 512 464z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-395bbac0\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-wpzoom-video-popup-block-block wpzoom-video-popup-block has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-fdf624eaf8e0d9248e5c56248d7c65ba\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AaSdeboI5IE?si=HRSiBMCz0UjKiTSZ\"><span class=\"wpzoom-video-popup-block_icon\" style=\"height:16px;width:16px\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m16 0c-8.8367 0-16 7.1633-16 16 0 8.8367 7.1633 16 16 16s16-7.1633 16-16c0-8.8367-7.2449-16-16-16zm-4.0816 23.918v-15.837l11.878 7.8571z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Watch Preview<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-grid uagb-block-dc72f203 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-fe8b4982\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-91a7f49f\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">What is Stepping Up?<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men today are in a battle. It\u2019s a battle without bullets or bombs, but a battle all the same. It\u2019s a fight for our families and our future. Facing the battles of life demands courage, and courage is the ability to do the hard thing in every circumstance, despite the cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winston Churchill said, \u201cThere comes into the life of every man a task for which he and he alone is uniquely suited. 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He defines courage throughout the five stages of manhood and commissions men to honestly evaluate where they stand. Then, he prepares men to bravely master their life purpose by developing a strategic plan and establishing a winning vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stepping Up is available in a ten-week, small-group video series format which features over twenty renowned ministry leaders who challenge men to dig deep into what it means to live godly and courageous lives and present transferable concepts for applying the teachings to life. 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