True Man Podcast
The True Man Podcast dares to explore the daily challenges facing men. We are all broken, all searching, and all looking for more of something in our lives. The True Man Podcast is an invitation to radical reconstruction of a man’s masculine heart and soul, and a place of safe community where we dare to ask questions deep-seated in a man.
Episodes
260 episodes
The Leaves That Hold On
When life runs dry, most men go into survival mode and cut off the very people, faith, and connections that would bring them back to life. This True Man Podcast uses a drought-stricken tree to show why the leaves that hold on are the connected ...
The Voice You've Been Ignoring | Why Men Refuse Help
Last week MVP advised men to go ask somebody for help, and most of them came up empty, not because no one was around, but because they'd already disqualified every name that came to mind. This episode digs into the filter men run other pe...
BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER: How We Take the Simple Things and Make Them Hard
Three words on a junior high gym wall — Bigger, Stronger, Faster — followed MVP for forty years before he understood why he never applied them: he took a simple formula and made it complex, and he never asked anyone for help. This episode...
Everything I've Built Has Been Leading to This Moment
The American Family Renaissance didn't start with a summit; it started with a man getting honest about his struggle and writing it down. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt pulls back the curtain on everything he has been bui...
The Day That Could Change the Direction of Your Life — September 14
The restoration of the American family doesn't start in Washington, it starts with a man making a decision, and the AFR Summit on September 14th is where that decision gets made. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt open...
Why Christian Men Struggle to Ask for Help (And Why That Needs to Change)
Real strength doesn't begin when a man has it all figured out, it begins the moment he becomes honest enough to admit he doesn't. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt goes deep on why Christian men struggle to ask for he...
Building the Field for Someone Else
This week, Mike Van Pelt breaks down the emotional Field of Dreams Game footage of Roger Clemens, Ken Griffey Jr., and other big leaguers having real catches with their fathers and sons, and asks the question underneath all of it: what does a m...
Field of Dreams: Whispers, Rest, and the Discipline of Slowing Down
In this episode, Mike Van Pelt takes you to the actual Field of Dreams movie site in Iowa, where a quiet "download" from God taught him the difference between chasing rest and receiving it, even when the world around us refuses to slow down. Dr...
Breaking the Generational Patterns That Keep Men Stuck
The cycle that was handed to you does not have to be handed down by you, but breaking it requires more than good intentions and willpower. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt walks through seven living generations, the biblic...
250: A Mission Bigger Than a Milestone
Episode 250 celebrates a milestone few podcasts ever reach: 250 episodes dedicated to helping men know God, know themselves, and lead their families with faith and conviction. In this special episode, Mike Van Pelt unveils a major announc...
How to Lead Your Family When You Don't Feel Like a Leader
Most men want to lead their families well, but too many believe they have to feel confident before they can step into that role. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt exposes that lie, unpacks the biblical foundation of a...
Why So Many Men Are Lonely — And What the Bible Says About It
The exhaustion you feel isn't just about being busy — for a lot of men, it's the weight of carrying everything alone in silence. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt confronts the male loneliness epidemic head-on, traces it to...
Yellowstone’s Rip Wheeler: A True Man’s Guide to Being Seen
In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt explores what the relationship between Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton in Yellowstone reveals about masculinity, loyalty, love, fatherhood, and the deep human desire to be truly ...
250 Years In — And It's Time for Men to Decide
As America celebrates 250 years of freedom, the greatest question isn't what kind of nation we've inherited—it's what kind of men we're becoming. In this special Independence Day episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt challenges C...
Raising a Godly Family When the Culture Is Working Against You
Every father wants to protect his family, but what happens when the greatest threats aren't outside the home, they're flowing through the culture every single day? In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike is talking about what it mea...
The Father Your Family Is Still Waiting For
Father’s Day is more than a celebration, it’s an invitation to take an honest look at the man your family experiences every day. In this special Father’s Day episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike challenges fathers to close the gap betwee...
5 Things a Godly Man Does Differently Than the World Tells You
What if the definition of manhood you've been chasing isn't leading where you thought it would? In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt explores five ways a godly man thinks, leads, and lives differently than the world teaches, a...
How to Be a Godly Father When Nobody Showed You How
What does it take to become a godly father when nobody ever showed you how? In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt explores how men can break generational cycles, build a new blueprint for fatherhood, and give their childr...
What Biblical Masculinity Actually Looks Like (And Why the Church Got It Wrong)
On this episode of the True Man Podcast, I’m stripping away the counterfeit versions of masculinity the culture and even the church have sold men for years, and getting back to what biblical masculinity actually looks like. This isn’t abo...
The Foundation Nobody Sees - Build the Man. Build the Life
This week on the True Man Podcast, I’m talking about the foundation nobody sees, and why the life you build externally will always reflect the condition of the man you’ve built internally. If you want a stronger future, stronger relations...
The Danger of Chasing New
People love the excitement of what’s new—a new house, a new car, a new opportunity, but external change can easily distract us from the deeper internal work that transforms a man. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, I unpack the diff...
Success Rarely Knocks: The Power of Moving Toward the Life You Want
After moving to Arkansas and stepping into a new season of life, I’ve realized something powerful, success rarely finds the man who stands still waiting for certainty. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, I talk about why action creates opp...
Welcome Back, Old Friend: The Power of Redemption
After 30 years, I return to a place tied to my past, not to relive it, but to redeem it, and discover how God uses even our worst seasons to shape who we’re meant to become. This episode of the True Man Podcast is a raw, powerful call for...
You Didn’t Lose It - The Power of Redemption
After decades, a man returns to a place tied to his past, not to relive it, but to step into it as a different man shaped by growth, truth, and God’s hand. This episode of the True Man Podcast is a powerful call to stop running from your ...