{"podcast":{"title":"Reformed Forum","slug":"reformed-forum-467716","podcast_index_feed_id":467716,"rss_url":"https://reformedforum.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://reformedforum.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/d/2/d/bd2dc9199f134f22/rf_album3000.jpg","author":"Reformed Forum","episode_count":1308,"summary":"Reformed Forum supports the church in presenting every person mature in Christ (Colossians 1:28) by providing Reformed theological resources to pastors, scholars, and anyone who desires to grow in their understanding of Scripture and the theology that faithfully summarizes its teachings.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T14:19:23.571809+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reformed-forum-467716"},"episode":{"title":"Act Like a Man: Biblical Masculinity with Matthew Adams","slug":"act-like-a-man-biblical-masculinity-with-matthew-adams","published_at":"2026-06-05T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reformed-forum-467716/act-like-a-man-biblical-masculinity-with-matthew-adams","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reformed-forum-467716","url":"https://reformedforum.libsyn.com/act-like-a-man-biblical-masculinity-with-matthew-adams","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/reformedforum/ctc962.mp3?dest-id=229886","summary":"We welcome Matthew Adams, senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Dillon, South Carolina, to discuss his book Act Like a Man: Understanding the Biblical Call to Masculinity , published by Christian Focus. Adams argues for a vision of manhood grounded in Scripture and formed by the Holy Spirit rather than by cultural capitulation, reactionary posturing, or online personality-driven models of masculinity. The conversation considers why the doctrine of Scripture and the work of the Spirit must come before any faithful account of biblical masculinity. Adams unfolds five marks of manhood—righteous living, sacrificial love, dependent leadership, courageous zeal, and humble servanthood—using David's life as both a positive and negative example that ultimately points to Christ. The episode also addresses contemporary challenges in the church, the need for fathers and elders to disciple younger men, and the importance of presence, faithfulness, and generational responsibility in the home and covenant community. Watch on YouTube Resources mentioned Act Like a Man: Understanding the Biblical Call to Masculinity by Matthew Adams Christian Focus Publications Reformed Forum Events Reformed Academy Participants: Camden Bucey , Matthew Adams","meta_description":"We welcome Matthew Adams, senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Dillon, South Carolina, to discuss his book Act Like a Man: Understanding the Bibl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4021,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reformed-forum-467716/episodes/act-like-a-man-biblical-masculinity-with-matthew-adams/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reformed-forum-467716/act-like-a-man-biblical-masculinity-with-matthew-adams.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}