Chris Bruno is a counselor, speaker, and founder and director of Restoration Project, a nonprofit that calls men to heal their wounds, know their God, and restore their world. He has devoted his life to helping others learn to live out their story. He and his wife of twenty years are raising their three kids in Colorado. Visit www.restorationproject.net to learn more.
From incarceration to abuse to just plain missed opportunities, so
many boys in our country become 'chronological men' who never
arrive at manhood. Chris Bruno has given us the kind of book to
carry into the terrain where boys become men. This book is for
fathers, mentors, grandfathers, teachers, and anyone who cares
about even just one boy.
--Keith Anderson, President, The Seattle School of Theology and
Psychology, Seattle, WA Chris Bruno has given men a great gift in
Man Maker Project. This is a stunning work, borne of Chris's own
story and his passion for his son. It is a feast of narratives that
prove the struggle into manhood is not only worth it, but can
display the kindness of God. This is a meaty feast, worthy of all
men and fledgling men.
--Jan Meyers Proett, author of The Allure of Hope For centuries,
men in most cultures knew they had a sacred responsibility to guide
the boys of their community into healthy manhood. This practice is
largely unknown in our own culture. Most men intuitively know they
want to pass on some significant teaching about masculinity to
their boys, but they have no idea what. In Man Maker Project, Chris
Bruno invests his own passion, insight, and experience into this
crucial topic. He provides tangible, long-term, meaningful
experiences that dads will immediately connect with and use. This
book is truly a gift to those boys, their dads, and our
culture.
--Craig Glass, president of Peregrine Ministries, Colorado Springs,
CO Man Maker Project is an answer to many fathers's prayers. 'How
do I lead my son into becoming a man?' is a question I've heard
from men for many years. I now have a book I will enthusiastically
recommend to all the fathers I know. Chris not only outlines a
practical path for fathers to follow, but he also reveals how
fathers can step into the fullness of who they are as men. You will
be enlightened, inspired, and connected to God's powerful plan for
you as a father. I'm excited for the many sons who will become men
of God through the influence of this important book.
--Bob Hudson, founder and director of Men at the Cross Ministries,
Golden, CO Every man should read Man Maker Project because it
speaks into the struggles and doubts of all men. As a pastor and
father of two pre-teen boys, I found myself challenged and
provoked. It is here that most books on manhood end, but Chris goes
further to give practical steps for creating a learning and
experiential environment for sons. This book has given me the tools
to be a better man and a better father.
--Brent Rood, pastor at Seed Church in Lynnwood, WA, and founding
member of 3Strand Church Network I knew from experience that Chris
Bruno is a fine therapist. He gently and profoundly guided me
through my own heart and my work as a jail chaplain and gang
pastor. I now know he is also a fine writer. I'm buying a box of
Man Maker Project and giving copies to all my colleagues. I'm also
putting this book to practice with the young men I pastor out of
crime, and mailing copies to guys I love still sitting in their
prison cells.
--Chris Hoke, Tierra Nueva Gang Initiative, and author of Wanted: A
Spiritual Pursuit Through Jail, Among Outlaws and Across Borders
This is a book that strikes home for me. As a father of three boys,
I see the challenges we dads face in parenting our sons. We need
perspectives like Chris's to bring clarity to this difficult task.
This is an incredibly helpful book for all fathers and sons. Man
Maker Project will help us, as sons, confront and reflect on our
own masculine development; it will help us, as fathers, raise the
next generation of men.
--Samuel Rainey, therapist and author, Nashville, TN I know for a
fact that Chris is not scared off by anyone's life, and that's a
gift to all who need somebody they can entrust both their scars and
their substance to. Chris has earned the authority by which he
attracts that trust. He's spent much of his adult life reaching out
to people in the most extreme circumstances and environments,
offering genuine solace and peace they might never have hoped for.
This same clear authority is evident in his writing to men, writing
that is tenderly inviting and immovably challenging in equal
measure. That combination makes Chris, to me, a living reminder of
God's merciful strength, and that's something all men could
use.
--Scott Sawyer, author of Earthly Fathers
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