Man Talk is designed to motivate men in early and middle adulthood to find their place in this world and personally contribute to bringing up the next generation!

Erik Erikson was a 20th-century psychologist best known for his 8 stages of life.

He said that those in middle adulthood face a central question:
Will I use my life to invest in others, or will I only focus on myself?

It was during this stage that he introduced the term generativity. In short, generativity is about guiding and nurturing the next generation. The alternative to generativity, according to Erikson, is stagnation. Stagnation is characterized by a lack of motivation for personal growth and lack of concern for contributing to the greater good of society.

Man Talk seeks to help men intentionally navigate through life (generativity) so we do not wake up one day and realize that we’ve wasted a lot of time that we will never get back (stagnation).

Man Talk is by personal invitation only. If you are reading this, it is because you are already in the group or are being invited to the group by one of the leaders. If you would like to know more about the group, contact Shane Robinson (shane@ccocdalton.org).

Our focus for the first half of 2026 is going through John Eldredge's book, Wild At Heart: Discovering the Secret of A Man's Soul.  We meet one Sunday night a month @ 6PM. Each class lasts around an hour and fifteen minutes. Here is the proposed schedule:

January 18, 2026 @ 6PM
February 22, 2026 @ 6PM
March 15, 2026 @ 6PM
April 19, 2026 @ 6PM
May 17, 2026 @ 6PM
June 14, 2026 @ 6PM

January 18, 2026 @ 6PM

Actions to Complete Before We Meet
Watch Wild At Heart The Series - Prologue
Read Wild At Heart Chapters 1 + 2

Actions to Complete While We Meet
Watch Wild At Heart Experience - The Heart of A Man
Participate in Group Discussion (link to notes)

February 22, 2026 @ 6PM

Actions to Complete Before We Meet
Watch Wild At Heart The Series - Mark
Read Wild At Heart Chapter 3

Actions to Complete While We Meet
Watch Wild At Heart Experience - The Heart of A Man
Participate in Group Discussion (link to notes)

March 15, 2026 @ 6PM

Actions to Complete Before We Meet
Watch Wild At Heart The Series - Pablo
Read Wild At Heart Chapters 4 + 7

Actions to Complete While We Meet
Watch Wild At Heart Experience - The Wound
Participate in Group Discussion (link to notes)

April 19, 2026 @ 6PM

Actions to Complete Before We Meet
Watch Wild At Heart The Series - Leo
Read Wild At Heart Chapters 8 + 9

Actions to Complete While We Meet
Watch Wild At Heart Experience - The Battle
Participate in Group Discussion (link to notes)

May 17, 2026 @ 6PM

Actions to Complete Before We Meet
Watch Wild At Heart The Series - Sam
Read Wild At Heart Chapter 10

Actions to Complete While We Meet
Watch Wild At Heart Experience - The Beauty
Participate in Group Discussion (link to notes)

June 14, 2026 @ 6PM

Actions to Complete Before We Meet
Watch Sermon on Building Your Life
Read Wild At Heart Chapters 11 + 12

Actions to Complete While We Meet
Watch Wild At Heart Experience - The Adventure
Participate in Group Discussion (link to notes)