Welcome to the Men's Leadership Alliance
The Men's Leadership Alliance (MLA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring authentic manhood. We encourage and support soulful living in the service of a just, joyful, and sustainable world. We are devoted to supporting men and youth at all of their transition points, variously called thresholds, passages, or gateways. MLA's non-denominational programs are numerous, and are meant to address the needs of men and youth in their journey through life.

We deeply believe in this work, just as we deeply believe in the beauty and inherent gift that is every man's life. The Men's Leadership Alliance represents a commitment to making deep soul work available to anyone who needs it. Ultimately, we seek to inspire men and boys to live authentically while in service to themselves, their families, their communities and the world; redefining manhood for themselves and for those whose lives they touch.

Risk with us the commitment to a path of heart and meaning. Let us walk together into the mysteries of the dark and disowned parts of ourselves. Travel the circle to a place of blessed sovereignty, in which all the talents, all the flaws, all the old failures and victories are cultivated and refined to the sweetness of our one true life. We hold a vision of authentic manhood. The cultural motif of modern manhood strikes us as shallow. So often, emptiness results from a life lived in service of superficial manhood devoted to competitive achievement, empty sexual conquest, escapist pleasures, all leading to spiritual poverty.

Upcoming MLA Programs


Wisdom Circles - free of charge

Monthly meetings, open to men & women, alternating between Boulder and Denver, CO

 

Oregon Spirit Camp
October 10-12, 2008
Camp Adams - near Portland Oregon

 

Deepening Our Soul Work

Advanced leadership training program

October 22-26, 2008

Camp Hi-Rock, Berkshires, Massachusetts

A Resource for the Soul of Men
We look for an emerging manhood rich with deep feelings, honest, engaging communication, and genuine support. Our experience tells us that the greatness of a man comes from his courage to embrace the so-called weakness of his character. We practice a way of emotional and spiritual ownership. It is a way of deep responsibility for our personal wounds, our victories and losses, our betrayals, our attacks, the damage we have done, have endured, or sanctioned. In our way of thinking, true power never comes from a position of dominance or victimhood. We seek a third way. There is a way that embraces both sides and creates a third alternative. Join us on our quest. The richer our diversity, the more whole we can all become.