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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. |
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Upcoming MLA Programs
- free of charge
Monthly meetings, open to men & women, alternating between Boulder and Denver, CO
October 10-12, 2008
Camp Adams - near Portland Oregon
Advanced leadership training program
October 22-26, 2008
Camp Hi-Rock, Berkshires, Massachusetts
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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.
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