What It Actually Means to Be an Elite Man w/ Chris Lora

What does it actually mean to be an excellent man? Not just doing better than your dad. Not just providing. Not just showing up. Chris from Company of the Elite breaks down the identity crisis crippling Christian men and what it takes to actually live at a higher standard. This conversation gets real about fatherlessness, marriage, community, and why excellence only happens when Christ is at the center.In This Episode:Chris's story: from Santeria to salvation, rocky relationship with his father, and the men who stepped inHow Transform Men changed his understanding of what it looks like to be a godly manThe birth of Company of the Elite and what "Christ is our compass, excellence is our standard" actually meansWhy doing better than your dad is actually the bare minimumThe phrase that changed Eric's marriage: "You're the husband. You go first."Chapters:00:00 - Intro + Wild Pentecostal Stories07:56 - What Company of the Elite Is Really About08:43 - Chris's Salvation Story and His Father's Santeria Background11:08 - Growing Up Without a Present Father14:01 - 2015: When Everything Fell Apart17:04 - Finding Transform Church18:09 - The Men's Group That Changed Everything22:52 - The Birth of Company of the Elite (Micah 4:6-7)25:05 - "Christ Is Our Compass, Excellence Is Our Standard"29:30 - Why Doing Better Than Your Dad Isn't Excellence36:58 - "You're Not Enough. If You Were, You Wouldn't Need God."43:38 - Why Men Can't Do It Alone48:16 - "What Walks in the Father Runs in the Son"54:39 - "Do Not Beg God to Fix Your Life While Refusing to Fix Your Actions"57:25 - Marriage Advice: "You're the Husband. You Go First."Need prayer? ➡️ DM me on Instagram @ericmunozjr📥 Want a simple tool to check your spiritual health? Download the free checklist here → https://valleyoftheheroic.myflodesk.com/i7w64z1776🎧 Full audio version on Valley of the Heroic Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts"Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds." — Hebrews 10:24Support this channel through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/valleyoftheheroicConnect with Chris:Instagram: @companyoftheelite_Website: companyoftheelite.com