Jody Burkeen is the Lead Pastor / Elder for Ignite Church. Jody is an author, speaker and a lover of the word of God. In 2010 he founded a national men’s ministry that is challenging men to step up for the kingdom of God. The MAN UP! ministry was birthed out of a desire to change the way Christian men do Christianity. Jody's self-described "Damascus Road Transformation" led him on a journey to search the scripture to find what he had been missing his whole life, which was Jesus Christ. did. The MAN UP! Gods Way ministry is Jody’s hope that he can challenge men to live a separated life. “All men have only five problems: sex, women, work, kids and money. That’s how simplistic we are. So somewhere out there, there is an accountability partner for you. You just have to want it. We will continue to have these problems until we lay them at the feet of Jesus. Get someone to help you. Begin the process together.” -Jody Burkeen Boots on the Ground: Head over to  and pick up a copy of Jody’s book, Man Up God’s Way and go to the back of the book and take the 30 day challenge.