Ochorus for men’s ministry
Free Christian classics for men’s ministry
Hudson Taylor, George Müller, C. T. Studd, David Livingstone and the praying men of revival: lives that call men to faith, prayer and courage, with books and reading plans free on any phone.
- books
- 295
- sermons
- 251
- reading plans
- 36
- languages
- 10
Meet the writers
The lives behind the books: each one has a full biography, with the books and sermons they left.
Good places to start
For men
Books written to call men to Christ and to courage.
Lives of courage
Men who gave everything, in their own words and in ours.
For young men
Daily devotions and true stories for the next generation.
Plans to read together
One short reading a day. Start on the same day and everyone reaches the same chapter together, each reader ticking off their own progress as they go.
Praying Men: A School of Prayer with E. M. Bounds
48 days·~9 min/daySeven weeks in the furnace of intercession with the great apostle of prayer. E. M. Bounds begins with the preacher's own need of power, then unfolds the purpose that makes prayer prevail, and the necessity that makes it the whole business of the Christian life.
Day 1 ·Power Through Prayer
Sons of the King: Three Months with God
96 days·~2 min/dayThree months with God for boys aged 9 to 12: all three books of Sons of the King — Strong, Faithful and Growing Up — one short devotion a day on who you are in Christ, being someone who can be trusted, and growing up with wisdom.
Day 1 ·Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 1
Everything for Christ: A Life Poured Out
25 days·~25 min/dayWhat does whole-hearted surrender cost, and what does it yield? David Brainerd's searching missionary diary, followed by the stories of men and women who gave everything for the sake of the gospel — a call to consecration told through lives that answered it.
Day 1 ·The Life and Diary of David Brainerd
Start a reading group
Choose a plan and the day you begin, then pass on the link. Everyone who opens it is on the same day of the plan. Nobody needs an account, and nothing about anyone is collected.
A sermon series for your group
Read one sermon at home each week, then talk it through together. Every sermon here comes with study questions and their answers, at the foot of the sermon.
Six weeks on faith that holds
Simpson, Spurgeon, Tozer and Maclaren on faith under pressure: one sermon a week, read at home and talked through together.
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Week 1
Jephthah, or the Faith That Leads to FaithfulnessA. B. Simpson, Judges 11:30-36
4 study questions 13 min read
One event a week naming the sermon to read, with a reminder that morning. Send the file to your group so their calendars have it too.
Why men’s groups use Ochorus
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Lives that call men higher
Studd gave away a fortune, Müller fed thousands of orphans by prayer, Livingstone crossed Africa and Watchman Nee died in prison. Their stories are told in full.
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A plan for the group
Praying Men, Everything for Christ and The Pursuit of Holiness give a group one short reading a day to talk about when you meet.
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For fathers and sons
Sons of the King gives young men three months of daily devotions, and many of the lives come in editions for teens.
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Free, with nothing to sign up for
Nobody needs to buy a copy or make an account. Share one link in the group chat and every man can start that night.
“If we are faithful to God in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life.”
Ways to use it in your men’s ministry
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A breakfast book
Read a chapter of Rise Up, Men of God before each breakfast and talk it through over coffee.
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A life a month
Read the life of one man of faith each month: what did he give up, and what did he gain?
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Fathers and sons
Read Sons of the King alongside a son or a young man you mentor, the same reading each day.
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Six weeks on faith
Read one sermon a week on faith that holds, and talk through its study questions.
Pass it on
A message ready for a bulletin, a group chat or an email. Copy it as it is, or make it your own.
Questions
Is Ochorus really free?
Yes. Every book and sermon on Ochorus is free to read, with no paywall, no subscription and no ads. The classics themselves are in the public domain, and Ochorus is a ministry, not a business.
Do the men in our group need an account?
No. Anyone can read without signing up. A free account is optional: it keeps progress, notes and saved books in step across devices.
Is there something for teenage boys?
Yes. Sons of the King is a three-month devotional for young men, and the lives of C. T. Studd, David Livingstone and C. S. Lewis come in editions for teens.
Read with the men who went before
Start a reading plan together, or choose one man’s story to read this month.