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Hollering for Change: Why are men discouraged from being vulnerable?


Hollering for Change is the name of a series of commentaries by The Rev. Dr. Tori Butler for United Methodist News. Graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News. 

In the latest installment of the “Hollering for Change” series, the Rev. Dr. Tori Butler interviews the Rev. Romal Tune, author of “I Wish My Dad: The Power of Vulnerable Conversations between Fathers and Sons.” Also in the conversation are the Revs. Vance P. Ross and Joe Daniels, two United Methodist pastors who contributed their stories for the book.

The Rev. Tori Butler is the senior pastor of Asbury Town Neck United Methodist Church in Severna Park, Maryland.

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