John Price III

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Founder, Men On Purpose, Inc.

John Price III is a devoted Christ-follower, husband, father, speaker, coach, and Amazon #1 best-selling authorpreneur.

But things weren't always that way.

Growing up as an African-American male in West Philadelphia during the War on Drugs era taught JP3 mixed messages about manhood and personal identity. Plagued by spiritual, emotional, and mental instability, he made poor choices in his adolescence and young adulthood that nearly cost him everything. But by God's grace, JP3 found his way by connecting to the men's ministry at his church, where he learned and experienced true biblical masculinity, engaged in local outreach, began healing from deep father wounds, discovered his spiritual gifts, and honed servant leadership skills.

Today, John Price III is the Founding President of Men On Purpose, Inc., a heaven-class Christian discipleship community for men with a burning desire to grow as influential servant leaders. As a former stewardship pastor, K-16 educator, and professional development expert, JP3 enjoys helping men avoid pitfalls to success and fulfill their God-given purpose. His life verse is Psalm 118:14, “The LORD is my strength and song, and [He] is become my salvation.”

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March 5, 2024

Men On Purpose: An Intrusive Brotherhood & Intentional Masculinity

JP3 talks about how men’s ministry showed him that our identity isn't in what we do or what people can do for us, but in Christ — and that real manhood is forged in intrusive, relational community where we learn to cast our care upon Jesus. He shares his story of growing up hyper-churched, walking through family pain and poor choices, and how getting plugged into God’s Mighty Men finally gave him a safe, biblical space to discover my spiritual gifts and stop burning all my energy trying to perform. Out of that journey he started Men on Purpose during the lockdown — Manhood Monday became our weekly lifeline, full of honest teaching, small-group accountability, and even straight-up conversations about sexual purity and fidelity. We talk about the tension between natural gifts and spiritual dependence (yeah, sometimes your charisma takes you farther than your character can keep you), why vulnerability among guys is not weakness but healing, and how diversity and getting out of comfort zo…