Know the man beyond the meeting.
Discover the books, movies, podcasts, music, and Scripture shaping his thinking. Share interests and current focus. Find a new way into a conversation—and something worth exploring yourself.
The Inklings experience
Good men.
Deeper questions.
Real growth.
Friendship creates the trust. Thoughtful conversation does the sharpening. Inklings brings the structure, questions, and everyday connections that help men make one another better.
AT THE TABLE
What would change if your time reflected what you say matters most?
IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Illustrative Compass QuestionA conversation worth carrying into your marriage, your work, and your faith.
Iron sharpens iron · Proverbs 27:17
Support is the foundation.
Growth is the purpose.
Encouragement matters. So does a friend who asks the question you have been avoiding. Inklings makes room for both: honest feedback, fresh perspectives, accountability, and the courage to put what you learn into practice.
01 / Meetings & Compass Questions
A better question can
change the conversation.
Move beyond the familiar updates. Compass Questions invite men to think deeply about marriage, family, work, friendship, and faith—and let other men challenge what they see.
More than one hundred discussion topics give your group a place to begin. Bring your own question, too. The point is to listen, examine assumptions, and help each other grow.
Meet the original Compass Question →“If you knew you had ten years left to live, how would you spend the rest of your life?”
Start with what matters.
See where honesty takes you.
02 / Curated meetings
Less “what should we discuss?”
More meaningful time together.
You don’t need to invent a meaningful meeting from scratch. A library of thoughtful topics and a clear meeting rhythm give you a starting point: check in, explore a question, listen well, and carry something forward.
Keep the question, meeting details, attendance, and shared resources together. Spend your energy on the men in the room. If someone needs the whole gathering, make space for him—the question is a guide, never a quota.
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Come prepared
A question worth thinking about.
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Show up honestly
What is really happening in your life?
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Sharpen one another
Listen. Ask. Challenge. Encourage.
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Carry it into life
Let the conversation shape what comes next.
03 / New groups
New friendships.
Perspectives you haven’t heard before.
Start with men you trust, then reach into their circles. Invite people others in the group do not already know. Different experiences help us see what we might miss on our own.
The power of a personal introduction
A friend of a friend.
The beginning of something new.
Trusted introductions. New friendships.
Start with people you know.
Make room for people you don’t.
A leader might begin by inviting two men he knows, then ask each of them to invite men from their own close networks. Those men may also introduce someone from their own circle, until a group of up to ten takes shape.
Why reach a little further? A trusted introduction gives a new friendship a place to start. Bringing together men who do not all share the same history makes room for different experiences, fresh questions, and perspectives your usual circle may never offer.
The aim is to build trust together, beyond familiar roles and well-worn conversations. You do not all need to know one another already — that is part of the opportunity.
Between gatherings
Friendship belongs
in the rest of your life, too.
The next meeting is a month away. Being there for one another doesn’t have to wait.
Keep the conversation alive.
Shared updates, reflections, and resources give your group a place to return to what mattered. Follow up on a difficult week. Revisit an insight. Celebrate something that deserves more than a passing mention.
“How did that conversation go?”Illustrative follow-up
Make room for what’s really happening.
Life keeps moving between meetings. Check-ins and shared updates help the group stay aware of changes, challenges, and victories—so the next conversation can begin with understanding.
Keep encouragement close.
A thought, a passage, a reminder worth holding on to. Lift Me Ups give encouragement a home in the group’s experience, so meaningful words can keep helping after the meeting ends.
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”Proverbs 27:17
A rhythm that makes showing up easier.
Meeting schedules, attendance, shared material, wrap-ups, and monthly check-ins help the group stay intentional. Monday Momentum offers another opportunity to bring encouragement into the week.
Men making each other better
Bring your whole life.
Be willing to grow.
Up to ten men. At least once a month. A commitment to honest friendship that reaches into marriage, family, work, and faith.