Tales from the Hood: A Biblical Guide to Growing from Male to Man

What does it mean to grow from Male to Man?

Every male is born with a destination — but manhood is never automatic. In Tales from the Hood, Bishop Roskco A. Motes, PhD lays out God’s development plan for men: six stages, six ‘hoods,’ each one required before the next.

MALE → BOY → MAN → HUSBAND → FATHER → MENTOR

Skip a stage, and you pay for it later — and so does everyone who depends on you. Drawing entirely from Scripture and more than six decades of ministry, Bishop Motes gives men a map back: the characteristics of each stage, the biblical men who lived them, and the honest questions every man must answer for himself.

Read it alone — one chapter at a time, with reflection questions for journaling and prayer

Read it together — men’s groups, mentoring programs, fathers and sons

For every man who wants to finish well — and for the mothers, wives, daughters, and ministry leaders who walk beside them