Brothers in Christ Men's Breakfast

Date

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Time

8:00am - 9:30am

Details

Brothers in Christ is a monthly breakfast for the men of MPC to get together for food, faith, and fellowship. At our April meeting, we’ll discuss the topic: Balancing Work, Life, and Church with a panel including Loren Chen, Cabell Hobbs, John Kyle, and Louis Tucker.

Many men are struggling with finding a work-life balance. Then they join a church. Now there’s another ball to juggle, another plate to spin: serving in the church. It’s not just about finding a work-life balance anymore, but about finding a “work-life-church” balance.

We try to balance our lives like a spreadsheet, making sure each “department” (work, family, church) gets its fair share of resources; but Christ doesn’t want to be a department: He wants to be the king of the whole firm.

Jesus addresses the problem in the gospel of Luke with the story of Mary and Martha. Martha is “distracted with much serving”, “anxious and troubled”, even as she’s doing something good — serving Jesus dinner. Rather than helping her with time management tips to get less stressed out with serving, Jesus tells her that one thing is necessary: sitting at his feet and listening to his teaching.

How does this solve the work-life-church balance problem? That’s what the panel is about! We’ll hear from four MPC members about how putting Jesus first is the key to “balancing” work, life, serving in the church, and everything else — even finding rest.

REGISTER FOR 4/25 

PANELists

Loren Chen

Cabell Hobbs has been married to Leslie Hobbs for 14 years. They have three children (6th, 5th, and 2nd grade), and live in McLean.  He currently serves on the Deacon’s Fund Committee.  In his spare time, he enjoys outdoor activities and spending time/serving with the family.

John Kyle spent thirty years in the global tech industry, working in software development, marketing and executive leadership. He has been leading the Capital Fellows program at McLean Presbyterian for thirteen years. John and Shirley, who live in Loudoun County, have two daughters and two granddaughters.

Louis Tucker is an elder at MPC who enjoys reading the Scriptures in Greek and Hebrew, and has taught the Scriptures, theology and history in the church and para-church for many years. He is a retired Navy SEAL officer who runs his own national security consulting company as well as a non-profit connecting industry and government. He lives in Vienna with his wife JaneAnne of 30 years, has three boys in their 20s, and enjoys sky-diving, motorcycling and encouraging men in the journeys of faith. 

Location

McLean Presbyterian
1020 Balls Hill Road
McLean, VA 22101