Thank you for being willing to write for Man Up Ministry. To help keep things running smoothly and consistently, please review the following guidelines before turning in your submission, whether for the guest blog or for The Memo:

Capitalize:

  • Bible

  • Christian

  • God

  • Holy Ghost

  • Holy Spirit

  • Jesus Christ

  • Scriptures (as in, the Scriptures = Bible)

Lowercase:

  • biblical

  • church

  • godly

Punctuation & More:

  • Omit double spaces after periods. Use find/replace if needed.

  • Break up large blocks of texts for easier readability.

  • Contractions are your friend (they are = they’re)

  • Single quotation marks only go inside double quotation marks. If you want to emphasize a word, simply italicize it.

  • Do not use ​​soft returns (shift + enter).

  • Check your use of possessives. For help:

    • Incorrect: Puppies paws; James’ hands; the Anderson’s (the Anderson family); the William’s family; the William’s van is in the driveway; Kansas’ roads; Dickens’ novels; Jesus’ hands.

    • Correct: Puppies’ paws; James’s hands; the Andersons (the Anderson family); the Williams family; the Williamses’ van is in the driveway (Williams = last name + plural es + possessive apostrophe); Kansas’s roads; Dickens’s novels; Jesus’s hands (this used to fall under a rule for archaic names to omit the S after an apostrophe, but not anymore).

  • Do not use all caps. Again, for emphasis, simply use italics.

All submissions for The Memo must have:

  • A title

  • An author name (if anonymous, state Anonymous)

  • The Memo column title (for example, if you wrote an article for Millennial Moment, state that)

  • Bible translation(s) used (if applicable)

    NOTE: We ask that you not exceed a word count of 500–800 words for The Memo.

All submissions for guest blogs must include:

  • A blog post title

  • An author name

  • A bio (75–120 words)

  • Bible translation(s) used (if applicable)

  • Headshot

  • Website and social media (if applicable)

Please ensure you send your submission via Microsoft Word. If you don’t have Word, you can send via Google Docs with permission granted to hello@shaylaraquel.com.

Man Up Ministry Submission Guidelines

(Updated January 12, 2023)