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Elijah’s Encounter: Hearing God’s Voice in the Quiet Moments

When your burdens grow suffocating and your multitude of worries form an army that won’t let you rest, what do you do? Do you retreat and refresh your faith through prayer, like Christ? Maybe you, like many of us, throw your hands up in frustration and declare,...

The Power of Generosity

If there’s one quality that should instantly distinguish followers of Christ from the world at large, it is generosity. The world, as a rule, is a me-first kind of place. It defines success in terms of money and possessions,...

The Role of Faith in Overcoming Addiction

There are brothers in our midst who know the weight of addiction all too well. Maybe you are one of them. Whether our drug of choice is alcohol, narcotics, pornography, or some other indulgence that enslaves us, it first creeps into our lives quietly, promising...

Why Every Man Needs a Mentor in Faith

Some of us have adopted the mistaken notion that true manhood means hoisting ourselves up by our own bootstraps and manifesting our spiritual and personal goals with only our strength and determination to sustain us. Many of us push forward on our own, white-knuckled,...

How to Handle Failure with Grace and Faith

At some point in his life, every man has sat with a heavy heart in the aftermath of failure, staring at the broken pieces of something he hoped would hold together. It might be a shattered promise that threatens our marriage, a huge mistake at work, or a moment with...

Introducing the New Adam Project

The New Adam Project is a new initiative from Man in the Mirror built by contributing members from around the country.
The New Adam Project provides insight into the current state of men in our world.

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The “Next Step Mindset”

How many times have you seen a ministry expend all of their energy planning “the big event,” only to pack up and go home after the closing “amen?” This is the classic event-driven men’s ministry.

Are You On The Men’s Ministry Roller Coaster?

Many churches struggle with a “roller coaster” men’s ministry. The big event attracts new men. Four months later, the leadership team is wondering where they all went.

Three Secret Ingredients To Your Best Men’s Event

Churches don’t hold events to check off a box on the calendar. But without a plan to capture the momentum created, the impact is short term. Here’s a plan to ensure your next men’s event is your best men’s event—and impacts men long after!

Answers for Some of Today’s Toughest Questions

Men, see my answers to the following questions (and more) in a blog interview I did with Bible Gateway: Why is it so difficult to be a man today? What are the issues men say matter most? What is the number-one issue Christian men say they’re facing and why?

10 Discussion Starters for Your Men’s Ministry

Here are ten ideas for you to ponder over the summer. Consider discussing them with your men’s leadership team before your Fall kickoff. Or pull a few men from your church together and use these ideas as conversation starters about the urgent necessity to reach men with the gospel and to disciple them.

Training Leaders to Leave No Man Behind

On Saturday, June 8th we held our third No Man...

Fight Club: Building Rock Solid Men

This week, we wanted to share spotlight on a church that is using the No Man Left Behind model to change the lives of their men. Here’s the story of how Centreville Baptist Church created momentum by providing value through a Man in the Mirror event.

5 Unique Ways to Reach and Engage Men This Father’s Day

Father’s Day will be here before you know it. Don’t find yourself sitting around that morning saying, “Man, I wish we had been intentional about reaching the men this year. Well, maybe next year.”Here are some practical ideas you can use to reach and engage men…