After you’ve defined a vision for your ministry to men and begun to communicate it consistently, you can then harness the power of the Create-Capture-Sustain cycle of ministry around that vision. Implementing this strategy helps move men forward step-by-step in their spiritual journey, with the goal of becoming mature disciples of Jesus Christ. We’ll talk […]
Since the vision you cast for your men’s ministry will be the crucial element for getting men involved, we are going to help you formulate the vision of your men’s ministry in three different ways: as an internal purpose statement, an external call, and an elevator speech.
Every conveyor belt has a motor that provides power to keep it moving. The power for your discipleship ministry with men is the Vision – Create – Capture – Sustain engine. We’ll deal with these concepts in the next several posts. We begin with helping you instill a sense of mission and vision in the […]
Think about your church for a moment. Consider your answers to these two questions: How many men do you have in your church? How many men do you have in your men’s ministry? We ask this question at every training class we do in Orlando. While the answers may vary, we typically get answers like: […]
Making disciples is helping men who don’t know Christ become followers of Jesus. Your ministry must engage men at each stage of this journey. We call it the Wide-Deep Continuum, and every man in your ministry has a place on its path.
If you visit Amazon and search for “leadership books” you’ll find over 50,000 results. Why are there so many books about leadership? Maybe it’s because everyone recognizes the importance of leaders. Or perhaps it’s because nobody seems to be able to get it right, so they keep buying more books about it. Bill Bright, founder […]
Every church has an unspoken “man code.” It’s not explicitly stated, but very quickly guys understand what it means to be a man in your church through the environment your church creates. What messages is your church sending to men?
To build a sustainable ministry to men, you need a solid foundation and a clear focus. Yes, men need to be godly fathers, caring husbands, good stewards, and servant leaders. But what is the core issue that should drive your ministry?
In our last post, we introduced a “system” or a model that is perfectly designed to help you create passionate disciples of Jesus. We believe God has entrusted us with a Biblical discipleship model, not because we are so special, but because it is a collection of principles and practices that has been proven in local […]
Men’s Ministry. How hard can it really be? Think about it: You’ve got men; you’ve got a church. Add a testimony, some pancakes, a prayer, and—poof!—a men’s ministry. Right? We’ve worked with thousands of churches across America to help them disciple men. Leaders from churches all over the world have been through our leadership training […]
See if this all-too-familiar story rings true: Many men in your church probably look at the church’s ministry as a set of mostly unrelated activities and tasks. You probably spend most of your time recruiting—begging—the men who are already sitting in your church to attend your events or activities. For the first event you make […]
In the 1980s, elephants overcrowded South Africa’s Kruger National Park, the government authorized killing adult elephants and relocating their offspring to other parks. As the orphaned male elephants became teenagers, they were clueless about what “normal” male behavior looked like. When their testosterone levels spiked, the orphaned males turned aggressive. In one park they savagely killed […]
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