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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
On Saturday, June 8th we held our third No Man Left Behind LIVE simulcast, with 60+ men’s leaders in attendance at five locations. Since last September, we’ve trained 430 leaders from 120 churches throughout the country using this live broadcast format, with incredible results. Why men’s ministry training? Our desire at Man in the Mirror […]
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.
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…
How do you reach men on the fringe of your church without being “preachy”?
Get ready. You are about to read a foolproof “marketing plan” to get the men of your church to come to your next event. Ready?
The greatest amount of energy required in nature is that amount required to overcome inertia and put a stationary object—like the shuttle—into motion. Overcoming spiritual inertia is the same way. We are surrounded by men who are spiritually stationary.
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.
Man in the Mirror has a new look! Here’s what it’s all about—and how it helps us serve you better.
Since 1986, Man in the Mirror has worked with more than 35,000 churches and millions of men with the goal of seeing every man reflect honestly, pursue God wholeheartedly, and live vibrantly. To this end, we equip Christian men around the world to engage in meaningful relationships that change lives and build the kingdom of God.
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