Making disciples is all about helping men who don’t know Christ become followers of Jesus. This can be represented by a path: from “Men who need Christ” to “Mature disciples.” Your ministry will need to help men at every stage of this journey.
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 […]
When you make discipling men your portal priority, men will notice. As a matter of fact, they are already noticing a lot more about your church than you may think. Quick…in a phrase or sentence, what’s the dress code in your church? With just a second or two of thought, you probably came up with […]
To build a sustainable ministry to men, you’ll need a solid foundation. Start with your focus. Yes, men need to be godly fathers, caring husbands, good stewards, and servant leaders. But what is the core issue? And how can we communicate it to men so they feel valued and inspired? Laying the right foundation can help disengaged men to connect with the ministry of your church.
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 […]
A leader told us the story of “Lou,” a man he met in a small group shortly after joining their church. Lou and his wife had been in the church for more than fifteen years. He had been a deacon for a time. He had a wonderful wife; his kids were active in the church. […]
Discipleship is a hot and widely discussed topic in the church today. That’s good, because if someone thinks they have a unique message from God—they probably don’t. When God wants to bring about change, His normal practice is to put that idea into the hearts and minds of thousands and tens of thousands of his […]
Go, and make disciples of all nations…most of us would agree that this is the most important mission we’ve received from our Master, Jesus Christ. But in order to fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20), we first have to understand what exactly it is we are making. In the Bible, the word for disciple literally […]
“No man fails on purpose.” The pain contained in the layers of these words has been known by many wives, daughters, sisters, and mothers. But another victim—”patient zero,” if you will, in this epidemic of disappointment—is the man himself, who had big dreams and good goals and a longing to leave a legacy. I am one of those daughters, and my dad was one of those men.
Since 1986, Man in the Mirror has worked with more than 25,000 churches and millions of men. We help churches create an environment where the Holy Spirit inspires men to engage in life-on-life discipleship.
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