Articles designed for equipping leaders to take you beyond “men’s ministry” and into discipleship relationships to change the lives of men, their marriages, their families, their workplaces, their communities, and the world.
By Brett Clemmer, President & CEO of Man in the Mirror Throughout the last century, soldiers returned from war—most of them men—and tried to assimilate into a life outside of combat. Some returned shell-shocked from trench warfare and hand-to-hand combat. Some returned as heroes for saving the world from dictators. Some returned to scorn and […]
Church shouldn’t be a safe haven for abusers to continue in their abuse but instead the safest place for the abused. As shepherds, once we see a wolf, we are to drive it away. We’re called to care for the sheep, even at risk to ourselves.
Jesus spoke about a lost sheep and how the shepherd left 99 sheep to go find that one. When the shepherd pays a high price to find the one, he offers the profoundest security and worth to the many. Because the one matters, you matter.
“I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.” -Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963
Does any of this sound familiar? It’s not uncommon for us to hear comments like these from men’s leaders who are frustrated with what we like to call “turf battles” within the church.
Several weeks into the The Christian Man Mentoring Experience, we asked the pairs of men to share how the process was impacting them so far.
The jokes about people forgetting their New Year’s Resolutions quickly abound, but the exercise of thinking through your next year and setting goals is still important. I’ve begun to, instead of resolutions, create annual goals.
We all experience a wide range of emotions at Christmastime. We often think about it as a time of great joy, but it can also magnify the pain of the human heart. So how does the “Christmas story” in the Bible speak to this reality?
They believed God could move mountains and through them, He did. What about the men in your church who need to be discipled to follow the Lord? Are you willing to believe God—truly believe God—to do it through you?
As a leader, you want to see the men in your church leading powerful, transformed lives. And we want to help!
Here are some suggested steps for launching a men’s mentoring movement in your church.
“We have a special opportunity this week to partner together in a mission that I believe has the power to change the world. Indeed, I’ve staked my life on it!”
Read more from our founder, Patrick Morley.
This time of year can be challenging for a men’s leadership team and for the individuals on it. Most ministry activity grinds to a halt for several weeks, and leadership teams take a break. It’s often the case that in our busyness, we can get overwhelmed, losing sight of what we’ve accomplished throughout the year and where we believe God is leading us in the next.
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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