The Key to Sustaining Momentum In The Long Term
From the big momentum building men’s event, to the next step, to…what, exactly? Once you get your men and your men’s ministry off the roller coaster, how do you sustain spiritual progress?
Equipping Men Blog
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.
Overcoming a Skyscraper Ministry
Often the ministries and programs of our churches are like skyscrapers in New York City. Each of them exists without clear connection to other church programs. So getting a man who attends worship to join a couple’s small group or a men’s bible study is like asking him to jump from one skyscraper to another.
Avoiding Two Common Traps in Men’s Ministry
Before you can get off the roller coaster, you have to know how you got on in the first place. If a roller coaster men’s ministry is the problem, what’s the cause? In our experience, there are two different “traps” that men’s ministries fall into.
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.
Blueprint for Your Best Men’s Event Ever
Churches don’t set out to hold events to check off a box on the ministry calendar. But without a plan to capture the momentum created by the event, the impact is often short term.
Here’s a plan to ensure your next event impacts men long afterwards!
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 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 […]
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…
Give Men What They Need In The Context Of What They Want
How do you reach men on the fringe of your church without being “preachy”?
The Power of a Personal Invite
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?
