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.
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 (Mat. 28:16-20), we first have to understand what exactly it is we are making. In the Bible, the word for disciple literally […]
The church—no doubt YOUR church—is engaged in a lot of good, important work. Churches are busy mentoring youth, feeding the poor, visiting the sick, counseling hurting people, preparing couples for marriage, and much more. It’s not difficult to see why ministry to men often takes a back seat to other ministries, especially when you consider […]
Three men were walking by a river one day, when they suddenly noticed a baby floating downstream. One of the men quickly jumped in the water and saved the crying child. Before he could get back to the shore, another baby came floating down the river. The second man jumped in the river and saved […]
Is ministry getting harder and harder? Why do some men’s ministries overflow with life and vitality while others lose steam? Recently I visited a church trying to start a men’s ministry, but the church was full of burned out “workers.” They had put the cart before the horse. The Bible tells us, “Go and make […]
There are many ingredients that go into this recipe called “men’s ministry” and all of them are quite important. If you are going to build a successful ministry to men in your church, there is one thing you must have. Without this, your church’s men’s ministry will never develop. Your Senior Pastor’s Support When you […]
As you think about developing a sustainable discipleship strategy for your men, here are five principles to keep in mind: Long Term, Low Pressure. It takes a long time to make a disciple. We must give men permission to stand around the rim of what we are doing and observe. Men come along at different […]
You’ve got men, you’ve got a church. Add a testimony, some pancakes, a prayer, and—poof—a men’s ministry. Right? Not if you are trying to disciple every man. Men need to be reached where they are spiritually. A man who has little spiritual interest won’t be interested in a 40-week Bible Study, and a mature Christian […]
In the 90s, almost unimaginable numbers of men were attending Promise Keepers stadium rallies. Promise Keepers created a new Christian culture among men. These events responded in a culturally relevant way to men who know there must be more to their Christian faith. I’ve met men who didn’t know what to expect, but never a […]
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