New Commandment has been a member of National Coalition of Ministries to Men (NCMM) for sixteen years. NCMM played a key role in the founding of New Commandment Men’s Ministries, providing me with advice, training, encouragement and a network of fellow men’s ministry leaders who have proved invaluable over the […]
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Here are the biggest mistakes I see church men’s ministries making on their men’s ministry web pages.
“He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.” Psalm 91:11 I first learned about guardian angels from a doctor when I was four years old. I was playing with my sister half way up the staircase at home when I tripped, tumbled […]
I’ve posted before about Dr. Chuck Stecker, a good friend of mine who has a ministry called A Chosen Generation. It specializes in helping churches develop intergenerational ministries. Churches tend to silo their ministries, dividing them up into children, youth, young adults, men, women, etc. A Chosen Generation shows churches […]
Twenty-five years ago, when I was a pastor in Illinois experimenting with men’s team ministry to their widowed and single parents in my church, I realized we were on to something when one of our four teams decided to build their care receiver a Habitat for Humanity home. They got […]
Sometimes, when I approach someone about starting a men’s team ministry to their widowed and single parents in their church, I get the following response: “Oh, my church already has a Stephen Ministry.” Stephen Ministry, for those who haven’t heard of it, is an excellent non-denominational ministry that trains lay […]
Recently I’ve had different men contact me to tell me they are promoting men’s team ministries in multiple churches in their communities. One individual in New Zealand wrote the following: The last weekend in July we are having a breakfast for about 30 Christian guys from 5 churches in the […]
The problem with being a twenty-five year old, single, and inexperienced seminary graduate is that no church wants a twenty-five year old, single, and inexperienced seminary graduate for their pastor. Except there was that one Czech church in Snook, Texas that invited me to candidate. When the chairman of the […]
I like to think of Christian men who have a deep relationship with the Lord as drop down menus. There he is, in the crowd, looking just like any ordinary guy. But get to know a Drop Down Menu Christian Man and suddenly exactly what you need appears all around him.
I received a pleasant surprise on Facebook this past Father’s Day. I got a shout out from David McWhirter, who was a teenager in my first pastorate many years ago. Along with his brother, I used to pick them up and take them to church. Here’s what David said: Today […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog My Daughter’s Guest Post: A Father’s Love By Herb Reese My husband’s father, Frank, recently passed away. We found some of his writings as you sometimes do after someone dies, sorting through their possessions with awe and wonder at all the experiences a human […]
I get excited when I see a church effectively using social media to promote its men’s ministry. Today I came across Cypress Fellowship’s men’s ministry’s Facebook page and I love it. Here’s why. The name of their men’s group is masculine and immediately conveys what it’s about. “Cypress Fellowship Wingman” […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Day I Failed My Neighbors By Herb Reese The neighbor behind us was behaving oddly. I hadn’t lived in my home long, but I had lived there long enough to notice that the furtive phone conversations she was having every day on her […]
In my last post I wrote about how 3 Christian men in a very small church can have a huge impact on the lives of 161 hypothetical people by “guaranteeing their well-being.” I arrived at the figure of 161 people by making very conservative estimates of the sizes of their […]
I know. It sounds rather “ambitious” to guarantee the well-being of 161 people. How can anyone guarantee the well-being of 161 people? What does it mean to guarantee the well-being of anyone? And what’s with “161 people”? And why “3 Christian men”? It all sounds oddly too specific and waaaaay […]
Pastors, have you ever preached a series on good works? How about you, men’s ministry leaders? Do your men know the purpose of good works and are you giving them practical opportunities to practice them? The reason I’m asking is because evangelicals tend to ignore the topic of good works. […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Saddest Commandment By Herb Reese What would you think if you walked into a home and there in the living was a large plaque that read, “You shall love your wife as Christ loves the church”? Then, when you ask the couple why […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog How to Double Your Men’s Ministry in Just Two Months…and Keep Your Men Coming Back for Years! By Herb Reese I have two questions for you. First, what percent of all the adult men in your church are involved in your church’s men’s ministry? […]
“Lisa,” a member of my church in Illinois, had moved from Bolivia to the US, married, and started a family. When she and her husband bought their first home, I asked her how she liked it. “It’s okay,” she said, with a disappointed look on her face. “But back in […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Why Every Pastor Must Say, “Follow My Example” By Herb Reese “Here, let me show you how to do that.” Depending on the circumstances, that statement can be taken as either arrogant and demeaning, as when a stranger offers unsolicited advice when you find […]