New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Evaluating Your Men’s Team Ministry By Herb Reese Evaluating a men’s team ministry begins with the experiences of its care receivers. Herb Reese presents three direct questions about understanding, commitment, and practical help, then broadens the evaluation to unserved people and emergency or catastrophic […]
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New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog A National Men’s Ministry Leadership Conference You Shouldn’t Miss By Herb Reese A national men’s ministry leadership conference became an important source of friendship, encouragement, and collaboration for Herb Reese. He recalls discovering the National Coalition of Ministries to Men, attending his first gathering […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Using the Internet to Promote and Administer Your Men’s Team Ministry By Herb Reese The Internet can serve ministry much as Roman roads once supported the early church’s expansion. Herb Reese outlines practical online tools for promoting and administering men’s team ministry, including email, […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Future Perfect By Herb Reese Herb Reese considers whether redeemed people could ever sin again in heaven. Using the future perfect tense, he argues that believers will remember life apart from God and testify that no good exists outside Him. That redeemed experience […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Incremental Love By Herb Reese Marriage begins with falling in love, but lasting love grows through countless practical adjustments. Herb Reese calls this incremental love: learning another person’s needs and finding joy in meeting them. He applies the same principle to Christlike service, where […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Healing Effects of Men’s Team Ministry By Herb Reese Why organize men to serve widows and single mothers? Herb Reese explains biblical, relational, and practical reasons for men’s team ministry. Beyond meeting household needs, teams help men form lasting friendships, recover their roles […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog By Herb Reese After the Las Vegas mass shooting, Herb Reese reflects on society’s demand for justice and reluctance to acknowledge hell. He argues that moral outrage points beyond materialism toward accountability before God. The doctrine of final judgment, however uncomfortable, affirms that evil […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog 10 Essential Verses on Good Works By Herb Reese After the Las Vegas mass shooting, Herb Reese reflects on society’s demand for justice and reluctance to acknowledge hell. He argues that moral outrage points beyond materialism toward accountability before God. The doctrine of final […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Meaning of Widows and Orphans in James 1:27 By Herb Reese James 1:27 names widows and orphans as people believers must care for in distress. Herb Reese explains that biblical language for orphans included fatherless children, bringing single mothers and children into view. […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Loving His Appearing By Herb Reese A childhood mistake turned Herb Reese’s delight at his father’s return into dread. That memory illustrates the difference between loving Christ’s appearing and fearing it. Believers who walk faithfully can anticipate His return with joy, while unresolved disobedience […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Weddings Reunion: A Parable By Herb Reese In this parable, a pastor gathers every couple whose wedding he performed and discovers that celebrating ceremonies is not sustaining marriages. The story challenges churches to measure ministry beyond impressive beginnings. Faithful Christian care requires enduring […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Christian, Meet “As” By Herb Reese Jesus commanded believers to love one another as He loved them. Herb Reese focuses on the demanding word “as,” arguing that Christian love must share Christ’s quality, commitment, identification, and sacrifice. Ordinary affection is universal; distinctly Christian love […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Preparing Your Teams for Their First Service Day By Herb Reese A strong first service day establishes patterns that can sustain a men’s team ministry for years. This guide covers assignments, rosters, reminders, caller follow-up, introductions with care receivers, household project lists, and realistic […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Busy Layman’s Guide to Leading a Men’s Team Ministry Devotional Hour By Herb Reese Leading a men’s team ministry devotional hour does not require seminary training or polished public speaking. This practical guide explains its purposes, a simple forty-five-minute structure, preparation steps, suitable […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Your Responses to My Question, Have You Seen an Angel? By Herb Reese Readers respond to Herb Reese’s question about seeing angels with accounts of protection, warning, guidance, answered prayer, and mysterious strangers. The testimonies range from pastoral crisis and danger on Mount Ararat […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Has Anyone Reading This Ever Seen an Angel? By Herb Reese A sermon about angels prompts Herb Reese to remember congregants who described extraordinary encounters: a warning before a car crash and an unseen rescue during a fall. Without claiming certainty about every account, […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Practical Tips for Young Pastors By Herb Reese Herb Reese offers young pastors lessons he wishes he had known earlier: serve elderly and needy members, build men’s ministry, study sermons in public, learn local interests, cultivate community relationships, protect family life, and prepare financially. […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Impact of Work Commute Times on Men’s Ministry By Herb Reese A California church’s men’s team ministry struggled to recruit despite efforts and a large congregation. Herb Reese traces the problem to extreme commute times that consumed members’ available hours. The experience shows […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog An Alternative View of Bi-vocational Pastorates By Herb Reese Paul’s tentmaking offers a broader model for bivocational ministry than simply supporting a pastor’s needs. Herb Reese argues that Paul also worked to support companions, help the weak, and model generosity. Bivocational pastors can therefore […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Some Thoughts on Hurricane Harvey’s Impact on Churches in Houston By Herb Reese Drawing on pastoral experience during Hurricane Alicia, Herb Reese considers Hurricane Harvey’s likely effects on Houston churches. Disasters damage infrastructure, scatter members, reduce attendance and giving, overwhelm pastors, and shift dependence […]