“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 […]
Herb Reese
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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 […]
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 life can hold. I came across a passage written so eloquently that it brought me to […]
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” […]