A couple of years ago, with the option of retirement looming ever larger, I sat down and asked myself if I really wanted to do that. I had never thought I would want to retire. I love to work and I love my work. But I thought I should at […]
Herb Reese
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We humans are complex creatures with spiritual, psychological, physical and social dimensions. We constantly balance and readjust these various dimensions in the hanging mobile we call ourselves. But add to these dimensions the stress and dysfunction that come from living in a fallen world and the result is that none […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Why Background Checks are Critical for Men’s Team Ministry By Herb Reese Men’s team ministry places volunteers in the homes of vulnerable people, making careful screening essential. This article explains why churches should perform background checks, how leaders can exercise discretion when reviewing past […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Why I’m a Biblicist By Herb Reese I have been influenced by the Bible throughout my entire life. There has never been a time in my conscious awareness when I did not know about and believe in this amazing book. Paul’s words to Timothy […]
I heard recently that the intersection of the 405 freeway with the Santa Monica freeway west of Los Angeles is the busiest in the entire U.S. That didn’t surprise me at all. Even forty-five years ago, when I was commuting as a student to UCLA just north of there, it […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Men’s Team Ministry for Churches Under Fifty By Herb Reese Small churches may lack enough men for the standard team-ministry model, but they can still practice its essential principles. This article offers practical adaptations, including smaller teams, shared care receivers, teenagers, couples, and even […]
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” I don’t know about everyone else, but I was really bad at loving my neighbor as myself. I give myself passing grades on husbandhood and fatherhood. But when it came to the neighborhood? Frankly, I could have cared less. In other words, I […]
Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Isaiah 1:17 People with long term needs need an advocate The person (or people) your men’s team ministry is serving is in a tough situation. Perhaps your care receiver is a single mother of two young children […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog 6 Easy Keys to Long Term Men’s Team Ministry By Herb Reese Long-term needs require ministry that lasts for years, not weeks. These six practical keys show how men’s team ministries can remain effective through simplicity, refilling team vacancies, preparing new leaders, taking planned […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Are You a Pastor of Disaster? Preparing Your Church for the Next Traumatic Event By Herb Reese As a pastor, I shepherded two churches through two natural disasters: a hurricane and a once-in-500-year flood. Because I wasn’t prepared, I didn’t do well at all […]
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Every now and then your team’s care receiver may tell you she (or he) has nothing for you to do at her home. For those of us who own homes, we all know that this is really never completely true. There’s always something to do. So it’s nice to have […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Establishing Long Term Leadership Continuity By Herb Reese Men’s team ministry serves people whose needs may continue for years, so its leadership must also endure. This post explains how to prepare a backup leader, navigate pastoral transitions, involve search committees and incoming pastors, maintain […]
Everyone naturally has questions about men’s team ministry to the widowed and single parents. Here are the ones that come up most frequently. Should we limit this ministry to just the widowed and single parents? No. The Bible uses broad categories like the oppressed, the weak, etc. These include widows […]
A skills inventory is a list of men who are willing to donate their labor and the skills they are proficient at to help people in the church. For example, the church may keep a list of carpenters and electricians in the congregation who can respond to carpentry and electrical […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Day I Poisoned J. Vernon McGee By Herb Reese Many Christians know J. Vernon McGee from his Thru the Bible radio broadcast. While it’s been many years since Dr. McGee went to be with the Lord, his recorded messages can still be heard […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Developing a Church Policy Statement for Your Men’s Team Ministry By Herb Reese A brief, memorable policy statement helps a men’s team ministry operate safely and consistently. This post offers a starting framework covering background checks, team accountability, children, financial oversight, investment advice, building […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Imagine Yourself as a Change Agent for Good in Your Church By Herb Reese God can use an ordinary layman to become a catalyst for lasting good in his church. By advocating for widows and single parents, educating church leaders, and introducing men’s team […]
Your men’s ministry should be one of the most meaningful and fulfilling spiritual experiences your men have ever had.
Here’s a mistaken assumption Christians sometimes make: our children are the future of the church. That is not true. If it were, Jesus would have spent all of his time training his disciples to be great husbands and great fathers. But he didn’t. Instead, he trained them to be servants […]