“Count the cost,” Jesus warned those who were thinking about becoming his disciples. In blunt terms he demanded, Anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. And then a little later he repeated the demand, Any of you who does not give up everything […]
Herb Reese
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New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog What Every Congregation Needs to Know About Men’s Team Ministry to the Widowed and Single Parents By Herb Reese A congregation needs an explanation of men’s team ministry before launching it. This post answers questions about team structure, long-term service, care receivers, project ministry, church […]
Knowing what concerns your church leadership will have about men’s team ministry and what questions they are likely to ask will enable you to help them make informed decisions.
The church is a good works factory. At least that’s how God envisions it. He sees a conveyor belt coming out the front door of your church with one amazing good work after another piling up outside. Inside, believers learn how to create those good works according to God’s specifications […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Designated Survivor: Is Your Church Prepared to Respond to Members Who Suffer a Catastrophic Need? By Herb Reese One of my favorite TV shows this season is Designated Survivor. Kiefer Sutherland plays Tom Kirkman, a low level cabinet appointee who is the designated survivor […]
If you’d like a quick picture of what New Commandment Men’s Ministries is all about, just take a look at our basic assumptions. Here they are in a nutshell. A primary goal of any men’s ministry should be to train men in the love of Christ. “The goal of our […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Your Church is a Covenant Community By Herb Reese Mary had been a member of her church for thirty years. Recently her husband died. Having heard about mens team ministry in another church, she asked her pastor if her church could help her. Her […]
They’re a little weird and really impersonal, but my webinars seem to be working. While I don’t think they’ll completely replace in-person seminars, it looks like they’ll be a permanent tool in my ministry toolbox. Here’s a not so serious overview of my experience with webinars. “Read my lips” doesn’t […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Natural Progression of Personal Identification By Herb Reese I talk a lot about the three unique qualities of Christ’s love – personal identification, commitment, and sacrifice. In Christ’s Incarnation, God has identified with us and committed to us. And in redemption, God has […]
When I think about Christians and politics these days, the term “pyrrhic victory” comes to mind. Poor king Pyrrhus, who ruled in Greece in the third century BC, fought the Romans in the battle of Asculum in 279 BC. He won, but at such a cost it was tantamount to […]
“I’m not depressed anymore.” Several years ago we held a breakfast at our church to celebrate our men’s team ministry and its care receivers. During the breakfast, we invited our care receivers to share what their team meant to them. Several told wonderful stories of how their team had served […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog What Good Friday Teaches us about Ministry to Widows and Single Moms By Herb Reese My childhood church had a Good Friday tradition of holding a special service at noon on the seven last words of Jesus. Since it was a downtown church, business […]
“Bless you!” Someone sneezes in a public place and suddenly someone else, often a total stranger, blurts out that wish. Some have attributed the tradition to Pope Gregory I, who reportedly ordered everyone to say “God bless you” after someone sneezed in order to stem the spread of the plague. […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Room with the Red Ribbons By Herb Reese I chuckle to myself when I hear men’s ministry leaders – and any spiritual leader for that matter – tell men that if they’re going to grow in their walk with the Lord then they […]
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35 “Helen” told us she couldn’t wait to load her visiting relatives from out of town into her car and drive them by our church. She said when she passed by, she rolled down […]
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It […]
A major recurring theme in American history is it’s struggle with race relations. From slavery to the Civil War to Jim Crow to segregation to race riots to Martin Luther King to busing to President Barak Obama to Black Lives Matter, it’s been a long and bumpy road with […]
Scripture warns us about many things, such as being lazy, offering yourself as surety for a person taking out a loan, partaking of communion in an unworthy manner, and many other things. But there are some warnings that stand out as more important than others, such as do not fear […]
And the Lord saith unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord? (Exodus 4:11) “Mom, why did God make me this way?” Glenn, my oldest brother by eighteen years, was severely mentally handicapped. […]
Everything about our Christian faith points us in one direction: to do good. “We are His workmanship,” Paul writes in Ephesians 2:10, “created in Christ Jesus for good works; which God has prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” (Emphasis mine.) The simple reality is that wherever genuine believers […]