Herb Reese

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Herb Reese is an author, public speaker and President of New Commandment Men's Ministries. Herb has a B.A. in History from UCLA and a Th.M. in Pastoral Ministries from Dallas Theological Seminary. He has done post graduate work in The History of Ideas at University of Texas, Dallas and in Church Administration at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. After serving as a pastor over a period of twenty years, Herb founded New Commandment Men's Ministries, a ministry dedicated to helping churches recruit, train, organize and deploy teams of men who permanently adopt their widowed and single parents. Herb has served as President of New Commandment since 2003 and has helped 1,000 churches develop men's team ministries in all 50 states and eight foreign countries. Herb and his wife, Patti, live in Arvada, Colorado, and have three adult children.

What Widows and Single Moms Need from the Church

New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog What Widows and Single Moms Need from the Church By Herb Reese     Here’s a question seldom asked in the local church: What do widows and single moms actually need from the church and how can we address those needs? This post summarizes what […]

Some Thoughts on an Online Community for Men’s Team Ministry

The more I think about developing an online community for men’s team ministry, the more excited I get. Here are my thoughts about what this community might look like. It will have three “spaces”: a meeting space, a classroom space, and a bonus space. 1. A meeting space for those […]

Using Teams of Men to Serve Widows and Single Moms is Culture Specific

New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Using Teams of Men to Serve Widows and Single Moms is Culture Specific By Herb Reese   Men’s team ministry is a response to an individualistic culture where spontaneous community is scarce. Comparing modern America with the connected world of the New Testament, this post […]

The Day Azerbaijani Rebels Liberated New Commandment from Russian Hackers

New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Day Azerbaijani Rebels Liberated New Commandment from Russian Hackers By Herb Reese   “Herb, have you checked your website this morning?” Long before Russian hackers hacked into the DNC and Sidney Blumenthal’s emails to Hillary Clinton, they discovered the strategic importance of New Commandment […]

A Man and His Dog: Spiritual Lessons from Dixie

I’ve mentioned Dixie in a previous post about losing weight. While my dog, a German shepherd husky mix, may seem to have little to do with my three major blogging topics-men’s team ministry to the widowed and single parents, men’s ministry in general, and the pressing needs around us-the spiritual […]

How Your Church Can Quit the Moving Business without Guilt

New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog How Your Church Can Quit the Moving Business without Guilt By Herb Reese   Over the years, I’ve often asked the men in my workshops how many of them have helped someone in their church move. Well over ninety percent raise their hands, often groaning […]

Consider Closing in Prayer on Your Care Receiver’s Front Lawn

New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Consider Closing in Prayer on Your Care Receiver’s Front Lawn By Herb Reese   Closing in prayer on a care receiver’s front lawn can demonstrate the gospel to an entire neighborhood. Through one team’s fourteen-year experience, this article explains how consistent service builds trust, invites […]

Giver’s Remorse? Here’s How to Evaluate a Charity

We just got through the holiday season, which means we all received a tsunami of requests for donations from charities, New Commandment Men’s Ministries included. But more than a few of us may be experiencing “Giver’s Remorse,” a subtle regret that maybe it wasn’t so smart to shove that $50 […]

Orthopraxy Has Nothing to do With Your Teeth

New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Orthopraxy Has Nothing to do With Your Teeth By Herb Reese   After my interview with Jim Daley on Focus on the Family in 2011, I went out to lunch with the producer. He mentioned the hundreds of requests for interviews FOTF gets from a […]

So Your Wife Makes More than You Do? Get Over It.

New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog So Your Wife Makes More than You Do? Get Over It. By Herb Reese   I’ve been in ministry almost all of my professional life. And my wife has been a nurse practitioner all of hers. Early on in our marriage I realized that I […]

An Outline for My New Book on Men’s Team Ministry

I’ve been putting it off for years, writing a book on men’s team ministry to the widowed and single parents. I’ll probably put it off for one or two more. But at least now I’ve got an outline in my head. Here it is. Chapter 1: I’ll start with my […]

Even Good Works Can be Corrupted

Never underestimate the ability of the human race to corrupt good things, and that extends to good works themselves. Now that the church has a two thousand year track record, we have plenty of examples of how even Christians can turn good works into bad things. Here are several ways […]

The Role of Good Works in Treating Pornography Addiction

It’s no secret that American men have a problem with porn. Here are the sad statistics. 68% of young men visit a porn site at least once a week 12% of all websites are pornographic 25% of all search engine requests are porn related But things are different for Christian […]