(Note: This post is an outline of a men’s ministry workshop I’ve done at men’s conferences around the country for many years. The title of the workshop is “Mobilize Your Men to Meet the Needs Spectrum in Your Church.” You can listen to it here.) As believers, we are commanded […]
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One of the reasons men’s team ministry to their widowed and single parents has spread to so many hundreds of churches is because New Commandment Men’s Ministries has made it possible to start the ministry by simply purchasing our DVD and playing it. Over 90% of churches start the ministry […]
It’s hard to believe that ministry to widows, single moms and fatherless children has anything to do with a US presidential election. But it does. Here’s why. There’s nothing like a presidential election cycle to throw one into the doldrums. As I write, we have a week to go before […]
Students of intellectual history know that the reason why science took off in Western Civilization during the 1500’s is because of Christianity’s conviction that God is a rational God who communicates to us in ways that He intends for us to understand. Therefore, if it is true that a rational […]
We tend to emphasize the application of the love of Christ in marital and family relationships but ignore the broader needs of widows, widowers, and single parents.
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog 11 Formative and Remarkable Men in My Life By Herb Reese When I think about the men God has brought into my life to mentor and influence me, Luke 12:48 often comes to mind: “From everyone who has been given much, much shall be […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Difference Between Mandated and Non-Mandated Church Ministries and Why You Should Care By Herb Reese Here’s a question: what church ministries are specifically commanded in the Word of God? A quick perusal of the New Testament reveals a relatively short list of mandated […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Instilling a Caring Family Legacy: How Christians Motivate and Prepare Their Children to Care for Them in Their Old Age By Herb Reese The U. S. Census Bureau reports that the median net worth in 2015 for an American at retirement was only $43,921 […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog What I Learned from Spending Two Nights in Rescue Missions By Herb Reese “Oh, you’re a student from Dallas Seminary.” The intake officer at Dallas Rescue Mission wasn’t fooled. Al Nucciarone and I were dutifully fulfilling a requirement in the Pastoral Ministries program at […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Why, When and How You Should Use Funerals to Recruit Men to Serve the Widowed and Single Parents By Herb Reese Men’s team ministry to their widowed and single parents started spreading to churches beyond my own pastorate 15 years ago at a funeral […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog 5 Reasons Why Every Man Should Have a Workbook at Your Men’s Team Ministry Orientation By Herb Reese Here are 5 reasons why every man in your orientation needs to have his own workbook that accompanies the DVD. 1. Your men will retain the […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog When You Do Good and Get Kicked in the Teeth for It By Herb Reese I’m ticked. Patti and I have recently spent about $1,000 and over 20 hours or our time helping someone out of a very difficult situation and they in turn […]
I have a question that goes to the core of what we’re seeing in America’s current presidential race: if it is true that science has proven that humans are simply animals and nothing more, then why should we expect men to act differently? Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Anthony Weiner, et. […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog 5 Top Men’s Ministries You Should Know About By Herb Reese Successful local church men’s ministries don’t happen in a vacuum. Amazing peer reviewed and field tested men’s ministry resources are available today that weren’t just twenty or thirty years ago. This men’s ministry […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Three Meanings to “The Love of Christ” and What They Mean for Us By Herb Reese When I talk and write about the love of Christ, I feel like a child trying to copy a Rembrandt with finger paint. Please forgive me for my […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Church or the Family: Which is More Important to Social Stability? By Herb Reese “Focus on the Family” “Family Christian Stores” “Family Worship Center” “Faith in the Family” “Rock Family Church” “Family Church” I have a pet peeve: the American church is way […]
If, like myself, you grew up in church, you may remember that junior and high Sunday school was, well, rather tiring, if not downright boring. Or perhaps you’ve taught this age group in Sunday School and watched your pensive teens stare at the floor as you waxed eloquent on the […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog How to Deal with Issues of Liability with Your Men’s Team Ministry By Herb Reese The question of liability comes up from time to time when talking about men’s team ministry to the widowed and single parents. Men working in the homes of vulnerable […]
“You need to take your ministry to the inner city!” That wasn’t the reaction I expected to hear from the President of Promise Keepers. I was sharing a lunch with Dr. Raleigh Washington and talking about how God had been blessing New Commandment Men’s Ministries when he suddenly and emphatically […]
Here’s a common problem I’ve seen when churches begin their men’s team ministry to their widowed and single parents: If the church isn’t clear on what they’re doing and why they’re doing it when promoting their men’s team ministry, people in the congregation won’t understand the nature of the ministry […]