New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog How the Most Important Lesson I’ve Learned Since Seminary Transformed my Ministry By Herb Reese Seminary equipped Herb Reese to preach and teach, but pastoral experience brought another transforming lesson: responsibility for the whole wellbeing of a congregation. This reflection explores why practical needs […]
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New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog How Two Widows and Single Parents Illustrate the Difference Between Pressing Needs and Non Pressing Needs By Herb Reese Two requests for moving assistance arrived at nearly the same time, but their circumstances differed sharply. Herb Reese recounts how he chose between them, illustrating […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Five Principles on How to Love Your Pastor the Way Christ Loves You By Herb Reese How can a congregation love its pastor well? Drawing on pastoral experience, Herb Reese discusses understanding ministry burdens, offering acceptance, handling criticism, providing fair compensation, and approaching dismissal […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog What to do When Your Teams Run Out of Work By Herb Reese What happens when a men’s team finishes the work its care receiver needs? Herb Reese offers practical ways to keep teams serving meaningfully: rotate among additional care receivers, help neighbors, and […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog What if a Group of Mafia Dons were Meeting Weekly at your Local McDonalds? By Herb Reese Imagine overhearing four men planning to change your neighborhood, then discovering they merely enjoy discussing their favorite subject. Herb Reese uses an unexpected comparison to challenge men’s […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Should Your Men’s Team Ministry Partner with Another Church? By Herb Reese Should churches combine their men’s team ministries? Herb Reese considers the importance of pastoral leadership, the complications of merging healthy ministries, and opportunities to serve congregations with greater needs. He describes how […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Should We Do and Talk About our Good Works in Public? By Herb Reese Jesus teaches believers both to practice righteousness privately and to let their good works shine. How do these instructions fit together? Herb Reese examines the Sermon on the Mount alongside […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Here’s How God has Kept An Amazing Promise to Me Throughout My Life By Herb Reese Herb Reese reflects on God’s promise in 2 Corinthians 9:8 through stories from seminary, pastoral work, family life, and New Commandment Men’s Ministries. These personal accounts describe unexpected […]
Here is my advice for anyone thinking of starting a career in men’s ministry.
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog How to Recruit Young Men for Your Aging Men’s Team Ministry By Herb Reese An aging men’s team ministry can welcome younger men without overlooking the gifts of older volunteers. Herb Reese offers practical ideas involving prayer, manageable schedules, mentoring, youth participation, fathers and […]
For years, now, I have had this burning question in my mind: What does it really mean to love others the way Christ has loved me? To love others in this fantastically grand way is, of course, the central idea of our Christian faith. But here’s the rub: I have, […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog 10 Reasons Why Men Work so Well Together on Teams By Herb Reese Men often communicate, focus, learn, and serve more effectively when working beside other men. These ten reasons show how teams build trust, pursue goals, strengthen accountability, share responsibility, provide flexibility, encourage […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog My Favorite Men’s Ministry Passage By Herb Reese Second Timothy 3:15–17 offers a compact framework for ministry to men: begin with Scripture, teach salvation through faith in Christ, train through doctrine, reproof, correction, and righteousness, then pursue the goal of good works. Herb Reese […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Back to Where It All Began By Herb Reese Herb Reese returns to Lighthouse Baptist Church in Quincy, Illinois, where men’s team ministry began during his pastorate. This historical announcement recalls its growth from sixteen men serving four people to thousands of volunteers caring […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Exploring the Love of Christ on Ammons Circle By Herb Reese What does loving your neighbor look like on an ordinary suburban street? Herb Reese shares how he and Patti built relationships through learning names, watching dogs, mowing lawns, sharing garden produce, and praying. […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog If Mary Attended Your Church By Herb Reese If Mary, the mother of Jesus, attended your church, how would you care for her? Reflecting on Mary singing, weeping, and praying, Herb Reese invites readers to recognize the widows, single mothers, and fatherless children in […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog 7 Reasons Why Evangelicals Get Good Works Wrong By Herb Reese Why do churches sometimes overlook the pressing needs of their own members? Herb Reese examines seven misunderstandings about Christian good works, including their purpose, recipients, and relationship to faith. He calls congregations to […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Do We Witness Too Much? By Herb Reese Can an emphasis on witnessing overshadow the love that makes Christian witness credible? Drawing on New Testament passages and his own evangelistic experiences, Herb Reese argues that practical, sustained love within the church attracts others to […]
In his radical call to follow him, believe in him and love like him at the expense of family, Jesus was deconstructing the family.