Last week I sent out a one question survey asking how long churches have had their men’s team ministry to their widowed and single parents. Twenty-two churches responded and I must say, I’m pleased. Here are the results: 1-2 years: 19% 3-4 years: 0% 5-6 years: 23.8% 7-8 years: 9.5% […]
Herb Reese
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Regional men’s ministries can be an extremely valuable asset for any church, especially if your church is small. Over the years, several successful regional men’s ministries have put down roots. Here’s a list of five regional men’s ministries I’ve come to know well. They’ve been around for years and are […]
Every now and then, when I speak on the topic of good works, I ask my audience a?trick question: How many ways are there to?gain eternal life? The answer I always get back is: one. Technically, that is incorrect. According to?the Bible, there are two ways to gain eternal?life. The […]
“Gentlemen, this is a football. I’m the coach. You are the players.” Vince Lombardi, head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960’s, was famous for emphasizing football fundamentals at the beginning of each preseason training. His first speech always began with that famous quote. It’s always good for […]
Over the past two years, New Commandment Men’s Ministry has restructured its strategy from direct in-person marketing through workshops at men’s conferences to developing a free training and resource site. The first step in this new strategy involved developing a regular blog that currently goes out to about 7,000 people […]
It’s snowing, or raining, or just plain cold outside and your care receiver can’t think of any inside projects for your team to do. In this situation, it may be helpful to have a few ideas for projects ready. Here are some suggestions. Pull out the refrigerator and clean behind […]
Judging from current men’s ministry nomenclature, what I’m about to propose in this post is heresy. After all, isn’t it the goal of all men’s ministry to create truly manly men? Take, for example, the book I’m currently reading:?Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men (which is really good, actually). The biblical […]
Over the twenty years I was a pastor, I endured several candidating experiences. I say “endured” because I liken candidating for a pastorate at a church to getting a wife through a mail order catalog. One of my pastorates had four hundred applicants for the position. And no church I […]
One of the first questions all churches who are considering doing men’s team ministry for their widowed and single parents ask is how much it costs. The short answer is very little. The long answer relates to the three different types of costs a church may incur. Funding the Startup? […]
In my continuing effort to expose my readers to the amazing men’s ministry resources that are currently available, here are an additional five men’s ministries everyone who has a concern for men should know about. Men With No Regrets – Founded by Steve Sonderman. Highly regarded as one of the […]