Photo courtesy Honza Soukup We focus men’s team ministry primarily on the needs of their widowed and single parents in our congregations, but there is a subgoup of people in our churches who often need special attention: single care givers of disabled loved ones. Over the past twenty years, I’ve […]
Herb Reese
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As I’ve said before, men’s team ministry to their widowed and single parents is not the be-all and end-all of men’s ministry. There are many different aspects to men’s ministry besides serving the widowed and single parents. If you’re using men’s team ministry to begin a men’s ministry in your […]
The goal The goal in men’s team ministry is to practice the love of Christ as it applies to people with long term needs in our churches – such as their widowed and single parents – so that our churches can say, “There is not a needy person among us.” […]
My post today is about an upcoming men’s ministry leadership conference that is dear to my heart. I discovered National Coalition of Ministries to Men (NCMM.org) by accident while researching men’s ministry on the Internet fifteen years ago. At the time, their next men’s ministry leadership conference was one month […]
I think of the Internet as the modern version of the Roman road. Just as Rome’s systems of roads facilitated the spread of the gospel and the church throughout the Roman empire in the first and second centuries, in our time the Internet has become a major facilitator of ministry, […]
I know. You think I’m going to talk about how perfect heaven is going to be in the future. Yes, heaven certainly is and will be perfect. But that’s not exactly what I mean by “The Future Perfect.” What I’m referring to by the future perfect is the future perfect […]
I love my wife. Always have. Always will. Patti is the most amazing woman. Just spend ten minutes with her and you’ll find out why. She’s beautiful, godly, intelligent, personable, loving, and fun. She’s the second pea in my pod. On the other hand, I have learned how to love […]
Every now and then I get this question: If most of your care receivers are women, then why do you emphasize using men to serve them? There are several reasons why New Commandment Men’s Ministries focuses on using men. One reason is because it’s biblical. Jesus and the apostles all […]
A couple of days ago I was watching CNN interview Carolyn Goodman, the mayor of Las Vegas, about the mass shooting there. When asked about her thoughts on Stephen Paddock, she said, “May he rot… ,” and then she suddenly stopped. It was an awkward moment. “Go ahead,” I thought. […]
Every now and then I like to remind my readers why serving their widowed and single parents in our churches is important. Of course, one reason it’s important is because these people often have long term needs. But it’s also important because doing so is a way to obey the […]