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.

Public Survey: How Does Being a Christian Man Affect Your Work?

Christian men spend a majority of their time at work. Below is a two question anonymous survey on how being a Christian man affects your work. Please feel free to interpret the questions and answer them any way you wish. You’ll be able to see each others’ responses. Loading… This […]

Why Every Multimillionaire Should Pull a Widow’s Weeds

Being a multimillionaire these days isn’t what it used to be. But it’s still an easy way to classify those in the upper echelons of our society. If you’re one of the three people reading this who fall into this category and have the ability to solve most of your […]

The Day Dad Wept

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Dad had never wept before. Not even at Grandma Reese’s funeral. At least I had never seen him. So it came as quite a shock, the day Dad wept. To say that Dad was quiet and an introvert is putting it mildly. I’m quiet and introverted too. But I’m downright […]

Is Your Neighbor Loved by You or Just Bugged by You?

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I’ve moved often over the years, both as a single man and while married. So I’ve collected a number of bad neighbor stories that inspire me to think about what it means to be a good–and bad–neighbor. Take the lout across the street from us who constantly yelled at his […]

How to Use Story and Illustration to Motivate Your Men to Do Good

Early on in my ministry I sat through a seminar given by my lifelong friend, Dr. Don Sunukjian (pronounced Sa-Noo-key-an), professor of homiletics at Talbot Seminary. The title of the seminar was “Increasing Clarity and Relevance in Your Preaching.” It was one of the best seminars I’ve ever taken. One […]

A Single Mom’s Gift from God: An Interview with Emily Colson

Emily Colson, daughter of Prison Fellowship founder, Chuck Colson, shares how she found God’s blessing in the midst of trial as a single mom and mother of an autistic son. Herb: Emily, it’s been wonderful to meet you and get to know you. You are a single mother with an […]

Emphasize Safety From the Very Beginning of Your Men’s Team Ministry

All ministry involves liability. While you should not let liability issues stop you from doing biblical ministry, you can mitigate liability by stressing safety from the first day of your men’s team ministry. ( See also my post, “How to Deal with Issues of Liability with Your Men’s Team Ministry.” […]