Walk into any church in America and you will immediately notice one thing: it is all about nuclear families (i.e., a husband and a wife who are married and raise their own children to adulthood), usually to the exclusion of other ministries such as widows, single mothers, and the disabled.
Herb Reese
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New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog What the Prevalence of Single Moms in America Says about Men’s Ministry and the Church By Herb Reese America’s unprecedented number of single mothers points to a crisis involving absent men as well as families. This post argues that churches and men’s ministries must […]
As much as anything else, single motherhood in America has been impacted by its post Christian culture.
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Dealing with Doubt By Herb Reese Doubt is not the opposite of faith but an unavoidable part of limited knowledge. Drawing on biblical examples and personal experience, this post offers a practical way to handle unresolved questions: acknowledge them, examine them patiently, and continue trusting […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog My Upcoming Article on Single Moms By Herb Reese This preview explains the author’s plans for an article on single mothers and church ministry. It outlines proposed topics ranging from biblical teaching and American single motherhood to practical, emotional, social, financial, and spiritual needs, then […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog 13 Reasons Why Men’s Ministries Die By Herb Reese This article identifies thirteen reasons church men’s ministries weaken and die, including lost vision, limited pastoral involvement, untrained leadership, shallow relationships, missing evangelism, inadequate discipleship, and unclear good works. It offers leaders a practical diagnostic […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Don’t be this Man in the Mirror By Herb Reese Using James’s warning about the forgetful hearer, this personal reflection contrasts knowing Scripture with actually doing it. Herb Reese describes how founding New Commandment Men’s Ministries sharpened his focus on consistent obedience, especially meeting pressing […]
If you have one million earthlings settling Mars, then it’s inevitable that a First Baptist Church of Mars (and a lot of other churches, mosques and temples) is going to pop up.
What is unique about New Commandment Men’s Ministries is that it addresses long term needs by providing teams of men for practical and relational support over years and sometimes even decades.
An effective men’s ministry pleases God by leading men to salvation and showing them how to do amazing good.
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog What Churches Do for Widows and Widowers By Herb Reese Churches can serve widows and widowers in practical, lasting ways. Herb Reese describes grief support, car maintenance, home projects, benevolence, deacon care, regular financial assistance, and permanent teams of men. He also encourages widowed […]
Four men’s ministry ideas for high impact service projects that have lasting results in the lives of care receivers and the men who do them.
SEO is simply telling people online who you are and what you do. Therefore, SEO is vital to any online ministry’s success.
Before we can lead in the church, we have to learn how to follow.
What made my high school youth group so radical was how it immersed us in actual ministry experience.
I’m new to the world of grandfathering and like all Christian grandfathers, I want to be a good and godly one.
Cowboy churches have sprung up all over the country. This post describes their typical characteristics.
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Is Retirement Biblical? By Herb Reese Is retirement contrary to Scripture, or can it serve a distinctly Christian purpose? Herb Reese considers modern longevity, Jesus’ parable of the rich fool, and the call to become rich toward God, presenting retirement as an opportunity to […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog On Intelligent, Well-Educated, and Wise Christians By Herb Reese Paul’s closely reasoned teaching challenges the notion that serious thought is somehow unspiritual. Drawing on Romans, personal experience, and Christian role models, Herb Reese argues that believers should value education, intellectual discipline, and lifelong learning, […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog My Credo By Herb Reese Herb Reese contrasts two very different ambitions: making America Christian through political power and making Americans Christian through the Great Commission. His credo compares coercion with discipleship, cultural conflict with spiritual warfare, corruption with multiplication, and self-defeating power struggles […]