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 […]
Men’s Team Ministry
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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 […]
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? […]
We spend a lot of time talking about the importance of training care givers when starting a men’s team ministry to the widowed and single parents. Care givers need to be trained in the love of Christ, the importance of good works, why we use teams, what the men’s team […]
There really shouldn’t be a parachurch ministry called New Commandment Men’s Ministries. In fact, it felt very strange incorporating the “New Commandment” as a 501 (c)3 fifteen years ago. And I never have managed to get up the nerve to trade mark our logo. How can I possibly tell people, […]
Pastor, the men in your church need you. More specifically, they need you to do something for them. They need you to help them make healthy male friendships. Men who lack friends has become a huge red flag in our culture. Look at these recent titles from leading publications: Boston […]
Men’s team ministry to their widowed and single parents is not rocket science. It’s easy to start one in any church. Here are three ways to begin a men’s team ministry in yours. First Way – Steal Our Idea! ? Actually, men’s team ministry to their widowed and single parents […]
“God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do.” -Ephesians 2:10 (Today’s English Version) Wally was an unusual addition to his team?at his church. Unusual because […]
Seminary wasn’t exactly a joy ride for me. Since I didn’t think a pressure cooker experience like getting a masters from Dallas Theological Seminary was the best way to start a marriage, I had always prayed that the Lord wouldn’t show me the woman I was to marry until after […]
Next month marks New Commandment Men’s Ministries’ fifteenth anniversary. It’s hard to believe we’ve been helping churches start men’s team ministries to their widowed and single parents for a decade and a half. I thought I’d celebrate by briefly reviewing a history of men’s team ministry. The first men’s team […]