The men’s team ministry model that we present to churches asks men to donate three hours of time one Saturday morning a month. Those three hours are divided into one hour of prayer, Bible study and last minute planning as a group, and then breaking up into teams and serving […]
Men’s Team Ministry
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I’m on vacation in Southern California. Actually, it’s a workation for both myself and my wife. Yesterday I met with some men from a church in Rancho Cucamonga, a bedroom community forty miles east of Los Angeles. Their church has had a men’s team ministry to their widowed and single […]
Recently, I received the following email from someone I’ve known for several years. It’s a cry of desperation because her church is not responding to her family”s deep need. I’ve contacted the church on their behalf, but to no avail. Here’s the email: My husband has been hospitalized for several […]
Pastors have many irons in the fire. A pastor is often on call 24/7. His typical workweek is at least 55 hours long and involves the following: Church meetings Staff meetings Board meetings Counseling sessions Long term planning Lunch meetings Sermon preparation Conflict resolution Crisis intervention Weddings and funerals Hospital […]
Meet Bored Ward Bored Ward is fifty-five years old and has been married thirty years to his wonderful wife, Karen, with whom he has raised two children. With both of those children grown and gone, Bored Ward senses a void in his life. So he decides to join the men’s […]
Tomorrow (August 15, 2017) marks the first anniversary of my live, full-time, online ministry. Doing ministry on the Internet was a radical change for me. I had many questions floating around in my brain when I started. Could I get my message across? Would anyone listen? Would anyone do anything […]
The goal of a men’s team ministry orientation is to recruit teams of men. So the process of forming teams at the end of your orientation is critical. Don’t obsess over forming your teams But while forming teams is the goal of your orientation, you don’t have to get obsessive […]
This month I’m working on a new section of my Meeting to Meet Needs membership site. The section is called “Case Studies.” I’m in the process of compiling a list of churches with men’s team ministries to their widowed and single parents that I’d like to review on the site […]
Someone from Illinois recently passed on this question to me that he received about bringing sons on service days: “I just got a question from a dad who would like his 14 and 10 year olds to be on a team. What is the earliest age recommended or approved to […]
The task of recruiting care receivers for your men’s team ministry to their widowed and single parents in your church can at times be delicate and challenging. A few missteps can lead to hurt feelings, unmet expectations and general confusion. Here are some suggestions for making recruiting care receivers easier […]