Over the years, I’ve shared my ministry – helping churches form teams of men who adopt their widows and single moms – with thousands of pastors from around the world. As might be expected, the response has been almost universally positive. What pastor wouldn’t want to better serve his widows […]
Men’s Team Ministry
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Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. When I think of faithful men, I think of my father. In his late teens Dad was thrown into the role of provider for his mother and four younger siblings when his father died of […]
So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” Then they cast lots, and […]
Those of you who have been following my ministry for the past nineteen years know that I have been advocating using teams of men to serve widows, single moms, and anyone else in their churches with long term needs. This men’s team ministry model has been implemented in hundreds of […]
All of us have been following the news about the tragic fire in Paradise, California. The “Camp Fire” is the worst fire in California history. Almost every home and building in Paradise has burned to the ground and the death toll is nearing 100. As I watched the sad news, […]
Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:8 Widowhood is all about the experience of overwhelming loss: the loss of a loved one you have spent years nurturing a relationship with, building a home with, raising children with, eating meals with, paying bills with, watching TV with, making love with… And then […]
“Simple things for simple people.” I like that saying because I’m one of those simple people. I don’t like complexity, chaos and confusion. That’s why I make my bed every day. It’s a simple thing I can do to add order to my life. An unmade bed, with blankets, sheets […]
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27 (NIV) It’s fascinating how often scripture couples moral purity and good works. James 1:27 is an excellent […]
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV) “I went to bible college for four years, but I was never taught this!” Todd was a […]
Someone asked me a while back why I don’t write more about specific care receivers in my ministry. There are two reasons. First of all, as a consultant, I’ve helped hundreds of churches start men’s team ministries to their widowed and single parents. There are now several thousand care receivers […]