Successful local church men’s ministries don’t happen in a vacuum. Amazing peer reviewed and field tested men’s ministry resources are available today that weren’t just twenty or thirty years ago. This men’s ministry renaissance has resulted in established and mature national men’s ministries, an extensive men’s ministry literature, and a […]
Ministry to Men
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“No one is so insignificant as to be without influence.” This quote by Betty Carlson in her book, From the Mountains of L’Abri, has stayed with me for forty years. It summarizes in a nutshell the reality that we are all interconnected and every single person, no matter how seemingly […]
Your ten year goals for your men’s ministry must be biblically based, concrete and measurable.
You’ve just picked up your Egg McMuffin and large decaff coffee at the counter, grabbed a napkin at the fountain and plopped yourself down in a booth. It’s the beginning of your morning breakfast at your neighborhood McDonalds. All the employees and regular customers know you and you know them. […]
Here is my advice for anyone thinking of starting a career in men’s ministry.
Sometimes I am asked the question, “What biblical passage best defines men’s ministry?” One biblical passage in particular describes a Christian man’s complete journey from salvation to maturity There are many passages I could give in response to this question. But I especially like one passage in particular, for several […]
On Thursday evening, March 3rd, I?ll be doing a pastors? seminar in a very special place: Lighthouse Baptist Church in Quincy, Illinois. It was during my pastorate at Lighthouse twenty years ago (Has it really been that long?!) that the Lord led me to form our men into teams of […]
The ominous big red sign on the front door of the house for sale grabbed our attention: “DANGER. THIS BUILDING IS UNSAFE FOR HUMAN OCCUPANCY. UNSAFE TO OCCUPY.” Patti and I normally wouldn’t have bothered to go in, but our realtor was getting testy and we were desperate. “Did you […]
It’s Christmastime. It’s the season when we remember the birth of our Savior. It’s also the time when we naturally think of Jesus’ mother, Mary. To help us celebrate Christmas appropriately as men, I have a hypothetical question: If Mary attended your church, how would you treat her? Perhaps one […]
The topic of good works appears again and again throughout the New Testament and in the writings of the early church fathers. The first and second century church practiced good works as a means of meeting pressing needs in their midst and thereby drawing nonbelievers to faith in Christ (Titus […]