As I teach on men’s team ministry around the country, I have a habit of pointing out two facts from the New Testament: First, the New Testament contains only three commands to witness (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; 2 Timothy 4:5). Second, the New Testament contains over forty commands to love […]
Ministry to Men
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Devoid of any transcendent values to halt the process, our culture in general, and men in particular, are rapidly descending into the sewer.
I‘ve discussed the seven ways Christian men go about meeting pressing needs in their five circles of responsibility (Those circles of responsibility being themselves, their family, their extended family, their church and their neighbor). The means by which Christian men meet pressing needs are: they develop loving relationships, they work […]
In my last post, I developed the topic of what a Christian man’s good work is, namely, that of guaranteeing the wellbeing of those in need around him. We saw that there are excellent examples throughout the Word of God of men taking responsibility for others, such as Abraham, Judah, […]
Now that we men are in a proper relationship with God through faith in his son, Jesus Christ, it’s time to get to work and do the amazing good God has called us to do. So the question is, who does God want us to do our good works for? […]
As I’ve stated before, what sets Christian good works apart from all other good works is that Christian good works are done “under contract.” That is, Christians are in a covenant relationship with God and that covenant dictates what kind of good works we do. Our covenant is called the […]
The problem, however, is that this dream we men have has a dark side: the reality that all of us fall short of our ideal hero role.
When it comes to sin, all men are introverts. Guilt, shame and fear, as Gordon Dalby so eloquently points out in his book, Healing the Masculine Soul, keep us chained behind our private door. We can’t get out to do the good God wants us to do because, like Cain, […]
I was doing so well. My first post introduced the idea of how?God has amazing things for us men to do. These are good things, jaw-dropping things. My second post talked about how the only thing we have to do to accomplish these good things?is enter into a covenant relationship […]
America has a problem with its men. Performing the following simple mind experiment will highlight the issue. Ask yourself, which comes to your mind first, men or women, as you read the following: Spouse abusers Pornography addiction Child abandonment Terrorists Rapists Mass murderers Gangs Prisoners Drug cartels Computer hackers If […]