“When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, ‘The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.’” Judges 6:12 Wham! Wham! Wham! Hot, sweaty, dirty, smelly Gideon hated threshing wheat in the bottom of his wine press. It was the ultimate humiliation. But threshing wheat in the bottom of […]
Ministry to Men
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I used to say that, as a card-carrying introvert, if I were ever convicted of a crime and sentenced to solitary confinement, they would be doing me a favor. “Finally, time to think!” I’d joke. But no more. After almost three weeks of practicing strict “social distancing,” due to the […]
As many of you already know, Iron Sharpens Iron is an amazing men’s conference ministry that has been around for over twenty years. This year, ISI has over two dozen conferences scheduled. These conferences average around 500 men in attendance who hail from dozens of churches. Iron Sharpens Iron is […]
I have a friend in men’s ministry who did his Ph.D. dissertation on what seating arrangements work best in small groups, proving the old adage that higher education is the process of learning more and more about less and less until you know everything about nothing. Since my focus for […]
“When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread. Jesus said to them, ‘Bring some of the fish you have just caught.’ So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, […]
You may not have noticed, but for a couple of weeks I wrote my posts the day before my usual post days and then scheduled them to be delivered at 4 am Mountain Time on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The result? My readership increased 25%! I think the reason for […]
My wife and I have attended Crossroads Church in Thornton/Northglenn, Colorado for nineteen years. During that time the quarterly men’s breakfast has been consistently well attended. There are several reasons for this success. For example, I can always expect an excellent speaker from either inside or outside the church who […]
For those of you who didn’t read the post, three weeks ago I asked my readers to pray for the State of Delaware. The reason is because Delaware is the only state where I haven’t been able to help a church start a men’s team ministry to their widowed and […]
It’s not often a book written for men can be described as a page-turner, but that’s exactly what Rise of the Servant Kings: What the Bible Says about Being a Man by Ken Harrison, the Chairman of the Board of Promise Keepers and a onetime police officer with the LAPD, […]
Okay, men. You know all about men’s team ministry to the widowed and single parents. You know your men’s ministry is on life support and needs a shot in the arm. You know your widows and single moms have ongoing, unmet needs. You know men’s team ministry works. And you […]