Unlike the other sub-groups in the church (children, teens, college kids, singles, women) most men are not motivated to come to church activities because they want to be with their friends. Kids and teens are often bored and want to hang out with their church friends. Singles want to find a mate....
Author: Gary
Called to Sexual Integrity: One Way God Changes Our Hearts – 4
Reliable studies indicate that over half of the Christian men in America have a major struggle with the pull of temptation to look at pornography. As Reformed believers, we understand that the only answer to this struggle is the power of the gospel to transform our hearts. We understand that the ...
Staying Focused On [Men’s] Discipleship
To build a sustainable ministry to men, you'll need a solid foundation. That foundation starts with your focus. Discipleship is the portal priority through which all the other priorities of the church can be achieved. Only by moving through the discipleship gateway can people truly affect their c...
Called to Sexual Integrity: How God Redeems Our Sexuality – 3
Surveys among Christian men routinely indicate that the temptation they struggle with the most is sexual lust. Long-term success in battling this temptation does not come in an easy three step formula. If overcoming sexual impurity were that easy, men would take those three steps and this would n...
Called to Sexual Integrity: Process by which Sexuality Redeemed – 2
Since our sexuality is so deeply rooted in us, this redemption can take a very long time. There are no simplistic answers or easy steps to sexual purity. Such purity is the result of our growth in holiness, what is called our sanctification. That is why real sexual purity only comes from the Bibl...
Building a Sustainable Men’s Ministry: No Man Left Behind
You've got men, you've got a church. Add a testimony, some pancakes, and prayer and - poof! A men's ministry. Right? Not necessarily. This book is based on over 30 years of combined ministry experience, of training classes at the Leadership Training Center and thousands of interactions with men's...