I went to the Dr. and he began to tell me about all my aliments. The more he talked the more depressed I became. I finally asked him to give me some good news, he hesitated and finally said “if you follow the plan I give you, you’ll be fine”. That’s not what I wanted to hear.
Isn’t it just like a Man, I want to do it my way!
The church has been functioning just fine; the Sunday School is working; the women have their Bible study groups; sewing circles they enjoy their coffee times sharing and caring and praying for each other.
D.M. Street once said;
Let God love you through others and let God love others through you.
Well Mr. Sweet here is a point for you to consider:
As Men, we have a hard time opening up to anyone. Our trust factor is buried deep in us and we don’t want to let go. This isn’t a flaw, but this is how we are wired, or as the Bible states, “Wonderfully made”.
So how does Men’s Ministry fit into the modern day church?
Following the example of Christ, He surrounded Himself with a few close friends, they did everything together and built trust in a way that only Men could do.
Do you have a friend that you could call when you’re in trouble?
Is there a Man in your life that would drop everything to help when you needed him?
The cure for Men’s Ministry is fellowship, not with the whole church body, but with those few guy’s that will watch your back as you watch there’s.
I wonder Will you take that step?
Your behavior (moving forward or standing still) will determine what you do. Hey You have a Destiny – What is it?
The real key to having a vibrant men's ministry in the local church is to have a church that is "Great Commision Minded". That is they beleive. As a guy that visited my first PK event in 95 at the Potiac Silverdome, I was awaken to the phony life I was leading. I was attending at the encouragement of my pastor since I was the Men;'s leader at the time. I was no more mature enough in my walk than the man in the moon. The Holy Spirit used that event to rekindle a flame in my life that led to my activity in the men's ministry arena. The more I experence trying to assist chrches in developing men's ministry, the more convinced I become that churches don't have men's ministry because they don't grasp the importantance of discipleship in their church. Thanks guys for developing this blog!
ReplyDelete