Men’s ministry in the local church has never been easy, and it is about to become even more difficult. Even the most committed local church has had challenges with their …
Is Your Ministry a Battleship or a Cruise Ship?
Four Ways to Change Your Ministry from Being a Club to Becoming a Movement Trevin Wax, the author of Counterfeit Gospels, writes in his book about one of the oldest …
What is Accountability and How Do We Develop This Relationship?
Accountability relationships can be very important. But the reality is most men don’t have close enough friendships with other men to trust them with the deep places of their life. …
Dear Ministry Leader….
I love the New Testament idea of encouragement. There are two ideas that come together and give us a more complete picture of what it is we are trying to …
Aligning Your Men’s Ministry with What Men Really Want
Several years ago, Angus Reid recently released a study on faith in Canada.1 Here is some of what we learned from this study about what men in Canada value most: …
Leading Men Well: What to Do When Men Have No Interest In Attending?
Have you lose the spark of creativity that keep things interesting for a guy? Maybe consider “graduate” some men out of your men’s ministry?
4 Ways to Overcome Discouragement as a Leader
Discouragement is part of the story of ministry. There have been numerous times where I have felt the sting of disappointment, the pain of not seeing goals become a reality, …
7 Steps to Finding the Right Men to Lead Your Men’s Ministry
How do we motivate and encourage other men to engage in leadership? Avoid The Extremes There are two dangerous extremes when it comes to leaders motivating and developing other leaders. …
Check Your Blind Spot
After you have been driving a car for a while, you know how easy it is to forget to check your blind spots. It starts with an intense need to …
Leadership is like Farming: Messy
The Apostle Paul loved to communicate by painting pictures with words. In 2 Timothy 2:6, he writes: “The hardworking farmer ought to be the first to get a share of …