Comments on: Any Men’s Ministry Ideas? http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/ Marriage, Faith, and Technology... Let's Talk! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:15:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Matt http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-14675 Matt Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:52:59 +0000 http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-14675 Jermaine, Here is a link to the book on Amazon. It is called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0785260382?ie=UTF8&tag=brauchtalk-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0785260382" rel="nofollow">Why Men Hate Going to Church</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=brauchtalk-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0785260382" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> Jermaine, Here is a link to the book on Amazon. It is called Why Men Hate Going to Church

]]> By: jermaine walters http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-14667 jermaine walters Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:51:26 +0000 http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-14667 I am also the president of my mens fellowship and boy, do I need help. I cannot seem to find a copy of 'Why Men Hate Going to Church', so please if any body has a spare, im begging. Thanks in advance. you can send it to Jermaine Walters Duanvale p.o. Trelawny Jamaica W.I. I am also the president of my mens fellowship and boy, do I need help. I cannot seem to find a copy of ‘Why Men Hate Going to Church’, so please if any body has a spare, im begging. Thanks in advance. you can send it to Jermaine Walters
Duanvale p.o.
Trelawny
Jamaica W.I.

]]> By: Chris http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-13754 Chris Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:49:31 +0000 http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-13754 I too am in charge of getting a Men's ministry off the ground at our church and have spent the first year just trying to get ideas. We have a strong local group called the Bluegrass Men's Fellowship that is made up of men from several Christian churches in the area. They have been very influential in church planting. But they are primarily made up of older men. We have started with the prayer breakfasts but my challenge has been trying to get the younger men involved. We have done a couple of community projects that we call Touch of Grace projects where we went and served Christmas supper to the Womens Hope Center and did a spring cleanup at an old folks home, these seem to help draw out some younger guys that like to be more active in their service than just sitting and eating pot luck and listening to a speaker. But I agree with some others in that you have to find ways to build the comaraderie first before you can get too active in bigger projects. I need more ideas on doing this. I appreciate your blog, it's the first thing I came across when I googled and I'm glad it was. I too am in charge of getting a Men’s ministry off the ground at our church and have spent the first year just trying to get ideas. We have a strong local group called the Bluegrass Men’s Fellowship that is made up of men from several Christian churches in the area. They have been very influential in church planting. But they are primarily made up of older men. We have started with the prayer breakfasts but my challenge has been trying to get the younger men involved.

We have done a couple of community projects that we call Touch of Grace projects where we went and served Christmas supper to the Womens Hope Center and did a spring cleanup at an old folks home, these seem to help draw out some younger guys that like to be more active in their service than just sitting and eating pot luck and listening to a speaker.

But I agree with some others in that you have to find ways to build the comaraderie first before you can get too active in bigger projects. I need more ideas on doing this. I appreciate your blog, it’s the first thing I came across when I googled and I’m glad it was.

]]> By: christian college http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-13417 christian college Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:23:39 +0000 http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-13417 Men's fellowship is a growing ministry within many churches. The concept of relationship with God and with each other should be taken very seriously and nutured. The very fact that a man would be willing to be accountable to another man is a huge step toward understanding relationship. Men need other men in their lives to give them confirmation and a basis for all they are. Men’s fellowship is a growing ministry within many churches. The concept of relationship with God and with each other should be taken very seriously and nutured. The very fact that a man would be willing to be accountable to another man is a huge step toward understanding relationship. Men need other men in their lives to give them confirmation and a basis for all they are.

]]> By: Matt http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-11779 Matt Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:43:13 +0000 http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-11779 Chase, We do a big "Wild Game Feed" each fall. It is free to everybody. We have door prizes and all sorts of good food to eat. Nothing speaks louder to men then free food! :) We have a cool speaker come....etc. We have anywhere from 175-250 men come. Anywho... Get the men together to help rake leaves for older folks...even shovel snow(if you have it). Men bond with each other when they work together. Chase,

We do a big “Wild Game Feed” each fall. It is free to everybody. We have door prizes and all sorts of good food to eat. Nothing speaks louder to men then free food! :) We have a cool speaker come….etc.

We have anywhere from 175-250 men come.

Anywho… Get the men together to help rake leaves for older folks…even shovel snow(if you have it). Men bond with each other when they work together.

]]> By: chase http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-11778 chase Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:08:24 +0000 http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-11778 Hi We have a real need for men to have faith and to be able to come to a place to get the support that we need as men. On the other hand i have been working with the men in the church i am in and have been asking them for ideas to have men come to the mens fellowship and the they say wate on the Lord and they will come. Yes we need to wate for the Lord timeing on the other hand we as men need to get out into the community and get involed and let men know that we are here. So do you have any ideas to get men in a church to be in the commuity? and yes i have the book why men do go to church, very good book. thank you for your ideas God bless Hi
We have a real need for men to have faith and to be able to come to a place to get the support that we need as men.

On the other hand i have been working with the men in the church i am in and have been asking them for ideas to have men come to the mens fellowship and the they say wate on the Lord and they will come.
Yes we need to wate for the Lord timeing on the other hand we as men need to get out into the community and get involed and let men know that we are here.
So do you have any ideas to get men in a church to be in the commuity? and yes i have the book why men do go to church, very good book.
thank you for your ideas God bless

]]> By: A Bible Student http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-11425 A Bible Student Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:48:17 +0000 http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-11425 I think that the single greatest failure of contemporary Christianity is our failure to make the faith relevent to the needs of men in today's culture...We are failing them, and they are failing us...I salute you for your courage to try to reach out to those in your world. May your tribe (in Judah, as they say) increase a hundredfold! Surely our Savior -- a MAN -- will reward you, and all like you, who labor thus for Him... I think that the single greatest failure of contemporary Christianity is our failure to make the faith relevent to the needs of men in today’s culture…We are failing them, and they are failing us…I salute you for your courage to try to reach out to those in your world. May your tribe (in Judah, as they say) increase a hundredfold! Surely our Savior — a MAN — will reward you, and all like you, who labor thus for Him…

]]> By: bandofbrothers http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-192 bandofbrothers Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:39:59 +0000 http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-192 Risk. Adventure. Purpose. Challenge. Guys need to be shown these things and how their lives can impact others simply by understanding "who" they are and "whose" they are. It is a call to men to suit up and show up FOR OTHERS. To have that "band of brothers" that will have your back. To have a "fireteam" that will develop a close knit spiritual fathering and mentoring. We are not perfect, but we are finding that our men are responding to aggressive leadership when they see that the greatest risk is to not respond to the Holy Spirit and the call each man has. Peace my brothers http://www.bandofbrothersomaha.com Risk. Adventure. Purpose. Challenge.

Guys need to be shown these things and how their lives can impact others simply by understanding “who” they are and “whose” they are.

It is a call to men to suit up and show up FOR OTHERS. To have that “band of brothers” that will have your back. To have a “fireteam” that will develop a close knit spiritual fathering and mentoring.

We are not perfect, but we are finding that our men are responding to aggressive leadership when they see that the greatest risk is to not respond to the Holy Spirit and the call each man has.

Peace my brothers

http://www.bandofbrothersomaha.com

]]> By: Matt http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-35 Matt Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:20:39 +0000 http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-35 Sounds just like my church. I enjoy bible studies. Sounds just like my church. I enjoy bible studies.

]]> By: elbogz http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-34 elbogz Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:21:37 +0000 http://www.brauchtalk.com/any-mens-ministry-ideas/#comment-34 Saturday clean ups at the church have supprising spiritual attributes. Our church does a men's breakfast one saturday each month. I think some of the buisness minded do a lunch a month, but lunch and breakfast enviroments don't lead to much sharing. They mostly are a few good laughs. I haven't found the format that always works, but i think like bible study at night, either at the church or someone's home is probably the best. Saturday clean ups at the church have supprising spiritual attributes. Our church does a men’s breakfast one saturday each month. I think some of the buisness minded do a lunch a month, but lunch and breakfast enviroments don’t lead to much sharing. They mostly are a few good laughs.

I haven’t found the format that always works, but i think like bible study at night, either at the church or someone’s home is probably the best.

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