Effective Men's Ministry: The Indispensable Toolkit for Your Church

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Harper Collins, 2001 - 255 pages

Developing and fine-tuning a thriving men's ministry takes perseverance, but it will pay huge dividends in the health of your church and its families. Effective Men's Ministry gives you the tools you need to start smart and stay strong. Here is information you can really use--right away and in years to come.

Created by the National Coalition of Ministry to Men, this comprehensive handbook takes you through the five stages of building a powerful, life-changing men's ministry in your church. Prominent pastors and men's leaders such as Pat Morley, Ed Cole, Haman Cross, Phil Downer, Steven Farrar, Jack Hayford, and Willie Richardson share their knowledge and experience. Here is your indispensable toolkit for bringing men together and helping them bond in purpose, heart, and spirit. It includes worksheets, exercises, and sidebars.

Some of the twenty-six topics covered are: Getting Things Right--the First Time; The Pastor's Role; Building a Leadership Team; Upside-Down Leadership; Getting Men to Jesus; Teaching Men to Pray; Encouraging Vital Relationships; Working with Men Who Fail; Men of All Colors--Unity in Diversity; Becoming Irresistible Husbands; Fathers and Sons; Successful Men's Retreats.

 

Contents

Acknowledgments
7
Part
13
What Is Mens Ministry?
25
Vision That Drives Ministry
36
Getting Things Rightthe First Time
46
The Pastors Role
56
Part
67
Organizing Your Mens Ministry
78
Overcoming Prejudice
157
Part Four
163
Becoming a Spiritual Parent
175
Working with Men Who Fail
182
Unity in Diversity
190
From Success to Significance
199
Part Five
207
Becoming Irresistible Husbands
215

Purposeful Planning Effective Implementation
89
UpsideDown Leadership
98
Foundations of Christian Leadership
107
The Mark of Leadership
116
Part Three
123
Teaching Men to Pray
133
Fathers and Sons
221
LifeChanging ShortTerm Missions
227
Successful Mens Retreats
236
Doing Together What We Cant Do Apart
245
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Phil Downer (J.D. Emory University School of Law) is the president of Discipleship Network of America (DNA), former president of Christian Business Men's Committee of USA (CBMC), and author or coauthor of several books, serves as editor for Effective Men's Ministry.

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