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• A Man and the
Bible
Order the book $15.19
Here is a motivational book for men. Tony Evans confronts most of the issues that men face in life, and the excuses they give as if they were victims. Tony calls men to stop making excuses or in his descriptive way says get rid of the "loser’s limp." Men need to get up and accept responsibility, and see life’s situations as challenges and opportunities. The book looks into the lives of many men in the Bible and teaches how they both failed and also how many overcame their failures by the grace of God, and went on to make a impact in their families, church, communities, and the kingdom of God. Inquire or order
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March/April 2008 Vol. 4 No.2 Calling Men to a Big Enough Vision Gary Yagel Antarctic Explorer, Ernest Shackleton, posted this advertisement in 1913: “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.” More than five thousand men applied for twenty-six slots. Shakleton understood what motivates men! Men want to invest their lives in a great cause. They are drawn to a mission that is worthy of their highest devotion—and draws from them the willingness to make whatever sacrifice is required, (witness the fine young men laying down their lives in Iraq.) If the message our men hear from the church is that the essence of their calling as Christ-followers is to be nice guys—kind, avoiding porn, finding a wife, getting a job, coming to church—their commitment to Christ will be half-hearted at best. This is especially true of our young men. We must constantly strive to help men see that there is no greater mission than to be a part of God’s grand redemption of the cosmos, fighting Satan and his minions, being the first-fruits of the new creation, putting the values of the kingdom on display in our own lives, and invading every square inch of planet earth with the gospel of the kingdom of Christ! That is why I want again to draw your attention to the book, Making Kingdom Disciples. Here are a few more excerpts: “If we have a right concept of the kingdom of God, a biblical world-and-life-view will be the natural outcome. A.A Milne, famous for his Winnie the Pooh stories, wrote a novel entitled “Two People” which focuses on Mr. Pump. Mr Pump was a haberdasher and a very devoutly religious man. He was so religious in fact that he would not dare carry his religion into the marketplace because it was too sacred. To illustrate this, he had two hats, one for his marketplace role and another for his Sunday morning churchgoing role. Mr. Pump was right to see a distinction between the church and the marketplace, but he was wrong to create a sacred/secular division by suggesting that the two do not mix.
This story serves to
help us understand that in this life we do have somewhat of a dual role.
On the one hand it does appear that Christians wear two hats, but on the
other hand, and more correctly, we wear only one hat. We are to be “in
the world, but not of the world.” We are members of both God’s kingdom
and his church. We may say that we wear two hats because there is a
difference between the two; however, on the other hand we clearly wear
only one h There are many well-meaning churchgoers who think like Mr. Pump. They think they are to serve the Lord on Sunday, but one has to be a professional clergyman or staff member to serve the Lord during the week in some church-related ministry. Selling clothes, keeping house, and teaching school, are not religious or sacred activities, but secular occupations that have no religious connotation. Understanding the all-inclusiveness of the kingdom will remind us that everything we do is a religious activity and is to be done to the glory of God. click here to order Making Kingdom Disciples What I Wish I Knew About Discipling Men Ten Years Ago Excerpts from “40 of the Most Important Things to Know About Ministering to Men” By Pat Morley What men need to grow as disciples of Christ:
Frequently Asked Questions
In Men’s Ministry 1. Why have a men’s ministry? A. Because we are failing to disciple men effectively. Studies show that for every ten men in the average church:
In the PCA we may be doing a little better than the average church, but not much! Most of our men don’t even have a daily quiet time, much less delight their hearts in the Lord. Few have thought through what it means to love their wife as Christ loves the church, much less are they regularly focused on meeting the needs of her heart or on applying I Cor.13:4-8 to loving her. Most men have no plan for discipling their kids or much of a clue what it means to be the spiritual leaders in their homes. Fewer than 10% are actively seeking to share their faith with non-believing friends, relatives, and work associates, etc. The bar is very low. B. Because if you help men get it right, everybody wins. When we think covenant ally, we realize that God has assigned men a strategic position of influence in the family, church, and society. click here for the rest of the answer What’s Happening Around the PCA? God is Moving In Men’s Ministry! The Gospel Man Conference in Atlanta had to turn men away and cap registration at 400. One man with a vision for a gospel-centered men’s conference stepped out in faith and persevered to see this conference happen. His name is Harvey Kirkpatrick. This past weekend, 400 men from over 30 churches gathered at the Atlanta Marriott Century Center for a Friday afternoon-Saturday morning conference featuring Bryan Chapell speaking on the subject, “How Grace Changes Men.” More information about the conference, as well as how to obtain the MP3 or CD recordings will be coming in the next issue of Get In the Game. PCA Ruling Elder Douglas Bond has written a book for fathers and sons, published by P&R. The head of the English Department at Covenant High School in Tacoma, Washington, and father of four sons and two daughters, Bond has written a book entitled, Fathers and Sons, Vol. I, Stand Fast In the Way of Truth. Designed to be read by young men and their fathers, the first volume of a two volume series addresses such subjects as duty and manliness, the Bible and knowing truth, family and relationships, church and worship, sports and leadership. Featuring the advice of great theologians and thinkers, Bond covers the issues young men must consider as they face the challenges of Christian manhood. The vision of Dr. D. James Kennedy for men’s ministry is being carried forward at Coral Ridge through the Brother Brigade, led by Tommy Boland. Few people realize that Dr. Kennedy believed, “As the men go, so goes the church.” In the last years of his life, Dr. Kennedy saw the centrality of men’s ministry for the church even more clearly and commissioned Tommy Boland to carry men’s ministry forward at Coral Ridge and beyond. The vision Dr. Kennedy had was: To encourage and equip men to grow their relationship with Jesus Christ and other men because biblical manhood is a team sport! A central part of the Brother Brigade is its outreach to lost men through sports. Tommy has also written men’s studies on the Life of David, the Beatitudes, and other subjects, which are available through the PCA bookstore. You can find out more about the Brother Brigade by going to www.brotherbrigade.org
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