Men’s Fraternity. More and more of our churches are finding that their men are responding very positively to this video material done by Robert Lewis. Here are a few contacts with churches that have used it: Covenant Life PCA Sarasota, FL Dave Enslow dave@nextstepsformen.comCovenant Pres Harrisonburg, VA: Jim Blair jimblairassociates@gmail.com Park Cities Pres, Dallas: Pete Deison pete.deison@pcpc.org Retreat Speaking and Seminars [...]

By Rev. Gary Yagel   A. Nearly all of the subgroups in the church (children, teens, college kids, singles, women, seniors) are strongly motivated to come to church events because they want to be with their friends. Men are not. Therefore, they don’t show up just because the bulletin says that a men’s event is planned. [...]

By Rev. Gary Yagel   DEEPER CONNECTION IN THE BODY:  Helping men build friendships with other men for encouragement and accountability (the body building itself up in love) DEEPER OBEDIENCE TO CHRISTS COMMANDS:  Providing biblical teaching for men that is specific to their temptations and responsibilities as men (discussing the truth in love) Speaking the truth [...]

By Rev. Gary Yagel God has assigned men a strategic position of influence in the covenant family, church, and community. He has designed our wives to be responders, and our children to have many needs that we must meet as their fathers.  If we help men get it right, everybody wins. A strong discipleship ministry for [...]

(Excerpts from The 2011 GA Seminar “Reaching the Heart of a Man”) A good summary of the goal of men’s ministry is to help men better love God with all their heart, mind, soul, and strength. Bryan Chapel points out, “Spiritual change is more a matter of what our heart loves than what our hands do” (Holiness By Grace). [...]