Effective Men's Ministry: The Indispensable Toolkit for Your Church
Ebook
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 Men’s Ministries, 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. 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
C O N T E N T S
Acknowledgments 7
Building the Lives of Men 9
Pat Morley
Part One Developing the Plan
1. Modern Man in Contemporary Culture 15 Dan Erickson and Dan Schaffer
2. What Is Men’s Ministry? 25 Steve Sonderman
3. Vision That Drives Ministry 36 Vince D’Acchioli
4. Getting Things Right---the First Time 46 Gary G. Bateman
5. The Pastor’s Role 56 Jack Hayford
Part Two Preparing the Ground
6. Building a Leadership Team 69 Chip MacGregor
7. Organizing Your Men’s Ministry 78 Steve Sonderman
8. Purposeful Planning, Effective Implementation 89 Steve Sonderman
9. Upside-Down Leadership 98 Stacy T. Rinehart
10. Foundations of Christian Leadership 107 Chuck Stecker
11. The Mark of Leadership 116 Dan Schaffer
Part Three Laying the Foundation
12. Getting Men to Jesus 125 Gordon England
13. Teaching Men to Pray 133 Dale Schlafer
14. Learning to Worship 142 Rick Kingham
15. Encouraging Vital Relationships 149 Geoff Gorsuch
16. Overcoming Prejudice 157 Robert Sena
Part Four Building the Framework
17. Transforming Your Men’s Ministry 165 Rod Cooper
18. Becoming a Spiritual Parent 175 Phil Downer
19. Working with Men Who Fail 182 Steve Farrar
20. Men of All Colors: Unity in Diversity 190 Haman Cross and Thomas Fritz
21. From Success to Significance 199 Phil Downer with Chip MacGregor
Part Five Creating the Structure
22. Training Men for Significance 209 Chuck Brewster
23. Becoming Irresistible Husbands 215 Ed Cole
24. Fathers and Sons 221 Steve Farrar
25. Life-Changing Short-Term Missions 227 Warren Hardig
26. Successful Men’s Retreats 236 Larry Kreider
Doing Together What We Can’t Do Apart 245 Willie Richardson
Contributors 248
Product Details
- Title : Effective Men's Ministry: The Indispensable Toolkit for Your Church
- Authors:
- Downer, Phil
- Patrick Morley, Author of The Man in the Mirror
- Zondervan,
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publication Date: 2010
- ISBN: 9780310872108