Monday, June 20, 2005
Men's Ministry
Right behind youth is my passion for men's ministry. Maybe it's because I got my call to ministry at a Promise Keepers event or maybe it's because I see men dropping the ball all over the place or maybe it's because of the statistics which basically say that if you lead a teen to Christ there is about a 15% chance of reaching his whole family. If you lead a mother to Christ the statistic goes up to between 30-60% but if you lead a father there is nearly a 90% chance that His whole family will be reached. (It's been a while since I read these stats so I might be a little off, but I know I'm very close) The real tragedy of our time is there is a large population of boys out there who don't know their fathers and who think that a man impregnates a woman and runs away. Now if you're wringing you hands and wonders why someone doesn't do something about that, guess who just got elected? There are a lot of men out there that would like to be good husbands and fathers but really don't know how because they didn't have a father to teach them. If you're wringing your hands and wondering why someone doesn't teach them, guess who just got elected? Men of God it's us. There is also a generation of boys out there that have the idea that not going to church is a sign of growing up and maturity. Why, because mom and the kids go to church, but dad doesn't go, therefore quitting church means you're all grown up. What's the solution? Men getting involved in children and youth mininstry. Men mentoring young boys in the church, especially the "fatherless" boys, (defined as boys whose fathers are dead, gone, or not fulfilling their God given role as spiritual heads of household by taking their sons to church.)
Right behind youth is my passion for men's ministry. Maybe it's because I got my call to ministry at a Promise Keepers event or maybe it's because I see men dropping the ball all over the place or maybe it's because of the statistics which basically say that if you lead a teen to Christ there is about a 15% chance of reaching his whole family. If you lead a mother to Christ the statistic goes up to between 30-60% but if you lead a father there is nearly a 90% chance that His whole family will be reached. (It's been a while since I read these stats so I might be a little off, but I know I'm very close) The real tragedy of our time is there is a large population of boys out there who don't know their fathers and who think that a man impregnates a woman and runs away. Now if you're wringing you hands and wonders why someone doesn't do something about that, guess who just got elected? There are a lot of men out there that would like to be good husbands and fathers but really don't know how because they didn't have a father to teach them. If you're wringing your hands and wondering why someone doesn't teach them, guess who just got elected? Men of God it's us. There is also a generation of boys out there that have the idea that not going to church is a sign of growing up and maturity. Why, because mom and the kids go to church, but dad doesn't go, therefore quitting church means you're all grown up. What's the solution? Men getting involved in children and youth mininstry. Men mentoring young boys in the church, especially the "fatherless" boys, (defined as boys whose fathers are dead, gone, or not fulfilling their God given role as spiritual heads of household by taking their sons to church.)
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