Monthly Archives: October 2009

Aggressive Change in Florida’s Men’s Ministries

David C. Nitz, State Evangelism Director After the General Assembly of 2008 Florida (Tampa) made an aggressive effort to change the face of men’s ministries in our state. Feeling that the men/lay ministries in the state needed to be charged … Continue reading

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LifeBuilders Matthew 25 Men: A Great Spiritual Adventure

By Leonard C. Albert My friend of many years, Pat Morley, says “Give men what they want in the context of what they need.”  Our minds immediately ask two questions: (1) “what do men want?” and (2) “what do men … Continue reading

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Discipling Strong Men at the Solid Rock Church of God

From here: A total of 55 men from the New York metropolitan area, including men from Connecticut and Rhode Island, were treated to both the insight and humor of Leonard Albert during the Discipling Strong Men Seminar held at Solid … Continue reading

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Ministering at the Altar

by Don C. Warrington “Our church doesn’t have altar calls any more…” How many times have you heard people say that?  Or, “we don’t do altar work anymore.”   Since the days of Charles Finney the altar has been a centrepiece … Continue reading

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Why I Disciple Men

By Jason D. Althoff When our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ met with the disciples just prior to his ascension to his current position at the right hand of the Father, these were his parting words: “Go therefore and make … Continue reading

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You Can’t Just Sit There

Leonard C. Albert Recently, I heard the story of Larry Walters, a 33-year-old man who decided he wanted to see his neighborhood from a new perspective. He went down to the local army surplus store one morning and bought 45 … Continue reading

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Who Puts the "Go" in the Gospel?

What is ministry? First we must realize that ministry is simply “service.” It literally means “to dispense the gospel.” Ephesians 4: 12 says, “For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the … Continue reading

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When "U and Me" Have Time

By Don C. Warrington About 40 years ago our family business opened a machine shop in South Florida. Across the street from our plant was a company called “U and Me Transfer and Storage.” We hired them to move equipment … Continue reading

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The Power, Presence and Purpose of Prayer

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16, KJV)  (In the Amplified Version…The earnest (heart-felt, continued) prayer of a righteous … Continue reading

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When Does the Service Begin?

Ray H. Hughes Jr. I was recently listening to a Willis Canada tape when a song came on about a man who was visiting a church for the first time. The gist of the song was that things were slow … Continue reading

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