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Sunday after Sunday, pastors and ministers in the Church of God go up to their pulpits and frequently preach to a congregation of mostly…women and children (assuming there’s no children’s church.) This is so common that we take it for granted. It is not something that is restricted to our denomination; it is the rule in many evangelical churches. Beyond the doors of the church—on the golf course, at the football game or bowling alley, or in the backyard—men absent themselves from the house of God. Today in the U.S. men represent the fastest growing portion of the population to abandon meaningful belief in God. They frequently embrace secularism, a “religion” in its own right whose growth threatens both the eternities of those who embrace it and the ability of everyone else to freely live for Christ.Why is this? One reason is that there is no organization in many local churches for men to find fellowship, to learn who God is and how they might live for Him, and how they might then serve Him in a meaningful way. By “organization” we don’t mean a quasi-governmental structure as has been common in churches. Our goal is to facilitate ministry teams, men bonded together in love for Jesus and each other, discipled in the essentials of Christianity, instructed to interact with people around them in a Christian way, and sent forth in service to the lost and hurting world around them. LifeBuilders Men’s Ministries—and the Church of God Men’s Fellowship that preceded it—have been ministering to men before such organizations as Promise Keepers and the National Coalition of Men’s Ministries. We have a long-standing alliance with both. But our world is changing, and we must change with it even as we serve “the Maker of the Lights in the heavens, who is himself never subject to change or to eclipse.” (James 1:17b) Men’s ministries must become more relational if it is to be meaningful both to men newly saved or for those who have walked with the Lord for many years.

Introducing “10 for 10,000”: Relational Men’s Ministries for the 21st Century

• The Basics
  • Overview of the “10 for 10,000” program (pdf format) for Church of God local churches and regions
• Overview of LifeBuilders Men’s Ministries
  

• Why Your Church Needs a LifeBuilders Men’s Ministry
• Benefits of a LifeBuilders Men’s Ministry
  • For the men:
    • Disciples men through small groups and directed courses such as LifeBuilders Essentials and Kingdom Calling.
    • Equips and trains men for ministry by helping them discover and use their spiritual gifts
    • Mobilizes men for work in the church by emphasizing that “everyone is a minister” and therefore a witness for Jesus Christ
    • Enables men to experience spiritual renewal through group Bible study, interaction, development of an effective prayer life, and empowerment for witnessing through their own baptism in the Holy Spirit
    • Provides men accountability and a sense of belonging through organized Christian fellowship with other men in the church and helps maintain their commitment to the church family
    • Encourages men to be better husbands, fathers, providers and spiritual leaders as priests in the home and Christian workers and businessmen in the workplace
    • Provides a definite purpose of mission and service through the discipleship courses and advancing into service to the world around them through Matthew 25 Men.
    • Organizes prayer support for the pastor and vital ministries of the church.
  • For the Pastor
    • Helps the pastor not to feel alone in fulfilling the task of ministry by providing fellowship and support that will come in no other way
    • Enables the pastor to share problems, ambitions and dreams with men and work together to make them a reality
    • Provides able and wise leadership to help the pastor
    • Joins men with the pastor in the work of ministry
    • Provides prayer support through the Pastor’s Prayer Partners program.
• The Power of Team Leadership: Building a LifeBuilders Men’s Ministry Leadership Team (MMLT)
• Role of the Pastor
• The LifeBuilders Discipleship Process
• Duties of the Men’s Ministry Leadership Team
• Essentials for Planning a Meeting
• Resolution on Men’s Ministries
• Constitution for LifeBuilders Men’s Ministries
• Frequently Asked Questions about LifeBuilders Men’s Ministries
• Let’s Get Going!
  • Steps in Organizing a LifeBuilders Men’s Ministry
  • Charter your men’s ministry online!
  • Update form for Men’s Ministry Team Leaders (formerly officers)
• Other Items of Interest
  • Los Edificadores de Vida Pueden Hacer la Diferencia (en español)
  • Check out our upcoming events.
  • LifeBuilders and Lay Ministries Logos — for your bulletins and brochures
  • More information on men’s ministries and LifeBuilders
  • Visit our online bookstore.