The Vision of the Men's Ministry Office

  ...doing whatever it takes to reach men wherever they are!"
I Corinthians 9:19-23

The Seven Steps to Beginning a Men's Ministry in Your Church                           

1. Saturate the entire process with prayer
2. Involve & pray with your pastor
3. Establish & write a visionary purpose statement
4. Invite & recruit participants, identify the 'called' lay leaders & share the vision
5. Plan a strategy for reaching men through evangelism, discipleship & missions/ministry
6. Identify & make available potential resources
7. Enter into a partnership with God

 From Man In The Mirror (The Five Defining Disciplines of Growing Men | Spanish | Download)

Principles of an Effective Men's Ministry                                                      

A life-changing ministry is...

• Relationally driven
• Done by the men themselves
• Balanced-evangelism, discipleship & missions/ministry
• Done in manageable pieces...
  • Start ministry with relationships
  • Make ministry a progression (not isolated events)                                                                          
  • Provide a variety of entry points
  • Blaze a path for growing commitment
  • Root your ministry in culture
  • Take time to build
  • Decentralize
  • Open a variety of service opportunities
  • Take advantage of affinity groups already present, in existence
  • Get excited about church-based ministry
  • Center on the Word of God

1. Biblically Based
2. Balanced                                                                                                                                
3. Variety of Entry Points                                                                                
4. Interconnected
5. Purpose Driven

Important Points to Remember

• The purpose driven Men's Ministry strategy must be implemented with balance. If not, the strategy then becomes too one-dimensional and shallow.
• Care must be taken to insure that we are sensitive in reaching both the 'churched' and the 'unchurched'.
• Every activity should always have at least one spiritual goal from the three spheres in addition to its fellowship and/or recreational goals!
• In the beginning, it is wise to plan for small wins (successes) in order to establish a solid base and build enthusiasm.
• Allow the ministry to grow progressively.
• All facets of the ministry need to be evaluated for effectiveness on an annual basis.
• Activities may involve a combination of aspects from multiple spheres-evangelism, discipleship & missions/ministry.

	For You from ManInTheMirror.Org Click here for “A Bulletin Insert Survey to Count  Your Disciples.” (Use this amazingly simple-to- administer survey to figure out exactly what percentage of your men are disciples—called, equipped, and sent.) Click here for “What Is a Disciple, and How Do You Make One?” (a quick synopsis of the definition for “disciple” used in this book  and the many ways we can make disciples) Click here to download “The ‘Portal’ Priority”  PowerPoint presentation(show this to your leadership teams and get them excited about  focusing on the Great Commission) Click here to download a the worksheet  for “Grace-Based, Application-Oriented  Bible Study Preparation Worksheet” (to prepare a dynamic men’s message  or regular sermon—adapt or adopt this  to save lots of time and keep your heart  and mind on track) Click here to download a sample “Table  Leader Job Description” (the same one  we use at Man in the Mirror Bible Study —a great way to keep everything on track  and adaptable for leaders in all types of positions) Click here to download Chris White’s  “How to Build a Dynamic Men’s Fellowship”  (the guide I used to start the Man in the  Mirror Bible Study in chapter 10)   Click here to read How to Lead a Family Devotion