Matthew 4:19 shares the words of Jesus, “Come, follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”
As a leader in the local church for men’s ministries or the men’s group, how can we effectively be fishers of men?
Guys are busy. We have jobs to pay the bills, clubs to play golf, LCD screens to watch football and cars to maintain – not to mention the constant need to take out the trash.
Pancake breakfasts’ may have or still work in some areas, but for many others, who wants to get up at 6 in the morning on a Saturday?
So if men ‘hate church’ or won’t get out of bed on Saturday mornings, how do we draw them to church? How do we disciple them to grow in their walk with Christ? How do we effectively release them to minister to their family, friends and co-workers?
Unfortunately, there’s not a 3 – step program that works in every church or community. But there’s a guiding principle from the words of Paul found in I Corinthians 9:22 that may offer opportunities to explore.
“I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.”
What has your men’s group become? What opportunities in your community of men give you the best chance to reach them for Christ?
The Reach, Teach and Release strategy may help.
This is NOT a program. You can’t order or subscribe to it. It is strategy to reach men in and outside the church walls using the opportunities that give you the best chance to impact a generation of men. It is a strategy that requires some assembly.
Check it out at: http://men.ag.org/ministries/strategy/
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