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From the National Director This is the first monthly national newsletter for C&MA men. The purpose is to provide you information on what is happening on the men’s ministry front, encourage men on the frontlines, and identify resources for living the call together as men and men’s ministry leaders. We welcome your comments and contributions. This is your newsletter. What can we do to meet your needs? Contact the editor at: men@cmamad.org. Please forward this to your men. To subscribe or unsubscribe, follow the link at the bottom of the newsletter. Impact Freedom: A man attended a men’s seminar on the pure life and the Lord delivered him from compulsive use of the internet. Discipling: A pastor discipled eight men over 10 months. The Lord raised up a core of men committed to discipling others. Two of those men "took up the baton," and discipled others: one a friend, the other his oldest daughter. What is God doing in your life? Send your testimonies to men@cmamad.org. New Constitution Approved The Big Event New on www.ManintheMirror.org! Currently there are pages for United Methodist Men, Lutheran Men in Mission, Christian & Missionary Alliance men, United Men of Faith, and more!! Check it out at www.maninthemirror.org/partnerships Too Busy to Serve Summer Reading Special: Coming Back to God This book is part of Man in the Mirror’s Summer Reading Specials, and includes a free audio message as well! Click here for this and other great summer deals. Men’s Ministry -- Starting From Scratch Two recent A Look in the Mirror articles directly address the question, “How Do I Start a Men’s Ministry?” Told in an easy to read narrative, these sequential articles tell the story of a man starting a men’s ministry in his own church. Click here to get started. To really jump start your men ’s ministry -- or to take it to the next level -- come to the Leadership Training Center in Orlando for Building a Sustainable Men’s Ministry . The final course date for 2005 is September 22-24. This course will give you practical concepts and the components to build a ministry to men that reaches every man in your church, and helps you attract more! Click here for more information or to register. Why Men Hate Going to Church It's Sunday morning. Where are all the men? Golfing? Playing softball? Watching the tube? Mowing the lawn? Sleeping? One place you won't find them is in church. Less than 40 percent of adults in most churches are men, and 20 to 25 percent of married churchgoing women attend without their husbands. And why are the men who do go to church so bored? Why won't they let God change their hearts? David Murrow's groundbreaking new book reveals why men are the world's largest unreached people group. With eye-opening research and a persuasive grasp on the facts, Murrow explains the problem and offers hope and encouragement to women, pastors, and men. Why Men Hate Going to Church does not call men back to the church-it calls the church back to men. (Publisher’s Notes). Subscribe to David Murrow’s monthly e-mail newsletter by going to www.churchformen.com.
In the coming months we will be studying 1 Samuel 17 as an example of spiritual warfare. We will define the enemy, describe the way the world responds to the enemy, and focus on the reaction of the spiritual warrior. What is spiritual warfare? Is it the major conflicts we face between good and evil or is it the daily choices between godly thoughts, words and deeds and the temptation to pursue our own desires? Paul said ”Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” Eph 6:11-13 (NIV) Since Satan uses any means for attacking us in our walk, spiritual warfare is a daily conflict. In fact, the first battle we face is to understand that we are engaged in spiritual warfare 24/7. Next month: The Battlefield. The mark of a warrior for the Lord: Calluses on the knees! |
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