33% of America’s 72 million children will go to bed tonight in a home without their biological father. What are the consequences of a culture that creates an environment like this?

Fatherlessness is a systemic problem, and systemic problems require systemic solutions. Reaching men has a generational impact far beyond the man and his current context. When we reach a man for Jesus Christ we are setting his entire family line on a new course for generations to come.

"A survey of over 20,000 parents found that when fathers are involved in their children's education including attending school meetings and volunteering at school, children were more likely to get A's, enjoy school, and participate in extracurricular activities and less likely to have repeated a grade."

--Source: Fathers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools. National Center for Education Statistics. Washington DC: GPO, 1997.

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Bob Buford’s book Halftime has helped thousands of men change their game plan from success to significance. Several ministries have come together to offer this powerful book to churches and individuals for about $1 each.

On February 1st, men will come together to watch the BIG GAME on "Super Sunday." Give this book to your neighbors, co-workers, or congregation to help them become MVP's for the Kingdom.

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Develop a wartime mentality and lifestyle; that you never forget that life is short, that billions of people hang in the balance of Heaven and Hell everyday, that the love of money is spiritual suicide, that the goals of upward mobility (nicer clothes, cars, houses, vacations, food, hobbies) are a poor and dangerous substitute for the goals of living for Christ with all your might and maximizing your joy in ministry to people's needs.

John Piper
Senior Pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church



During times of war, soldiers receive briefings concerning their current situation and preparing them for what's ahead. Today a war rages on for the souls of men. Man in the Mirror is dedicated to fighting along side and supporting those in this battle.

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