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Getting Started| What is the LD? | How-To's | What is the BP&R? | Gentry Gardner | Engage Your Church | disciplemen.com Mission | Build Marriages| Parenting Skills | Man Code | Event Resources | For Your Computer | Calendar | Annual Report | Prayer |
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Happy New Year!
This month's edition of the Men's Ministry Update is focused on disciplemen.com, an ever-increasing depository of men's ministry resources. Most of the items below are taken directly from disciplemen.com. You'll be amazed at all of the resources, ideas and information available to help YOU in your ministry to men!
The vision of disciplemen.com is to help gather the world's best men's discipleship resources and leaders in a single online location by means of the power of collaboration.
Here is a 3-step process to getting the most out of disciplemen.com:
1. Create a free account at the site with a username and password.
2. Look around the site to find information and resources to help you minister to and disciple men.
3. Submit your own favorite resources - ones you've used, or better yet, ones you've created yourself.
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getting started on disciplemen.com
How to Register
If you haven't already registered, click here to go disciplemen.com and click on 'create your free account' and follow the instructions. |
The leadership directory is designed to be a single online location for members of the Christian men's movement to be able to:
Create a profile and register their areas of interest and expertise.
Connect with other leaders and tap into their experience and ideas.
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 how-to's
disciplemen.com features "How-To's" to help train men for service as a men's ministry leader. Each "How-To" is a "course" that is sent directly to your e-mail inbox over a six to ten-week period. They are designed to be used individually or with a group of leaders. Below is an excerpt from one of the "How-To" courses.
How Can I Encourage More Pastoral Involvement?
This series of emails will help you get on the same page with your pastor and garner more support for discipling men in your church.
Pastoral involvement in your efforts to disciple men is a key indicator of success. You can have a nice ministry with men without pastoral involvement, but you can't have a comprehensively effective one.
Other courses:
Go to the courses page for more information. |
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What is the Best Practices & Resources Area?
 The Best Practices & Resources area of disciplemen.com contains resources submitted by the community for leaders to use as they disciple men.
In the BP&R, you can do three things:
- You can find and access resources to disciple men.
- You can comment and rate the resources you've used.
- You can submit resources for the Leadership Community!
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| the mission of disciplemen.com
To engage, equip, train and resource every leader in America who has a desire to disciple men and to provide a place where those engaged in this movement may interact and learn from one another.
who is behind disciplemen.com?disciplemen.com is hosted for the benefit of the Christian men's movement and the National Coalition of Men's Ministries by Man in the Mirror.
how can you be involved?
disciplemen.com exists for leaders who want to disciple men. The content of the site is provided by leaders like you who want to help other leaders disciple men. |
Build Parenting Skills
 ChristianFathers.com This website features articles and resources for Christian fathers.
Men of Honor; Women of Virtue
 Family Worship surveys the biblical teaching on family worship, demonstrates how our heroes throughout church history have practiced it, and then gives fathers/husbands the simple, specific, practical how-to's of family worship.
 Revolutionary Parenting
Determined to learn the secrets of those who've raised spiritual champions, world-renowned researcher George Barna conducted a series of surveys and thousands of personal interviews with both young adults and their parents.
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Resources for your computer
Keyword: software
e-Sword Bible study software, Bibles, commentaries, dictionaries.
 Covenant Eyes Accountability software is the standard for Internet integrity with accountability through monitoring. | |
| Leader Profile: Gentry Gardner
Leadership Directory Keywords: Colorado, inter-denominational, fathering
You must be logged in to view the Leadership Directory.
personal information
join date:
Friday, November 16, 2007
name:
Gentry Gardner
namleader since:
Friday, November 16, 2007
denominational affiliation:
Inter-denominational
ministry expertise:
Fathering - Retreats & Workshops - Outdoor Adventure Experiences - International Youth & Family Mission Projects
ministry experience:
Life Coaching - Ministry to Men - Ministry Consulting with local churches and nonprofit organizations - International Economic Development - Founder & President of Sure Passage |
Engage the Church with Video
Check out these videos for your next Bible Study:
 Battlezone
This short video featuring David Murrow explains how to pray with men without freaking them out.
 Way of the Master
Headed by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron, WotM teaches by example, by going out onto the streets and showing how one on one evangelism and open air preaching is done.
A YouTube-type website focused on Christian videos. You can join and submit your own.
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Build and Renew Marriages
Marriage Undercover is a true story about how Bob and Audrey find restoration in discovering the true nature of supernatural love and the limitless grace of a merciful God.
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| Ministry Event Resources
 Wild Beast Feast
This is a great resource for use as a template when planning your men's event. There are multiple .pdf files attached to give a good sense of how you can run one of these events with a cost-effective budget.
You can view their invitation, flyer and schedule once you are a registered user.
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Man Code
"Never fight with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig enjoys it!"
- General Abrahm's Pig Law |
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January/February Seminar Schedule
1/18 - Dundee, FL - Seven Seasons
1/18 - Location TBA - Success That Matters
1/19 - Ridgeland, MS - Rewired
1/25 - Sandy Springs, GA - Rewired
1/25 - Camp Hill, PA - Rewired
1/25 - Ashland, KY - Success That Matters
2/8 - San Bruno, CA - Success That Matters
2/22 - Opa Locka, FL - Seven Seasons
2/23 - Clarksdale, MS - MIM Experience
January 11-12, 2008 - San Jose, CA
February 7-9, 2008 - Orlando, FL
February 21-23, 2008 - Fort Collins, CO
March 7, 2008 - Russell, KY
March 7, 2008 - Troy, MI
Questions? Call us at 800-929-2536. | |
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Annual Report
Thank you for helping reach and discple men for Christ. Your prayers, encouragement and support
made it possible to reach hundreds of thousands men for Christ through the history of the ministry.
Now we want to share with you the results for 2007 below.
Seminars and Church Events
Approximatley 1,000 men made recommitments to Christ
About 2,000 signed up for a 6-week follow up study.
About 100,000 men attended a Man in the Mirror seminar since we started presenting seminars.
The Leadership Training Center
1806 men were trained in 2007 representing 644 churches!
Over 5,000 leaders were trained through The Leadership Training Center since we began holding training events.
Books for about a Dollar
Over 800,000 books were distributed through our Books for About a Dollar program.
Thank you again for all of your support. You are making a difference in the lives of men and their families. |
Pray With Us
24/7 Prayer
We want to stand with you in the battle for your soul. Over 1230 people from 33 countries are part of our 24/7 prayer ministry! What are you asking God to do in your life and your ministry right now? Email your ministry prayer requests to prayer@maninthemirror.org and we will pray for you! We would love to know who we are praying for, so please include your city, state, and country in your email.
Want to pray for leaders who are discipling men? Click here to learn how to join the prayer team.
Because you are praying together, we, at Man in the Mirror, would like to introduce you to each other through our monthly prayer email...would you please send a short paragraph of introduction and a picture to share to patrickmorley@maninthemirror.org. |
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