The Noble Man Conference in Tidewater is coming up fast! Now it’s time to introduce you to one of our KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, Pastor Tom Joyce! Tom is the Pastor of Discipleship at Immanuel Baptist Church in Springfield, Virginia. However, his work in ministry first started in the military. He says this is where he recognized...
When we asked Dave Johnson of Equipped.Life which man in the Bible he most identified with, he said Paul. “But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus–the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.” Acts...
When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God, he dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth. 2 Samuel 23:4 Keith Tully takes this verse seriously. As the FamilyLife representative for our area,...
How can we know the way? Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way…. John 14:5b-6a Eric Wallace says this is the verse that has been speaking to him as of late. The Founder and President of Uniting Church and Home is another one of our 2018 Tidewater Workshop Presenters! Eric’s passion for discipling men...
The 1 Question Survey (from the Iron Sharpens Iron Network) question for August was this… Rate your marriage. Here’s how 1,464 men across the country responded… Most of those surveyed are Christ followers so that surely skewed the results. But, 51.8% of the guys said their marriages are godly. That’s amazing! But it makes me...
Keith Tully is the FamilyLife representative for our area. We are blessed, not only by the ministry of FamilyLife but by the very personal way Keith and Trish pour themselves out to strengthen marriages. Here are a few valuable resources… The Lazarus Marriage Workshop – Audio Recording Keith led this workshop and shares his personal...
Do you have a few “best” studies to do with my 11 year old son that you recommend? Love the question and your desire to invest in your boys! Those mornings at Chick-fil-A have been great times… Here are several of the resources we’ve used over the years… Every Young Man’s Battle by Steve Arterburn and Fred...
And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger… Luke 2:7a ESV A growing number of families across the US celebrate Christmas but miss the point of Jesus. The Manger Build provides a strategy to help churches encourage men in their congregations and communities...
We often hear that the church calendar is too full at Christmas and “We simply can’t do The Manger Build because we already do a Christmas musical for the kids.” OK, I get it. And I’m not going to tell you not to do the musical but here’s an itemized (and admittedly biased) analysis of...
1) Most families in your community celebrate Christmas but don’t know Jesus. Sad, but true. It’s hard to believe how so many could miss Christ in Christmas, but they do. Your church could help families learn why they’re celebrating! 2) Churches often struggle to engage busy young families. Everywhere I go, men’s ministry leaders ask,...
