Why Ministry to Men?

As men in today's society, we invest thousands of dollars on formal education for our children and ourselves, but how much do we invest in the Spiritual development of our families and our own hearts?  Today more than ever, there is a noticeable decline in the moral and Spiritual values in our culture, and I believe that it starts with how we are discipling our men in the church.

Here is an oversimplified picture of where our men and our church stand today:

Did You Know?

• There are 108 million men, aged 15 and older, in the United States (Barna 2003)
• 66 million of those men have no relationship with Jesus Christ
• Only 6 million (that's 1 out of 18) men are engaged in discipleship
• There are 72 million children under the age of 18.  Tonight, 33% of them will go to bed without a biological father at home
• 40% of all first marriages will end in divorce, affecting 1 million children each year.
• 33% of all children are born out of wedlock.

For Every Ten Men in The Church:

• 9 will have kids who leave the church
• 8 will not find their jobs satisfying
• 6 will pay monthly minimum on credit cards
• 5 have a major problem with pornography
• 4 will get divorced
• Only 1 will have a Biblical worldview
• All 10 will struggle to balance family and work

In Order to:

• See a moral and Spiritual reformation of society
• We must first see a Discipleship reformation in the church
• Which begins with a reformation of the Christian family
• Which starts with a reformation of Christian marriage
• Which means we need to redefine being a Godly husband
• Which comes from a reformation of Biblical manhood

It starts and ends with MEN!