Recently, I was talking to a buddy about why or why not men’s ministries work in certain churches. I tried to condense what we talked about, so here is a list of 10 things that will kill your church’s men’s ministry:
1. Hypocritical Leadership – You won’t find perfect men to lead your men’s ministry, but you better find men who are consistently striving towards godliness. Men can spot fakes easily and provides easy excuses for them.
2. Getting Too Close and Personal – You need to allow them to get close, but don’t force them to act in a manner against God-given manliness. Your group can be spiritual without group hugs.
3. Not Getting Close and Personal Enough – While you don’t force men to be something they are not, don’t also settle for anything less than biblical community. They need to be close enough to push each other to love and good deeds (Heb. 10:24-25).
4. Cliques – When men come to your church’s functions, you need to remove the clique factor among them. Make sure to get men with the gift of hospitality (that just means they make people feel welcome) at your doors and get men connected with others in the room.
5. Trying to Copy the Church’s Women Ministry – Just because your church’s women ministry has a hanging of the greens doesn’t mean you get your guys to decorate the church too. It works cause it is for women. Let guys be guys while always challenging them to be men of God.
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