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Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ. We are glad that you have chosen to visit our Men's Ministry WEB site. Through this media it is our desire to keep you informed, connected, and encouraged as fellow disciples and brothers in the cause for Jesus Christ.

The fact that you are here, reading through this WEB site may lead you to wonder: "Men's Ministry"...., Hummmm? ....why a men's ministry? After all, men have it all together! And havn't we as men been taught that a "real" man stands on his own two feet and doesn't need anyone or any thing else to get by. Right?

Wrong! Here are the facts:

1 - Men are attending church less than in past years. Men are the largest un-reached people group in the country.

 
  • The typical U.S. congregation draws an adult crowd that's 61% women and 39% men.
  • As many as 90% of the boys who are being raised in church will abandon it by their 20th birthday. Many of these boys will never return.

 

2 – Men are leaving their home.

  • In 1960 – 17% of children were fatherless.
  • In 1990 – 38% of children were fatherless.
  • In 2000 – 45% of children were fatherless.
  • By the time a child reaches the age of 18, 60% of them will have lived without a father for some time. America leads the world in fatherless homes.

3 – Men are causing a majority of the problems in our society.

  • Men commit 95% of all burglaries.
  • Men commit 91% of all abuses in the family.
  • 94% of all drunk drivers are men.
  • 15 male prisoners for every one female.

4 – Men are friendless.

  • Only 35% of men over 35 have a good friend.
  • While most men could recruit 6 pallbearers, hardly any of them has a friend they can call at 2am.

 

5 – Men are emotionally isolated and disconnected.

  • When emotional pain strikes, men lack the ability to understand and deal with it. When pain becomes too uncomfortable, the only option is to attempt to anesthetize it. For instance, you can replace feelings with busyness. Busyness can lead to workaholics who become insensitive and blind to their spouse's messages of discouragement, dissatisfaction, and resentment.

 

6 – Men are addicted.

  • The number of men with drug addiction problems has soared from 6.5% of our population in 2000 to 7.3% in 2001.
  • 8% of the total population of men are sexually addicted.
  • 67% of the men in the church are struggling with pornography, 200,000 addicted. More than 70% of men from the ages of 18 to 34 visit a pornographic site in a typical month.
  • 50% of men who attended a Promise Keepers event were involved with pornography within 1 week after attending an event.

 

7 – Men are struggling over masculinity.

  • A Princeton University researcher who deals with young men said this, “Today's young men – particularly those 25 and younger in the United States – are nearing a state of masculine melt down. They have no clear identity as to their masculinity or what it means to be a man. They're drifting, and underneath the surface of their lives is confusion”.

 

Heard enough? Where do you fit in? I am sure that many of us can identify with and relate to at least one of these issues if not many of  them. So this is "Why a Men's ministry"!

We trust that as we work, pray, seek His Word for answers, mature in our love for Jesus Christ, seek the wisdom, empowerment, and guidance of the Holy Spirit and learn to become brothers with one another we will mature as Chrisitans. Through the process of maturing as a Christian we will discover our hope and answers. Answers that can cause change and make a difference in a life for a life time. If a man, as the head of his family, is changed so is his family and so is our nation. This is what we are all about. This is our only purpose to see men changed into disciples of Jesus Christ who profess victory over worldly influences and to live lives to their fullest in peace and harmony.

Blessings this day our friends.