Minutes from Men’s Ministry Strategy Team Meeting on December 4, 2006
Those in attendance: Gary Clark, John Cook, Dick Franzen, Bob Papertsian, Bud Reading, Sam Rodriguez, Herb Symmes, Ron Vliet
DURING THE NEXT 4 MONTHS:
--Begin a Senior Men’s Venue for getting closer to God and fellowship with each other
--Recruit a few pivotal seniors to spearhead this
--Open this to men 65-90 years of age
--Like the name “Wise Guys”
--Maybe introduce a spin off group to do service project once a month
--Plant the seed with the Prayer Breakfast men to do a service project within the
next 6 months
--Begin putting together a website link for Men’s Ministry. Change from Men’s Life on
FCC website to Men’s Ministry
--Source out a bible study for Single Men
--Have a corporate speaker meeting (Entry level event)
--Some of the names are Fouad Faris, Brian Doyle, John Rankin
--John Rowland was discussed but was felt by the committee that
he needed more time to heal and repent. Also did not want attendees
showing up with preconceived attitudes
--Sell tickets ahead of time to add value to the event
--With certain speakers, we would be able to open it up to the women
--Two of us will be going to Congress for George Barna training on Feb 1, 2007
--We can take four. If you are interested let Bob know.
--Push hard in all venues--VNE Iron Sharpens Iron Conference on March 24th in Bloomfield
--Keynote speakers are Tony Evans and Bob Lepine
--Have different committee members speak to the new members when they are given information
during orientation about the ministries at FCC
FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
--Promote Promise Keepers with a hope of getting a few vans filled with men to go to the
PK conference during the spring/summer
--Send some of the committee to Man in the Mirror training when it is in the greater N.E. area
--Have a prayer, praise, and worship evening with men from multiple churches
--Have a day in late spring to help out at Camp Hope
--Have a coffee house with Turning Point where Men’s Ministry sponsors the event but
the entire congregation is invited
--Start planning corporate event every quarter
--Father-son/mentor-mentee best ball golf tournament preceded by a breakfast with
a speaker having a Christian message
--Fine tune Men’s Ministry Mission Statement
--Seriously consider how we can offer a venue using the resource material “Wild at Heart”
--Develop a strategy to have as many of the 100+ uninvolved men begin attending at least one
of the Men’s Ministry venues
--Recruit more brothers to lead High School Boys Bible Study and Christian Service Brigade
BY THE GRACE OF GOD WHERE WE WANT TO BE IN 2-3 YEARS:
--Increase the number of brothers who are in healthy Covenant Groups
--Increase the number of brothers who understand the importance of being a man of God
and live it
--Have a full fledged mentor program up and running where many boys without a
father or a non existent father have a Christian man be part of their lives
--Breaking out from the 4 walls of FCC by bringing God’s church to the world
--Men going on missions trips
--Men doing service where God’s love is experienced/expressed
--Working with men from other churches
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