3 FIRST THINGS FIRST THE BIG SECRET by Patrick Morley, Executive Chairman, Man in the Mirror I want to let you in on the big secret for discipling men well and building a thriving ministry to men. The big secret in discipleship is that men end up feeling, “Someone really cares about me, personally.” If anything good is going to happen, it won’t happen until a man feels like he’s not just a piece of meat to meet a quota. If your church or community is not involved in making disciples, you can start discipleship without any programs. Keep it simple. Our mission is to help churches create an environment where the Holy Spirit Jesus got involved in their lives and work. inspires men to engage in life-on-life discipleship. We suggest you do the same. Start taking men out for coffee or a meal, then listen to their stories. Discipleship begins with a friendship that grows into a deeper relationship that can lead to spiritual growth with God. Let’s say you’ve done that, and now you have four, five, or more men who really do sense that you care about them personally. Now what? Now you have enough to start building a ministry to men. Here’s are a few ideas: 1. Find a small group resource or short Bible study series that will last about six weeks. We have several books at maninthemirror.org or you can also look under “Bible Studies” at Amazon.com and find something that interests you. 2. Invite a few men to join you once a week at a coffee shop, or coworkers at lunch to go through the study or resource. 3. Love them. Get involved in their lives. Learn about their wives and kids. Make room for everyone to talk and participate in the small group. 4. From the beginning, plant the vision that, in time, they will become “disciple-making disciples” and that you will be passing the baton to them to carry on. 5. At the end of the study, ask them to try it again for six weeks—or longer. Watch as God grows those men and more men are attracted to your church by imitating the discipleship plan of Jesus. Jesus asked people to follow Him. He got involved in their lives and work. Their lives were changed and they, in turn, reached others.
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