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Do You Have What It Takes? continued from page 5 ▶ has an obligation to make disciples. They were among Jesus’ last marching orders. Go and make disciples, he said (Matt. 28:18). It’s important work. When you disciple a man, you don’t just impact that man. You impact his wife, children, co-workers, church, neighbors and community. Discipleship changes everything! What about you? Do you feel a stirring in your heart as you read these words? Do you have experience discipling men in your church and now see the potential of helping dozens of churches reach hundreds, even thousands of men with your help? Or perhaps you know someone who fits this description. Here’s what you should do: 1 Pray. Ask God whether He is calling you to this great endeavor. Ask Him to reveal others you know that cold join this effort. 2 Go online today to mimfieldstaff.org and learn more about what it takes to be an Area Director. You’ll see an overview, a job description and an application. 3 If you’re married, talk to your wife. Many of our team members weren’t sure it was for them—then their wives said something like, “Are you kidding? This is you!” But she needs to be in agreement. 4 Fill out the application and get the process started. Our vision is for every church in America to have an Area Director—a trained and equipped men’s discipleship coach/consultant— within driving distance. We need hundreds more to make that happen. effectively. We teach them how. It takes a F.A.T. man to be an effective Area Director. A Humble Servant The final, and perhaps most important hallmark of an Area Director is having the heart of a servant. Humility is the bedrock of everything we’ve described above. In Luke 17:10, Jesus says, “So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’” As Patrick Morley wrote in How God Makes Men, “The chief test of whether or not you are a servant is whether you are willing to be treated like one.” Elsewhere he answered the question, “What does it mean when we say, ‘Jesus is Lord?’” He wrote, “It means I want to be a servant. A servant isn’t seeking what he wants. Instead, he is asking, ‘What does the Master need?’ When Jesus is my Lord, I am much better at seeing the world through His eyes.” For Area Directors—in fact, every member of the Man in the Mirror team—humility is how we illustrate our core value of Love. We put others’ needs ahead of our own. We seek to do what the Lord wants us to do, not what we want to do. We surrender our own will to do the will of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ. Quoting Patrick Morley again, “I am not my own Lord, and I don’t want to be. I’ve tried that, and I make a lousy Lord.” Is This You? We’re looking for a few Called, Equipped, Sent, F.A.T., Humble Servants to join our team. The stakes are high: Every church We are in a battle for men’s souls. The staff and directors of Man in the Mirror want to lock arms with you to help men lead powerful lives transformed by the Gospel. This is a battle we can win. We cannot, we must not, and by God’s grace, we will not fail. 60 —Patrick Morley


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