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AUTHENTIC MANHOOD ALIVE & WELL IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Dane Johnson with Christ's Church of the Valley in San Demas, CA has just completed leading a large group of men through the 3rd installment of Men's Fraternity. Dane's next step? Challenging these men to reach out to other men in their communities when they begin The Quest again. Congratulations to Dane and his men for taking responsibilty to now reach out and lead others courageously up the mountain of manhood! |
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"Men's Fraternity has been the most effective tool for reaching and growing men in Christ I have ever used as a Pastor for over 33 years. The response of our men was so overwhelming. We were amazed that not only did they start the journey in Men's Fraternity, but they finished strong as well."
-Dr. David Uth, First Baptist Orlando |
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John Hannah, a former NFL lineman and pro Hall of Famer recently discovered Men's Fraternity. On his blog he shares about his experience with the Quest for Authentic Manhood. Link to John Hanna's Blog. |
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MENS FRATERNITY IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCHES... More and more African American Churches are connecting with this material as a tool for helping their men step up and become authentic men. Watch this video. |
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MEN'S FRATERNITY IS A HOMERUN WITH BALTIMORE ORIOLE SECOND BASEMAN. Here is a Men's Fraternity promo developed by Grace Community Church near Baltimore featuring Brian Roberts, second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles. Contact Steve Girard to obtain a copy you can adapt for your own use. You can also download the video and burn it to a DVD by downloading this zip file. |
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Submitted by Lancaster County Bible Church in Manheim, PA. "This is our first Men's Fraternity event. Here's what our guys are saying about it: 'Wow, Awesome, Life Changing, and Meaningful.' We also have a couple of local Disc Jockeys at a Christian radio station who have been describing on air how much they have been already changed by the series. 'Just being at these sessions feeling the energy and attentiveness at 0600 is a testimony in itself.'"
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Paul Chapman, a member of Fellowship Bible Church in Little Rock, shares about his "faith journey" and how Men's Fraternity played an integral part in bringing him to Christ. Taking the call to manhood a step further, Paul is now leading Men's Fraternity in a local Arkansas prison. |
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Matt Stover, a 16 year veteran in the NFL and kicker for the Baltimore Ravens, offers his insight into what shaped him as a man growing up and what radically changed his view of what a man should be.
Matt's charge provides the winning kick in a life long desire to learn more about being an authentic man.
Men's Fraternity is sponsored by Men Alive! at Grace Community Church in Columbia, MD. |
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"Wow - what an adventure! After more than a year of meeting, planning and praying - and multiple sessions with Rick Caldwell, we relaunched our Men's Fraternity with great success. We have over 250 men who participate in this great process of understanding what it means to be a MAN. We are seeing an awesome hunger in our men to meet each week to hear profound truths and then process that information with a small group, which brings accountability and challenge to the process. We are looking forward to God doing great things this semester in the lives of our men and in our community as they reach out to others!"
Robbie Evans
First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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Our Men's Fraternity™ is averaging 133 men. We are ecstatic about what is taking place! Sometimes it is frightening to find yourself in the midst of a God thing. We have some men who drive 60 miles to attend.
Robert McCarver
Trinity Baptist Church
Texarkana , Texas |
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Thanks for sending us the Men's Fraternity™ material on DVD. We have just started it tonight. We are stationed in the Middle East...I cannot tell you where, but I can say this: We have baboons, hyenas, and the devil sends people here to acclimate them for hell! We ask for your prayers for all our service members here as we face new and challenging issues each day. God has a plan and we are trying to convince ourselves that we are in it. Some days it's hard.
SFC Lou Shaver, U.S. Army
Somewhere in the Middle East |
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We have seen a significant number of men commit to meeting and examining their lives in light of Jesus and eternity. We have seen men's lives and marriages deeply impacted through the Biblical truths presented and the relationships formed within our 2 Men's Fraternity groups.
The photo is of a Great Adventure break-out group that held it's own weekend retreat to discuss our Manhood Plans. It was a mountain top experience for everyone there.
Zach Knappenberger
Christ Evangelical
Orem , UT |
| The Quest for Authentic Manhood has been phenomenal success with our Men's Ministry. The attendance at our meetings has increased five times over. The feedback we are receiving from the men reassures us that this is much-needed information!
Mark Elfstrand
Grace Point Church
Naperville, IL |
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We kicked off Men's Fraternity™ with over 350 men. We averaged over 300 men for the entire first semester and saw 10 un-churched men accept Christ. Our men have recognized the wounds they have in their life and we are seeing them grieve for the lost men around them.
Woody Johnson
New Hope Baptist Church
Fayetteville, GA |
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Please let everyone know how much we appreciate the Men's Fraternity curriculum. it's causing a lot of change in our church. We have three separate groups of men at various stages of the Men's Fraternity curriculum. I just had the first class graduation ceremony last night...It was special.
Tim Thomas
Christian Church of Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks, CA |
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Men's Fraternity hits men where they are more than anything I have ever seen in a biblical curriculum. It is more than a Bible Study; it is a process that enunciates what men have been feeling for years, but not talked about.
Charles Fricks
Chattanooga, TN |