Most men who are elected to lead men’s ministry within a church usually find out about their new prestigious position with a phone call or message on the voice-mail like this, “Hey Jim! Guess what? You were just selected to be the head nacho of our men’s ministry program…congratulations!” To which Jim wonders, “who is this?”

The purpose of ministry to men is to assist a man in the close proximity of Jesus, who then transforms the man’s spirit into His disciple. These men are called “Men of God”, fully devoted followers of Christ; my favorite term is self-feeders.

We’re facing a crisis in our culture. It’s urgent! When a boy stays a boy for life … when a man doesn’t know what it is to be a man … when he uses girls and women like property … when he fathers kids outside of marriage … when his marriage breaks up … the price paid is compounded for women, children and society.

Recently, in a small group I lead we listened to Jon’s long and painful story. He was still raw, afraid, and confused after having fought and lost a complex business law suit. The verdict meant bankruptcy and an uncertain future.

Those who have been genuinely diagnosed with split-professionalities reject the notion that one calling is more noble than the other. Nor are they in the marketplace solely to fund their ministry interests. And by serving in both fields, they don’t worry that they may appear to others to be a bit unfocused at best or bi-polar at worst.

“When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.” Psalm 118:5 Men’s ministry expert Dan Schaeffer says, “Women equate closeness with safety. Men equate personal space with safety.”You see this whenever men gather in an auditorium. They spread out like marbles dropped on a kitchen floor. But women sit in [...]