No Man Left Behind: How to Build and Sustain a Thriving Disciple-making Ministry for Every Man in Your Church - Tapa blanda

You’ve got men, you’ve got a church. Add a testimony, some pancakes, a prayer, and—poof!—a men’s ministry. Right?

A spiritual reformation of society starts with a spiritual reformation of men. But making disciples—men who are walking with Christ, living like Christ, and working for Christ—is hard.

If you’ve been struggling to get traction with men, No Man Left Behind can revolutionize your efforts. Drawing upon thirty years of research and work with more than 2,500 churches, the authors offer a proven strategy that will help you disciple every man in your church. Find out how to:

   * Shift your paradigm from a men’s ministry to a ministry to all your men.
   * Identify the unwritten “man code” that your church conveys to every guy who walks in the door.
   * Ensure long-term success by recruiting allies who will work with you to make disciples.
   * Develop a concrete, seamless process to help men who don’t know Christ become passionate disciples.

You can reach men.
You can get them to grow closer to Christ.
They can help you change the world.
This book will show you how.

Many, if not most, of our cultural problems—divorce, abortion, juvenile crime, fatherlessness—can be traced back to the failure of a man. Ironically, it’s a man who got up in the morning hoping to succeed.

When you help men develop their roots, you’ll find more and more men move beyond being involved in your ministry for what they can get. You’ll have men who want to help other men experience what God has done for them.

There are no “Five Easy Steps to an Effective Men’s Ministry.” There aren’t even five hard steps. It just doesn’t work that way. We explain “why” and “how” to disciple men, but we don’t specify exactly what you should do. Instead, we will help you plan your own concrete next steps according to the culture and needs of your church.

This is our life’s work. Helping church leaders disciple men is what we do. We have the privilege of waking up every day focused on how to disciple men in the church—your church. We will be honored if God uses this book to make your efforts more effective and your path a little easier.

—From No Man Left Behind