Grace Alliance Church, Lexington, NC.

There are about 45 men in our congregation. Between 12-15 men meet regularly on the first Saturday of each month. We serve a full, hot breakfast, share prayer concerns, pray and have a devotional study. This year we are working through the second of Jim Cymbala’s books, “Fresh Faith”. Cymbala’s main focus is prayer. It has been fascinating to watch how God reveals to each man, in a unique and different way the role and importance of prayer in their lives.

Men, as with all believers, grow at different rates, and watching the men of Grace grow as God leads has been both extraordinary and frustrating. We have tried various formats for our meetings and the Saturday breakfast seems to work best. We have also discovered that “if you feed them they will come.

We keep reminding ourselves that it is not about the number of men that attend, it is about the Holy Spirit working in a man’s life to draw him closer to Christ. Seeing the change in a man’s life as he yields to the Spirit is what ministry to men is all about. For more information contact Len Ruffner at 336-247-0152. (August 1008)

Atlanta Road Alliance Church, Seaford, DE.

Men's ministry here for many years was burnt pancakes once a month on Saturday mornings with a short devotion by a guest or member of the church. No real challenge...no real excitement...A team of 4 men knew there had to be more to a ministry to men!  They gathered weekly for 2 years to pray for direction, got to know each other and each other's heart for men and became a Band of Brothers.  They now serve together as a team of men who care about the men in their church fellowship and larger community.  The team follows the Man in the Mirror model: momentum gathering and building and small groups.  The team has hosted Success and Rewired seminars, initiated men's outings, facilitated Friday morning Man in the Mirror Bible study using Morley's DVDs, and made Wednesday night small group Bible and topical studies the foundation of our ministry to men. Regretfully, men only go as far as they want to go in their faith.  Many of the men, who attend the larger events, also disciple men one-on-one over breakfast or lunch.  Our goal is to bump (encourage) a man along in his faith. A life in Christ for a man is joy filled, exciting and challenging.  We want our events to challenge men to grow as believers, husbands, fathers and men in the market place with the ultimate goal of bringing Glory to the One Who makes it ALL possible!

One last point, we agree with Morley – men’s ministry is trench work.  It takes 10 years to build a thriving and surviving  ministry to men...not 10 months or 2 years  or 5 years.  We are in year 5 and just now seeing some depth, growing relationships and firm direction.  Prayer and patience are the watch words.  Be ready for a long haul..with God driving the plan! For more information contact Lyle Humpton at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . (September 2008)

Altoona Alliance Church, Altoona, PA

We have an active alliance men's group...doing activities/ministries in a number of areas. A few brief examples:

• Missions – The men have sponsored/run a Golf Tournament for past 4 years...with the funds raised used to send folks from our church on short term missions trips - very successful
• Evangelism – We have had 4 Hunting/Sports Banquets with primary purpose of reaching the lost with Gospel of Christ. We have seen a number of men and youth accept Christ as Savior at these events.
• Fellowship/Relationship building – Each August we have a men and sons STEAK OUT...were we grill steaks and have an evening of fun and fellowship.
• Service/Mercy/Helps – The men do home projects for widows, elderly, special needs. Also have had "free car washes" for community.
• Bible Study – a number of times we have had special training events on parenting, fathers, husbands...etc.
• Hot Dog outreach – Cook hot dogs and giving out for free on a Wednesday or Sunday evening in our city. (November 2008)

Gateway Fellowship Church, Sacramento, CA.

"Our Men's Ministry is continuing to grow. We have weekly meetings we call Brotherhoods that meet at different times. Each consists of 3 to 6 men. The main focus is to share our lives with each other thru studying a book together like Wild at Heart. Each Brotherhood also does activities together, hunting, sail-boating, fishing, computer games like Halo, snow boarding, etc.

Each Brotherhood chooses what it wants to do. We encourage the men to commit to six months at a time and then take a break, start a new group or stay with the original group.

We tried to have a monthly men's fellowship, but it was just too much so we changed it to every 3 months. We have a guest speaker. Last summer we held a men-only BBQ and then in August we sponsored a Church Family BBQ.

We started a yearly retreat in 2007 and we are calling it our Boot Camp for the Soul. We are using Wild at Heart Boot Camp. Activities at the retreat included paintball and other activities. In 2007 it was one night and a day. This year it was Friday night through Sunday until 1:00 PM. We had 51 men this year. We will be having it every year in May.

We have also started what we call Point-men over different parts of our Ministry. For example, two or three men are Point-men over our Brotherhoods. They are not just leaders but supporters of each Brotherhood.” For more information contact Mike Swain at 916-254-0247. (December 2009)

The Men of Blanchard, Blanchard Alliance Church, Wheaton, IL.

We  offer our men at least four different "tracks" for discipleship in small groups mornings on a weekly basis.

We also have seven SWEAT Teams. ,"SWEAT" (Serving with Enthusiasm and Teamwork) is the new platform for the men's ministry at Blanchard. There is a large unmet need in our church for many simple yet critical tasks which require some "SWEAT". Following are key areas of need:

·         ESPRIT (single moms ministry). Help entertain kids while their moms attend their support group twice a month.

·         Sunday Greeters. Have a smile and a handshake required.

·         Sunday Service Ushers.

·         Monthly Communion Preparation.

·         Sunday Coffee Stewards.

·         Movers. We get approximately 6 requests per year for moving assistance.

·         Handymen. Respond to requests for help from members of the congregation.

We conduct an annual men’s retreat in mid November, It begins Friday evening and ends at noon on Sunday. For more information about our men's ministry, see our webpage or contact Dave Scavotto at (630) 653-1066. (February 2009)

The Alliance Church, Portsmouth, VA.

The goal of Portsmouth Alliance Men is to disciple every man in our church. Our motto is No Man Left Behind based on the book from Man In he Mirror. In 2008, 22 men come out each Saturday for a Bible Study on the  Book “A Quiet Strength” by Tony Dungy.  We finished the study with a fish fry lunch and fellowship. This winter we will start another study based on the book “3:16” by Max Lucado.

Each week our men are engaged in several areas. We have prayer meetings on Wednesday at 6:30 AM, on Sunday at 9 AM and on Sunday evening at 6 PM. Each Monday morning about 15 men gather a local restaurant for breakfast and fellowship. Upcoming events are a lunch for all men to meet with our new associate pastor, Doug Ellenberger.  We hosted a men’s banquet during missions conference in January. For more information, contact Rim Rodier at 757-465-4118. (March 2009)

Sunnyside Alliance Church, Secretary, MD.

In 2004-5 the Wednesday night discipleship group studied Wild at Heart by John Eldredge and it sparked a trip to Washington D.C. to visit the war memorials.  One of our men fought in the Pacific in WWII.  The Eldredge study also sparked a trip to Montana for hiking, fishing and rafting.

Our men's ministry is a key ministry in the church. Len Ruffner, the National Director, conducted a Blueprint Seminar in September. As a result we are considering a number of activities that provide opportunities to impact the lives of men for Christ. These include: A sportsman outreach.  A Wild Game Dinner with special speakers and door prizes. A men’s retreat for Alliance churches on the Eastern Shore. Our Discipleship on Wednesday nights is expanding to other nights and other small groups.

We are exploring several options for our monthly breakfasts.  We moved some of them to outside locations.  In November we honored our wives with a couple’s breakfast. We are looking into serving at a homeless shelter in the area. We hosted a Valentine's Day banquet for our girl friends and wives. We have a strong carpentry aid program where men do service work for pastors, widows, the elderly, and others in need. (May 2009)

Paradise Alliance Church, Paradise, CA.

Growing Godly Guys (G³⁾ Men’s Ministries at Paradise Alliance Church began in January 2008 with a small group of guys attending Man in the Mirror’s No Man Left Behind seminar in Florida.  Attending that seminar helped us come up with our name, G³, and our purpose of disciples making disciples.

 The core of our ministry is our Men’s Bible Study on Wednesday nights. Bible study consists of a 30-minute teaching by Tim Bolin, our pastor to men, followed by 45-minute round table small group discussions. Typically on a Wednesday night, 80-100 men attend.  We have 16 tables set up with each table discussion facilitated by one of our Allies (round table small group leaders).

 Events and outreaches we do on an ongoing or annual basis are: Monday Night Football, Clay Shooting Competition, Wilderness Retreat and a Golf Tournament. Also, we have a softball team that participates in our town’s league.

 Also within G³ is its own mission’s ministry, Alliance Kingdom Builders, which assists people in need “here, there, and everywhere.” Alliance Kingdom Builders purpose is to advance God’s Kingdom throughout our community, country, and worldwide, by providing spiritual and physical assistance for those in need according to God’s Word. Over the past two years, this group has gone to Mexico to build a 3000 sq ft house (1500 sq ft upstairs used as a home for a pastor’s family in Mexico and the 1500 sq ft downstairs used as storage for Azusa Pacific’s Mexico Outreach), a large commercial-sized kitchen, and a bathroom at sites our youth annually minister at during spring break.  This year, a team of men have partnered with the Bostons in Paraguay to build a church and also to help a young widow in our community rebuild her fire-damaged home. For more information about G3, contact Tim Bolin at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . (June 2009)