: Central Texas Fellowship of Catholic Men
: No Man Left Behind, Catholic Edition How to Build a Strong Disciple-Making Ministry for Every Man in Your Parish
: Beacon Publishing
: 9781929266876
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: CHF 10.70
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: Christentum
: English
: 200
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: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
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You've got men, you've got a church. Add a testimony, some pancakes, a prayer, and poof! A men's ministry. Right? Not so fast. Making disciples of men getting them to walk with Christ, live like Christ, and work for Christ is hard. If you've been struggling to get traction with the men in your church, this book 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 parish.
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MEN’S MINISTRY IS ROCKET SCIENCE
Pat Morley, one of the authors of the original No Man Left Behindbook, has a favorite business saying he picked up somewhere along the way: “Anyone can bring me a problem; I’m looking for people who can also bring me a solution.” This chapter provides an overview of a proven system to help you disciple every man in your parish. The rest of the book will unpack this system in detail.
DURING A HIGH-TECH BOOM, a few young professionals in Orlando, Florida, decided to start a dream company. With backgrounds in helping the homeless, the jobless, the disadvantaged, and the sick, they created a unique computerized system to track cases as they passed through the social services community.
As word got out about this new technology, inquiries poured in from all over the country. Soon they had a for-profit company, investors, and consultants. They were going to do well in the world. In the process, they hoped to do well for themselves too.
THE AMERICAN DREAM
One of those young professionals was responsible for selling the company’s software. In its first year, the business made its first million dollars in sales. It was hard work. This salesman would go anywhere, anytime, to talk to anybody. He attended countless conferences and made dozens of sales presentations. He was living the American Dream: being in on the ground floor of a technology company.
Soon, venture capitalists started calling. They told him and his team how they sho