Developing a Winning Team of Men in Ministry

Men in Ministry, to be effective, must be a unified team. Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to develop that team.

What is the problem? The group of men that you will be leading is diversified, from all different walks of life. They all have different challenges, different motivations and different everything else. To lay the foundation for a unified ministry you will need to bring them together around the ministry vision, which is then supported by each of the smaller objectives of the ministry. It is vital to have the men participate in setting the vision as well as all the smaller objectives. This will help create the unity that you need to have a winning team. Once unified, I believe, the ministry will be unstoppable. From the successes of the ministry, the dynamic growth will come.

The power of unity in ministry is made very clear throughout the Bible. No place is it clearer than in Acts, Chapter 2:1. "When the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place." They were all totally on the same page. We do not know how many people entered the upper room, where everyone was together. It may have been hundreds of people, but we do know that when the day of Pentecost came there were 120 people in the room, unified. Then the greatest revival ever, hit the people in the room and in the town. There was fire, wind and a huge sound, which brought the town together, with the people from the room. Time for church! Peter then gives a sermon and 3,000 people join the 120 people. Talk about growth; from 120 to 3,120 people in one day. Unity, which brought the Holy Spirit, was the critical element.

Talk about power. Remember, Peter, some 53 days earlier, denied Jesus and now he is boldly testifying to His death and resurrection. He is doing this among many of the same people to whom, out of fear for his life, he so vehemently denied Him.

During the waiting in the upper room, they most likely had a self-selection process, where people decided that they no longer believed in the goal and left. I would suspect that as people decided to leave there was some prodding; "oh please stay." That never works in ministry. People stay because they believe in the rich common goal.

You need to agree on the goals. I do not agree with quantity goals. For example, we need 100 men in the ministry. We need to reach out to the men of the local church and be relevant to them. Whether you are group of 5 or 50 men. We then need to reach out to the city and be relevant to it. We will do this with common prayer, fasting and common attractive activities, which can demonstrate the value of the Men's Ministry to all the men in the church and in the city. The size, in numbers, of active members of the ministry is not important. The strength from the unity of the men in the ministry is the power, which will drive the successes. People want to be part of successful organizations from here comes the growth.

In Glad Tidings Mens Ministry International, we are active men in ministry making a difference, one man at a time.

Our vision is to love God, Love our families, love each other and love the community of San Francisco, CA. It is our mission to demonstrate this love in all aspects of our lives.

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Developing Confidence As A Leader

On what does a strong sense of self-worth-confidence-depend? Money? Good looks? High intelligence? Nice clothes? An important job? An expensive car? Love? Helping other people? What if I were to tell you, you can be confident without any of that? Do not believe me? Well, in fact, it is true. Just as you can smile for no particular reason (simply raise the corner of your mouth) and laugh for no particular reason (try it) you also can be confident without any particular reason. You do not need permission from anybody to be confident. Many people think confidence has to be based on achievements. Confidence comes from the inside, no one can give it to you, just as I can not make you rich, more handsome, or more beautiful. It is all up to you, I know you may desire a quick fix to increase your confidence, but developing confidence is a process.

Where are you now? When you enter a room full of strangers do you: A: Sink into a corner and watch? B: Look for a person alone and team up? C: Stride around the room, greeting everyone as you go?

It does not matter where you are there is always room for improvement. Confidence is entirely a matter of mind. It maybe a fact that you are not tall, or able to wear designer clothes or drive a sports car, but you can still be confident. It is your attitude that counts. And this is not theory. When I first met my wife Deborah, over 10 years ago I was only making $6.15 an hour and I did not have a college degree. She had a Master's degree and a salary paying job. She never knew how much I made, my attitude was that of a multi-millionaire. When she found out that I did not have a college education she was in shock, but she could not resist this stud. It was my confidence in myself that won her over, I knew I was going to be wealthy in a matter of time.

I am going to share with you my secret weapons for building confidence. The only requirement is that you apply them immediately.

Visualization: See Yourself As the Person You Desire To Be. Create that vision, and live the vision. It took me from $6.15 an hour to millions.

Affirmations: Develop The Habit Of Speaking Positive Words To Yourself. Your voice is the sweetest sound to your ears. Remember you can not expect someone else to speak nice things to you, if you are not willing to.

Record Yourself: Set aside at least 15 minutes and record yourself either on camera or on an audio recorder. Have a good friend critique you. Also leave a message on your phone and see how you sound when you leave messages on someone else's voicemail. This is to help you become confident with your own image and voice.

Do Not Compare Yourself to Others: Be Authentic. No one respects a "Me Too". Be who God created you to be. Find your true self and love it.

Take Action: Next time you are at a social gathering, introduce yourself to someone new and make a friend.

Challenge: Introduce yourself to 7 new people this week. You can do it you are a Confident Leader.

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