Study Guides: Men's Small Groups
Resources available from Promise Keepers| For Group Leaders: | ||
| Brothers! Calling Men Into Vital Relationships |
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| For Groups Starting Out: | More Advanced/Open Groups: |
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| 7 Promises Promise Keepers Study Series Event DVD's Five Love Languages |
DVD's: New Commandment Men's Ministry Men's Fraternity DVD Series * Winning at Work and Home * The Great Adventure Wild at Heart DVD Kit Event DVD's |
Books: Wild at Heart Every Man's Battle Way of a Worshipper Daily Disciplines for Men |
| Incorporating Men's Small Groups within your Men's Ministry |
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| Building Momentum DVD Capturing Momentum DVD Focusing Your Men's Ministry |
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| NOTE: Most books can be used for the basis of group study. It is easier to use especially written ones with study questions to aid discussion. |
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| BROTHERS! Calling Men Into Vital Relationships - $14.00 This is Promise Keepers' foundation textbook for running Men's Small Groups. Every leader of a small group needs to read and understand this book. It gives a blueprint of how groups develop from stage to stage and the issues that are likely to arise at each stage. It also describes how relationships change through the various phases. Included in an appendix is an excellent trouble-shooting section, with an important piece on listening skills that every group should go through to start with. The book can also be used as a small group study guide to take your whole group through together so that they can understand the dynamics involved as groups grow. There are discussion questions at the end of each section to help with this. 7 Promises - Free Online at Promise Keepers USA. General questions based on the 7 Promises that you can use in your Men’s Small Group as a basis for discussion and Biblical study. Free downloads of the study as well as relevant verses. Available online only. Promise Keepers Study Series Designed specifically to be used by Kiwi Men's Small Groups, these easy-to-use study guides involve minimal preparation for leaders and no homework or additional reading for men. Written by top Promise Keepers speakers. Choose the length that suits your group. Free download to print out from Promise Keepers Study Guide Series or order the hard copy from our store. Personnel Maintenance Manual (7 studies) - $4.00 Basic Training - The Alert Soldier (10 studies) - $5.00 Aircrew Manual - Training for a Successful Mission (10 studies) - $5.00 Battle Stations (20 studies) - $6.00 Event DVD's These DVD sets contain messages from all the speakers at a Promise Keepers Event. In most cases handbooks from the actual event are provided with these DVDs so that notes can be taken and the event experience be relived. There is also information in these handbooks to help men grow individually within small groups and as a men’s ministry. Five Love Languages – Men’s Edition - $20.00 Learn to communicate using her love language. We each have primary and secondary languages to express love. Understand your own love language and how you like to receive love. Then work out your spouse's love language and how to effectively communicate your love to her. Don't spend years expressing love in a way that is not meaningful to the one you love. Essential reading. New Commandment Men's Ministry (Widowed And Single Parents Ministry) New Commandment Men’s Ministries helps churches develop men’s teams to minister to people with long-term needs, usually the widowed and single parents. Ongoing email support is part of this orientation kit. You can benefit from this specialised knowledge base and: • Examine the biblical principles involved • Define the commitment • See models for different sized churches • Learn how to maintain a team in the long term • Discover how to resource projects and meet needs • Gain ideas on what to do • Identify policies, safety and frequently asked questions. Kit consists of: Orientation DVD; one copy of workbook; Workbook on CDROM in a WORD file so you can print out required number of extra workbooks. Men's Fraternity DVD Series: The Quest for Authentic Manhood - $320.00 Make the pursuit of authentic manhood a lifelong priority. The Quest for Authentic Manhood is the original curriculum in the Men's Fraternity series. A captivating journey comprised of 24 sessions, this series helps men understand their masculine identity and shows them how to make the pursuit of authentic manhood a lifelong priority that is incorporated into the fabric of their everyday lives. It offers a clear definition of what a man is and challenges each man to develop his own personalised manhood plan. Workbooks are available. ($12.00 ea) Winning at Work & Home - $320.00 Discover a game plan for winning at work and home! For most men happiness and satisfaction in life are locked up in two words - work and home. This study gives you a game plan for winning in both arenas. You'll get the tools you need to build (or rebuild) your confidence; expand your vision; develop successful life strategies; and improve your performance in your relationship with your wife or girlfriend, in your relationships with your children, and in your job. Workbooks are available. ($12.00 ea) The Great Adventure - $320.00 Break free from boredom and begin life's adventure! Life should be an adventure, but too often it seems tiring, even boring. The Great Adventure challenges you to break free from the bondage of boredom and begin on the great adventure that God has uniquely designed for you. Included in this study is Your Unique Design, an online personality assessment that will help you understand your natural strengths and the environments in which you thrive. Workbooks are available. ($12.00 ea) Wild at Heart Small Group DVD Kit - $230.00 Suitable for groups who are established, have been going a while and are prepared to work through a well-structured course. Based on the book, so check that out first. Promo DVD available that explains what this course is all about. Promo is $5.00 - refundable on purchase of the kit. Full DVD Kit. Wild at Heart - $16.00 John Eldredge's bestseller for men. Based on the premise that by naturemen long for 3 things: mainly a battle to fight, an adventure to live and a beauty to rescue. John has crafted a book which grabs the heart of men. This has caused it to be one of the most influential Christian men's books of the last few years. John Eldredge invites men to recover their masculine heart, defined in the image of a passionate God. John was a writer and speaker for Focus on the Family for 12 years. He is now director of Ransomed Heart Ministries in Colorado Springs. Learn more at www.ransomedheart.com Wild at Heart Field Manual - $20.00 This field manual is designed as a companion volume to the Wild at Heart book and for use with the DVD series. It is designed to transition you from reading about the wild heart to living it. For too long the call of Christianity has evoked no higher goal, ultimately, than becoming a "nice guy." No wonder many men are bored to tears with church. The hero instinct has been trained out of them. But Eldredge invites men to come alive again, define their great battle, adventure and beauty. The individual can use this manual by himself or go through it with a group of men as a band of brothers. It is the manual for the DVD small group kit. It will take a minimum of 8 sessions/weeks to cover this material but may well take longer with a group, depending on the issues raised in the discussions. You can choose to study this material in depth over time or go more quickly at a shallower level. Men need to be prepared to do the reading to get the most out of the course. Every Man's Battle - $26.00 From the television to the Internet, print media to videos, men are constantly faced with the assault of sensual images. It is impossible to avoid such temptations...but, thankfully, not impossible to rise above them. Shattering the perception that men are unable to control their though lives and roving eyes, Every Man's battle share the stories of dozens who have escaped the trap of sexual immorality and presents a practical, detailed plan for any man who desires sexual purity-perfect for men who have fallen in the past, those who want to remain strong today, and all who want to overcome temptation in the future. The Way of a Worshipper - $19.00 This extraordinary little book is for every Christian, not just those involved in music ministry. It is divided into 3 sections: 1) 'Unexpected Mercy', 2) 'A New Way of Living' and 3) 'God Encounters'. It is based on the 3 sections of Romans 12:1-2. "Therefore, I urge you brothers in view of God's mercy to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God. This is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is: His good, pleasing and perfect will." It is a powerful book that will connect at a deep level. Buddy Owens has been involved with PK USA since the beginning. First in the worship team and in the last few years as a speaker. This is one of those life message books that really has something to say. Daily Disciplines For Men - $10.00 This book seeks to build on the excitement of an event or message and help men make a real difference in the way they live by creating a disciplined routine. It is about a strategy for putting what we know into practice. We need to learn how to tap into the power source of a daily walk with Christ. In daily disciplines for the Christian man Dr Beltz gives us 7 clear and simple steps that will enable us to live one day at a time with Christ, led and empowered by the Holy Spirit. As a joint publication between Promise Keepers and NavPress Daily Disciplines includes questions for discussion and reflection. It can be used by individuals or small groups. Ministry to Men - Leadership Team
Building Momentum - $15.00“The sleeping giant within our churches today is the collective spiritual power of the men in your congregation, particularly those who rarely come. We emphasise the spiritual leadership of men, yet if we are honest, not enough are stepping up to the plate.” Rick Warren • Wake the sleeping giant of under-involved men in your church • Why men are important for a healthy and growing church • The importance of inspirational vision and meaningful goals • Accurately predict the outcomes of different types of events for men • Develop a plan that will involve and motivate all the men in your church • Why men prefer projects to programs • How several churches can work together to make a real impact on their men and their community Capturing Momentum - $15.00 "Your job description as a pastor is to walk before the men of your church so that they see the real deal. Your life before them will speak louder than any sermon you give." Steve Sonderman, Top Gun Ministries - Learn the importance of capturing the momentum generated by your men’s event - Find out how to make your church attractive to men - Discover what kind of men are missing from the church - See how Jesus modeled men’s ministry through small groups, small meetings, large gatherings and mission trips - Discover why a men’s ministry will flourish with an “involved” pastor rather than with a pastor who is simply “supportive” Focusing Your Men’s Ministry - $9.00 A short book giving the principal strategy on developing a ministry to men. Make it easy for them to get involved. Finishes with some real life examples of effective ministry in the local church. Includes a simple key on where to begin with profiling your men, developing a core group and developing a purpose statement. Return to top of page |