MEN’S MINISTRY: It was such a joy to be a part of this year’s Men’s Ministry at our church, FBC, Millington. Approximately 220 men participated in the two day event. When I share with men I am acutely aware that the four greatest challenges most men face are pride, sexual purity, success, and being a godly husband and father. I have found that character studies from the Bible of the lives of men are very powerful messages to men. Some of the themes the Lord has blessed include…

- "How To Affair-Proof Your Marriage" (From the life of David)

- "Principle of Purity" (Proverbs 5)

- "The Man God Is Looking For" (Ezekiel and Joseph)

- "Passing The Tests Of Life" (Joseph)

- "A Portrait of a Successful Man" (Joseph)

- "The Kind Of Lover Your Wife Needs" (Ephesians)

- "The High Cost Of Compromise" (Lot)

- "Navigating The Minefield Of Fatherhood" (without getting blown up)

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES: It has been my privilege to lead many leadership conferences for pastors in the area of effective Sunday School leadership, deacons, and/or staff. Having pastored a growing church of 1,200 to 1,500 in weekly attendance and led a multiple staff as well as having served in much smaller settings I seek to communicate timeless biblical principles which work in any church setting.

MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT CONFERENCES/REVIVALS: I have had the joy of leading several Family/Marriage Revivals where each service we would focus on the family. Some of the messages include…

-"Living In The Hanoi Hilton" (Overcoming communication challenges in marriage) Note: I borrowed the title from a great message I heard Gil McKee preach when he was at Highland in Florence several years ago.

- "How To Survive Parenthood"

- "Until Debt Do Us Part" (Financial freedom for families)

- "Reviving Romance In Marriage"

- "What Do We Have Here?" (Helping couples understand each other)

- "Termites In Your Troth" (The little things that "eat away" at a marriage)

- "The Ten Commandments of a Happy Home"

- "Building Your Dream Home"...and others.

I was honored when one pastor, Jim Blaylock, at Corinth Baptist Church in London, KY, where I have been in three revivals, told me he was going to ask every couple planning to get married to listen to the messages I preached there on the home.

REVIVALS: It is this ministry of evangelism and encouragement that I enjoy most.

This may sound like a rather presumptuous title for an article until you understand that the reasons your church needs revival are the same reasons every church needs revival. Your church needs revival because…

1. Many families in your church are struggling with conflict, financial stress, marital stress, parenthood, and more.

2. Many in your church are discouraged because of life events, crises, difficulties, etc.

3. There are those in your church struggling with doubt about their salvation. Note: I emphasize principles of assurance...not doubt.

4. There are more broken relationships in your church than most people realize.

5. There are many among lay leadership, staff, and even pastors who have lost their vision and enthusiasm for the Lord’s work.

6. There are those in your church caught in the trap of pornography, infidelity, and/or other immoral lifestyles.

7. There are issues in your church that are very difficult for a pastor, who knows what is going on, to address without alienating some members.

8. Even pastors need "times of refreshing" for their ministries.

9. There are lost people in your congregation every week who desperately need to know the Lord. Sometimes a new voice can lend them a new perspective on their need to be saved.

10. Your church, as every church, desperately needs God’s wind of revival to awaken men from lethargy, complacency, and compromise. May the Lord send revival to His church.