A friend recently shared with me a report from the Man in the Mirror Christian men's organization. This group found that for every 10 men in the average American church:
* 9 have children who will leave the church
* 8 do not find their jobs satisfying
* 6 pay monthly minimum on credit card debt
* 5 have a problem with pornography
* 4 will get divorced - a decision that affects 1 million children annually
* Only 1 will have a biblical worldview**
* All 10 struggle to balance work and family
The Man in the Mirror website states four key ideas to keep in mind regarding men's ministries. They emphasize:
* The senior pastor's enthusiastic support; a committed leadership team; a strategy
* Be purpose driven rather than event driven (men want to be part of something larger than themselves).
* Be relationship based rather than task oriented (events may attract men, but it is relationships that make them stick).
* Make disciples and pray for workers (make disciples and then pray that God will lead them to the appropriate place of service).
** The Barna Group is a "visionary research and resource company" based in Ventura, California. A survey they conducted recently showed that only 9 percent of born again Christians have a biblical worldview, which the organization defined as: "...believing that absolute moral truth exists; the Bible is totally accurate in all of the principles it teaches; Satan is a real being or force, not merely symbolic; a person cannot earn his or her way into Heaven by trying to be good or do good works; Jesus Christ lived a sinless life on earth; God is the all-knowing, all-powerful creator of the world who still rules the universe today."
For more information on this subject, see http://www.maninthemirror.org/
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