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One of the neat aspects of David's challenge to the giant is that he said, "I come at you in the name of the Lord." That's a great line if there ever was one with regard to a man's faith. However, let me be quick to point out that David also took action, he picked up five smooth stones in preparation for battle. Then with his sling he planted one of those stones in the forehead of the big Philistine. With four more stones he was ready for four more giants, but none challenged him. There's a lesson here. Yes, you should challenge the giants in the name of the Lord, but after that mental or verbal commitment, get out of the church pew and take some action out there where the Philistines camp out. Don't sit and wait for them to run you over...you charge them! This page is especially for Christian men who are looking for action. If your idea of action is shuffling into a church building one, two or three times a week taking your place in the pews and staring at the back of someone's head while the preacher is delivering his sermon, that's fine, but you don't need to read the information on this page. On the other hand if you are not satisfied with your Christian walk, I suggest you run a while; run the race set before you. Research by The Barna Group has shown that 85% of Christian men are not "spiritually challenged". If men are not spiritually challenged then it should be no surprise as to why they fail to get involved in church leadership. Perhaps the information here may give you an idea as to why men fail to act as leaders in local church congregations. Are we on to something here? Men are not spiritually challenged and they just happen to do more sitting (in church pews) than running (actively involved) in some ministry work outside the four walls of a church building. For ladies visiting this site I praise God for the fact that many of you provide much needed leadership in church congregations all over America. Some say women have a greater heart for God. Others lament that women are simply picking up the slack in church leadership because we men fail to fulfill our responsibility. Most would agree the biblical way calls for men to lead the church. Shown here are four independently written articles by four different men during the past year. They come from varied backgrounds. Paul Proctor is retired from the country music industry. Dave Daubenmire is a former high school football coach. Doug Wiles is a pastor and host of "The Clash" radio show.. I am a farmer/camp director. I don't ask you to agree, but I would ask that you give serious consideration to what each of us have taken time to write. Dennis Rowan
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Are most pastors overworked? If so, did God put that on them? Assuming church is too passive for many men, how can that be changed? Men who understand authority will not usurp the authority of others? Does this hinder gifted pew sitters from becoming active in the church? A large number of seminaries have become perverted. Entire denominations have forsaken the Bible. What does this have to do with a lack of men involved in church leadership? Paid clergy; is this a factor that reduces the number of men who step up to assume leadership? Some of these questions will be dealt with at a later date. Other questions will follow. I welcome your comments.
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Today, they're (church buildings) largely filled with bedridden believers who pass the time in and out small group therapy, languishing over their ills and misfortunes - forever discussing their aches and pains with anyone who'll listen
Longing to do something great for Christ, we have instead been given effeminate, nursery school duties. How many dishes do we have to wash? How much bread must we hand out to the needy? How many men's breakfasts do we attend before we find that passion…that fire that ignites our heart? - Dave Daubenmire The current, hopefully momentary, societal emasculation of the Wild Man spirit has brought about the devolution of God’s original desire: an earth ruled by man and by woman that is righteous, beautiful and secure. And guess what, America? We can expect hell on earth as long as the original Wild Man spirit is absent from our culture, from our churches and from our families. - Doug Giles
Now days I guess you could say that some boys will be boys and others will be girls if the conditions so often thrust upon them in our current culture win out over the natural God given traits of males. Here's my point; the "sit down and be quiet" mode amidst a large group doesn't go over any bigger with men in church pews than it does with young boys in the school classroom. I speak from experience when I say that Christianity has to be more than sitting with a large number of people listening to one man talk, and then coming back again next week to hear the same man talk again.
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