Nebraska District HonorBound Director
- Leroy Wyre
District Light for the Lost Director
- Don Masten
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Leroy Wyre, 3816 Spruce Dr, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 (308) 632-4426 fisherman_4jesus@yahoo.com

2008 Nebraska
Men's Retreat
February 28th & 29th, March 1st

"IGNITION"

A/G Camp & Conference Center
Lexington, Nebraska


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Check out our photos from the 2007 Light For The Lost Trip to Madagascar!

The need for an effective HonorBound ministry

So goes the father, so goes the family
 Missing the ministry potential of men
 If 100 people saved and families percentage of families gained: Children –10 families; mothers –30 families; fathers – 90 families

Having a more effective HonorBound ministry

1. Promise Keeper studies indicate the most effective way that men change and grow
10 percent of men will never change
10 percent of men will change with the receiving of information
80 percent of men will change within the context of a relationship
Only 1 in only 20 Christian men have close friends with whom they share openly.

2. Small groups are the best tools for an effective HonorBound ministry
Small groups need to be:
“Small” means no more than six men
Meet at least every two weeks, best every week
Consist of at least one mature Christian man facilitating
Basic Pentecostal Bible studies
Non - Bible study meetings for fun activities –rec. sports, construction, TV sports, church repairs and etc.

3. Balancing events: Flow chart of how men should move into ministry

Men’s Conferences
Men’s Special Events
Men’s Equipping Seminars
Men’s Monthly Meetings
Men’s Small Groups
Ministry

The end result of having a more effective HonorBound ministry

Christ centered men
Spiritual leaders in the home and church
Humble, teachable and useable men
Men loyal to their pastor
Disciples, soul winners and disciple makers all in one man

How to start your effective HonorBound ministry

1. Establish a core group

Men that have a heart for other men
Men that are faithful to the church, pastor and you
Men that are available
Men that are approved by your pastor

2. Your HonorBound ministry and your pastor

Pastor supportive and pastor supporting
Your vision and purpose must dovetail into the pastor’s vision and purpose for the church
Your pastor doesn’t do the work, just shows up for the HonorBound events

3. Know where you are and where you would like to go – core group questions
aaA. Asking the tough questions

On a scale of 1-10 (1 being lowest score, 10 the highest) how would you rate your HonorBound ministry and meetings?
Would you bring your unsaved friends to your meetings?
What is our vision and purpose for this ministry?
How well are we meeting the needs when 1 out of 20 Christian men have no close friends and 80 percent of men change through relationships

aaB. What is the make up of men in your church? (Use your church roster)

Break down the ages. Example: Teens, 20 year olds, 30 year olds and so on.
Who are consistent in attending events, who are casual and those who have no involvement.
Who can be used in the area of ministries such as cooking, clean up, set up, teaching, worship, small group leader, Royal Ranger representative, helping the Women’s Ministries out (child care and set up)

4. Keys to making your effective HonorBound ministry go and grow

Prayer – The key to any ministry
Passion – its contagious
More attendance: Personal invitation, personal pickup and personal follow up
Ownership of the ministry – BE THERE
Make them want to come back for more
Move them towards small groups
Plan around the church calendar and plan long range
Celebrate successes, salvations and victories

5. Tracking your effective HonorBound ministry

Are you hitting your goals and staying within the vision
View the men and the ministry as having perpetual motion towards the cross

5 4 3 2 1 CROSS OF CHRIST 1 2 3 4 5

The power of the Holy Spirit moves men forward sometimes slower than we like. Patience is a key to Men’s ministries, knowing that because of your effective HonorBound ministry, men are farther along “today” than where they were yesterday.

I want to thank Toby Schneckloth and his wonderful staff for putting together a fantastic conference this year. The All Church Ministry Conference is a powerful arena for equipping the saints for ministry.

I had the privilege to do a HonorBound workshop and this was my outline. Contact me if you have any question or if I can help you with your men’s ministry needs.

Serving Christ’s men in Nebraska,

Leroy Wyre

 

LFTL Steak Wagon Available

The District Light-for-the-Lost steak wagon is available to you! The steak wagon can prepare a New York strip (or any kind of grilled meat) at a modest price for your next meal event. The price will be determined by the current market. No group is too large or small. Most churches can add a baked potato, salad, and dessert for around $1 per person more. Therefore, you can have a wonderful meal for a very modest price. This can be a great fund raiser for your next event. Take advantage of the steak wagon by calling Don Masten, District Light-for-the-Lost Director, at 308-876-2595.

About HonorBound

HonorBound: Men’s Ministries is more than a name for Men's Ministries. It is a new way of looking at oneself as a godly man. As a result, it embodies the vision of where we are trying to go with all the men. The major philosophy is to challenge men to think about who they are in Christ when they think of the name HonorBound. HonorBound rests on four basic principles, all of which come from the Word of God.

In John 5:23, Jesus declares that to honor Him is to honor our Father who is in heaven.

In Matthew 15:4, the Lord also said that we are to honor our father and mother; and in this statement laid down a principle for honoring our families.

And then the apostle Paul, in 1 Timothy 5:3, said we are to make provisions for those who are in need.

In 1 Peter 2:17, the apostle Peter says we are to honor those who are in authority over us.

These four principles paint a picture of what it means to be an HonorBound man. At the very core of being HonorBound is the idea of honor in every sense of the word. If a man can look himself in the mirror and see himself as someone different, someone dressed in the full armor of God, fully ready to take on life as a man of honor, then we will have accomplished the vision of HonorBound.

Kingdom Service
HonorBound signifies that we are men with potential for service in the Kingdom, and that we are linked to the promise of the Holy Spirit as we see Him empowering the lives of disciples in the Early Church. The ultimate goal is to challenge men to become godly husbands, godly fathers, godly supporters of their pastors, and full-fledged servants of the Lord Jesus.

Spiritual Leaders
We believe there must be an emphasis on becoming spiritual leaders in our homes and families. This emphasis shifts the pendulum from what our traditional approach to men's ministry has been, from only getting men involved in ministry activities, to challenging men to become the spiritual leaders in their homes and churches. To do this, it is important that men be engaged in a lifetime of discipleship development and training. The sad fact is that very few men, including pastors, have had effective discipling by men who were fully discipled themselves. It's also intended that we would equip, motivate, and challenge men who are fathers to improve their fathering skills and become godly fathers. Most family problems come from father failure, and may be neutralized by strong paternal leadership. Unfortunately, in the United States since 1900, fathers have been emotionally focused on the marketplace instead of the home. While men have become very competent businessmen, many have made terrible fathers. With two-income families the norm, not the exception, children do not receive the character training and role modeling they need.

It is critical that HonorBound focus on the development of fathering. This, as much as any other issue, requires immediate attention and is embedded in the philosophy of our ministry. To achieve this vision for HonorBound it is important that pastors and lay leaders pursue ministry to their men in a new and fresh way. There are five building blocks that will contribute to the accomplishment of this goal:

  1. Men's ministry must be seen from a spiritual perspective. It must be bathed in prayer. It must be considered as much a part of the work of the Holy Spirit as any other area of ministry.

  2. The second building block must be a balanced emphasis on being versus doing. In other words, emphasis on what a man becomes versus what he does.

  3. There must be gender-specificity. There is a difference between how one ministers to men versus how one ministers to women. Activities targeted at men must be tailored for men. There must be a goal orientation to these activities and ministries with a clear sense of achievement evident at their conclusion.

  4. The fourth building block is intentionality. This simply means that the outcome must be decided upon up front with a clear vision of what the major purpose is.

  5. There must be pastoral involvement. This building block calls for pastors to become involved with their men, supporting ministry to their men, and setting the example for their men.

It is the sincere hope that HonorBound will become the model for ministry to men throughout this country, regardless of fellowship or denomination.

 

 
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