“That every man grow in his
relationship with Jesus Christ through an effective men‘s ministry
in every congregation.”
This is an invitation for
you to join in prayer each week with men throughout the ELCA at
noon on Wednesday... or when
you are able. We are praying for revival/renewal for men
throughout the ELCA and
beyond. This includes the men in your life, for the support of
ministry with men
churchwide.
Matthew 28:16-20: 16 Then
the eleven disciples went to
Jesus had told them to go.
17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.
18 Then Jesus came to them
and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given
to me. 19 Therefore go and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have
commanded you. And surely I
am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Questions: What is the central command Jesus gives to
his disciples? How are they to carry
this out? How do you carry
this out? How does your men’s ministry carry this out?
(Scripture verses and
questions from the Master Builders Bible for Men)
Our prayer for all of us as
leaders is that our spiritual vision would be so clear that
we would see “Jesus only”.
Men, once again the purpose
of these weekly encounters is to pray for renewal, and revival in
the church- beginning with
men. Let us be relentless in our prayer that this ministry will be
one that supports that
renewal/revival among men.
PLEASE PRAY:
● For the men in your life and beyond- that they might come to a deeper
relationship
with Jesus.
● For our financial support, short term and long term continues to
be a critical
right now; so that we can do
the ministry with men God has called us to do in empowering
congregations to reach men
for Christ.
● For events:
● The One Year to Live retreat and Connecting with Younger Men:
Changing Church Culture
events being developed by LMM.
o The Lutheran Men’s Gathering in
● For the LMM Board, the Young Men’s Ministry Council, the LMM Development
Council and
our synod and congregational
men’s leaders.
Finally- please pray that
those of us in leadership keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. Our
focus is for men to have a
growing relationship with Jesus.
On behalf of our leadership-
thank you so much for your prayers!
Doug Haugen
Director, Lutheran Men in
Men's Ministry Specialist,
EOCM
Doug.Haugen@elca.org
Phone: 773-380-2566
Kim Moseley
Administrative Assistant
Kimberley.Moseley@elca.org
Phone: 773-380-2595
Fax: 773-380-2588
Lutheran Men in Mission/ELCA
If you would like to make a
gift to LMM and honor someone who is important in your life,
you may do so by going to www.elca.org/lmm,
clicking "ELCA Gift Basket", and downloading
a certificate with the
individual's name on it.