Best Practices Ideas for Men’s Ministries
This excerpt from the revised national men’s ministries guide provides some great ideas for men’s ministries and may serve as a catalyst for devising other approaches.
- FELLOWSHIP
- Friend Night
- Sports Outings (“Skins-n-Fins,” Golf Tournament, etc.)
- Movie Night
- Sponsor Seasonal Parties/Events
- Host other Men’s Ministry group (“Interclub”)
- Attend Men’s Ministry functions
- Game Night, Family Night
- EDUCATION
- Fitness and Nutrition, Financial Planning, etc.
- Fatherhood, National Fatherhood Initiative, Salvation Army History
- Canteen Operations
- Local Government
- WORSHIP
- Bible Study
- Sponsor Evangelistic Series
- Visit nursing homes
- Sponsor Corps Officer Appreciation service
- Father/Son day (“Father’s Day”)
- Prison ministry worship outings
- Men’s Sunday event
- SERVICE
- Sponsor Corps lawn maintenance
- Host Corps clean-up day
- Perform Corps vehicle maintenance
- Christmas Bell Ringing
- Barbeque/Spaghetti fund raising event for mission and World Services
- Corps or regional home or foreign mission team.
- Community service project (i.e., “I’ll Fight Day”)
- Men’s mission trip.
- BIG EVENTS
- Regional BBQ cook offs
- Golf Tournaments
- Major repair jobs that may take weeks
- Annual regional NASCAR event
- Men’s Biker event
