The Bible is very clear.  Men should lead the way in the church (and in life really).

I've been very encouraged in my church as the men's ministry, called the Trailblazer's, has stepped forward and started fulfilling that role.

Over the past month we have been blessed to see four men give their life's to Christ.  If you recall from my previous post my church recently had a men's retreat.  Going into that the leaders actually had a specific goal for two young men.  They are key parts to the men's ministry, but we also knew that they hadn't taken that next step.

A week or two after the retreat these two men gave their life to Christ.  I'd be silly to say that the credit belongs to the men's ministry.  But I am glad that the men's ministry did have a role in this process.

Then the next week another man, who also has been a very big part of the men's ministry came forward and unknown (suspected, but not confirmed) to me hadn't yet taken that next step and gotten baptized.  Last week that was taken care of.  I actually know this guy pretty well and I've seen him grow over the last year as a man.  Both in the church and in his family.

Then this week a young man I first met on the men's retreat, came forward and gave his life to Christ.  Before the retreat I did not know this guy existed.  He was fully in the youth ministry (he turned 18 the first day of the retreat).  He has since become a great part of our men's ministry.  It has been a great pleasure of mine to get to know him as a fellow brother.  He is actually going to Cincinnati Christian University to become a minister!  He and his family have been through some hell over the past few years and the fact that this guy is as mature and put together that he is, is a testament to God's grace and his mom's perseverance in loving her children.  I had planned on having a conversation with this guy about his conversion, due to some conversations we had.  But it seems like things were pricking his heart and he made the right decision on his own.  Again just a testament to the kind of guy this young man is.

Its been great to see the men of my church step forward and lead the way.  In a day and age when men are disappearing from the church, it is something special to sit back and watch the men of my church do what they are doing.  Just glad to be along for the ride.