Men’s Ministry at Revival House
TABLE OF CONTENT PART 1
- MINISTRY MANUAL OVERVIEW
- SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT FOR CHRISTIAN MEN
- REVIVAL HOUSE MEN’S PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
- WHY MENS MINISTRY
- INGREDIENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL MEN MINISTRY
- THE FATHERS BLESSING MANDATE
- MEETINGS – WHY WHEN AND HOW LONG
- MEETING CONTENT KEY ELEMENTS AND AGENDA
- ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
- MEN MINISTRY LEADERS
- HOW WE COMMUNICATE
- MENTOR A GENERATION INITIATIVE (Youth Ministry Support)
- MEN OF PROMISE CONSTITUTION (By-laws)
- OVERVIEW
The Men’s Ministry at Revival House Manor Park London is steadily growing to be a very active and well-attended Christ-centered fellowship, and mission outreach. This is due in large to the measures that we are adopting for a solid balance of spiritual growth, personal evangelism and intentional outreach.
Our Men’s Ministry endeavours to provides a variety of opportunities for men to fellowship, learn, and serve. The focus is on building strong, Christ-centered, trusting relationships, while addressing the needs of men in maintaining and improving their walk with God. Monthly worship meetings, prayer breakfasts, small study/sharing groups, group outings, barbecues, activities, and special men’s conferences are just a few ways men get involved in this dynamic ministry.
Men who desire to live a godly life must devote time and energy to knowing the Father and each other. As Christian men, we must choose to associate and fellowship with other Christian men, who will support, encourage, challenge, and strengthen us.
Men need other men of God to help develop god-like character in their lives, as Proverbs 27:17 says, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”
From the prospective of the local church, the primary purpose of Men of Promise is outreach and discipleship. These two purposes complement each other and serve to strengthen our Men’s Ministry program. Men who have grown in their faith are more willing and able to serve Christ.”
- SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT
As Christian men and spiritual heads of our households, we are to:
- Honour Jesus Christ through prayer, worship and obedience to His Word, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Practice spiritual, moral, ethical, and sexual purity.
- Build strong marriages and families through love, protection and biblical values.
- Support the mission of our local church, by honouring and praying for our pastor and by actively giving our time and resources.
- Reach beyond any racial and denominational barriers to demonstrate the power of biblical unity.
- Influence our world, being obedient to the Great Commandment (Mark 12:30-31) and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20).
How Can We Keep These Commitments?
- Totally surrender our lives to Christ as our Saviour and Master.
- Develop a servant attitude, modelled after that of Jesus.
- Be a reader, knower, and doer of the Word.
- Pursue vital, trusting relationships with other Christian men, understanding that we need brothers to help us keep our Christian commitments.
- Participate in a Christ-centered, disciple-making men’s ministry in our church.
- MEN OF PROMISE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
“Raising Men To Change The World By Influencing The Seven Mountains With Christ Like Lifestyle“
Ministry to Men —Ministry by Men
The Purpose of Revival House is to: Raise leaders Who will influence their world (The seven mountains that shape our society-
Religion, Education, Government, Business, Family, Media, Arts and Entertainment.) with Christ like lifestyle
Our Primary Objective: Connect men with God and with one another; Create an environment they can call home; Help them discover their God given potential So that they can influence their world (seven mountains) with Christ like lifestyle.
We believe that these serve to define the important biblical parameters of our balanced ministry, and to limit our activities to only those as defined by our clear and agreed upon purpose statement. As our ministry grows, we will be open to add to our purpose statement.
It is our desire that The Men’s Ministry at Revival House be an example of a balanced, purpose-driven, Christ-centered men’s ministry.
Connect…Belong…Discover…Influence.
- WHY MEN MINISTRY?
While this question may appear unnecessary, it is important that we clarify what is meant by ministry, as it relates to men. We must recognize how the world has negatively impacted and influenced most men and understand our unique biblical role as godly men in an ungodly world.
(What God’s Word says about who we are, what we are to become and what we are to do.)
Church Facts and Statistics Concerning Men
A typical church congregation draws an adult crowd that is 61% female, 39% male.
◦ On Any given Sunday almost 25% of married, churchgoing women worship without their husband.
◦ Midweek activities often draw 70% – 80% female participants, 20% – 30% male participants.
◦ 90% of the boys raised in the church will abandon it by their 20th birthday – most don’t return.
◦ The average man accepts the reality of Jesus Christ but sees no value in going to church.
◦ 90% of men believe in God and call themselves Christians, but only 1/3 attend church on Sunday.
◦ A large number of churchgoing men attend out of habit, unaffected by what they hear.
◦ Quite a few men go to church simply to keep their wives/mothers/girlfriends happy.
◦ The majority of men who attend church do nothing during the week to grow their faith.
◦ Over 90% of Christian men have never shared their faith with another man.
◦ Many churches are declining because men have stopped participating, growing and leading.
Are Our Churches Losing the Battle for the Hearts of Men (husbands/fathers)?
In recent years, many men have seemingly lost interest. Since 1991, church attendance, Bible reading, Sunday School participation, volunteering and financial giving have all decreased among men.
80% of men who don’t attend church says that they grew up with some sort of church background. These men aren’t necessarily opposed to going to church. They just don’t see churches as being “male friendly.” While many men in our churches are involved Christians, most men (husbands and fathers) in our communities are spiritually detached.
With no “spiritual compass,” many men are in bondage to debt, captured by pornography, and caught up in addictions and sin. Men are confused about masculinity and are disillusioned by the false promises of wealth and power. Many men abuse their wives and children or have abandoned their families physically and/or emotionally. Men have rejected their commitment to marriage, and as a result, families are fragmented and fragile. Marriage, once considered precious and lasting, is no longer seen as safe. Young (and not so young) people are seeking all kinds of alternative lifestyles.
Men are the Critical Mission Field in our Communities.
Although called by God to be the spiritual leaders, most men are spiritually adrift. Many pastors and other Christian leaders see this as a major crisis and are recognizing the great need for their churches to reach out to men, being sensitive to their needs. As a Church we must involve men, not only in projects and missions, but in helping each other grow in Christ, teaching them how to become better husbands, fathers, leaders and witnesses to other men in the community.
While men and women are created equal (Gen. 1:27), men are strategic (1 Cor.11:3, 9-11). Therefore, men are the critical mission field in our communities. If our church will respond to create “male friendly,” intentional outreach ministries to and for men, God’s order can be restored, marriages can be saved, families and communities can be turned to Christ. As Steve Farrar suggests, “Men must lead the charge.”
A Challenge – Men Leading the Charge
Patrick Morley, Man in the Mirror Ministries, says that Christian men who are growing in Christ, are spiritually leading their families, and are moving toward the centre of God’s will with their lives, generally have 5 things in common:
- They have a daily quiet time, often in the early morning, during which they pray, reflect on scripture and listen to God’s revelations for their daily lives.
- They participate in weekly Bible study, in addition to Sunday church sermons.
- They support the pastor and ministries of their local church, and actively attend and participate using their time, talents and treasures.
- They meet regularly with other Christian men for fellowship, encouragement, accountability, outreach, discipleship, ministry and missions.
- They have an active personal ministry, using their unique spiritual giftedness to:
(1) reach the lost for Christ,
(2) help family, friends and others grow in Christ, and
(3) serve others in need through helps and missions.
- MEN ARE STRATEGIC
Consider the following results of a survey completed a few years ago and reported by Focus on the Family Publishing:
If a child is the first person in a household to become a Christian, there is only a 4% probability that everyone else in the household will follow.
If the wife, mother is first to accept Christ, only a 17% chance the rest of the family will.
But if the man (the husband, the father, God’s Point Man) is the first person in a home to become a Christian, there is a 93% probability that the rest of the family will follow.
As God’s appointed spiritual head of his household, when a man accepts and grows in Christ, his family will follow. There is something in the hardwiring of creation that naturally causes wives and children to look to husbands and fathers to lead out, especially spiritually. More importantly, it is biblical (Eph. 5:22-33, 6:1-4). Satan knows that and tries to keep men convinced of their self-sufficiency.
Only other men fully understand the world’s pull on men, which keeps us from surrendering to and growing in Christ.
These glaring statistics shout the paramount importance of our church becoming more intentional in our development of men’s ministries that will attract and grow men for Christ. If we reach the men, we will reach the families. But to reach the men we must understand their condition and their issues, intentionally enter into their world, and specifically address their needs.
In his book “How to Build a Life-Changing Men’s Ministry,” Steve Sonderman says “if ever there was a time in history when local churches needed to build men individually and corporately it is now.” As our world seems to be going from bad to worse, men desperately need and are looking for a ministry uniquely designed to reach them as men, focused on the issues they deal with and to be honest this is our drive in Revival House.
Sonderman suggests the following conditions of men. They serve as critical reasons why men should be encouraged to get together to build authentic Christian brotherhood in the church.
Men don’t do “brotherhood” naturally. The Modern-day male is often:
- Friendless …in a world of competition, comparison, isolation, individualism and
self-sufficiency.
- Emotionally Isolated…seeing himself as what he does, not how he feels, having heard since childhood that men do not show emotions.
- Confused over Masculinity…often an identity crisis with our ever-changing role models, needing to discover their true masculine identity in Christ.
- Success Driven…convinced that what he does and what he has is who he is.
- Spiritually Searching…with hundreds of thousands responding to Christian events, retreats, conferences, mission projects, during which large numbers are committing or recommitting their lives to Christ. Then what?
Whereas women tend to enjoy getting together and sharing with each other, men don’t necessarily think about doing that. Men tend to be more activity oriented and like to be involved in “projects.” But, by their nature, men often isolate themselves relationally.
In Revival House we endeavour to become “male friendly” church, with intentional disciple-making men’s ministry -a ministry in which men can “comfortably” come together to build trusting relationships, through which they can help each other know and trust Christ and grow in His likeness.
Where they can become true spiritual heads of their household (Eph 5:22-33).
Where they can meet on a regular basis to worship with other men through song and prayer.
Where they can share their walk with Christ, as well as their feelings, failures and fears.
Where they can support the spiritual growth of youth in the church, and talk about ways to raise godly children and grandchildren in a godless society. Where they can encourage each other to discover and use their unique spiritual gifts to serve others for Christ and to boldly reach out and minister to other men in a lost world.
When Christ formed his men’s ministry, he selected men of all backgrounds to be united in Him. He taught and encouraged them to minister to each other. Then He told His disciples to finish the work that the Father had given Him to do. Likewise, Christ tells us to help each other to “grow up in Him” and then turn our eyes to the mission fields before us. Therefore, the general objective of our men’s ministry is to help each other become godly, biblical men…men of integrity, intimacy, identity and influence in line with our church vision of raising leaders to change the world.
Men committed to growing in Christ and doing His work.
Having a clear and agreed upon purpose and associated objectives for our church’s Men’s Ministry will help it stay on track and focused on its strengths and will serve as the basis for decision-making regarding ministry direction.
Our men’s ministry purpose and objectives was prayerfully developed, and broadly communicated and agreed upon by church elders:
The Purpose of Revival House is to: Raise leaders Who will influence their world (The seven mountains that shape our society
Religion, Education, Government, Business, Family, Media, Arts and Entertainment.) with Christ like lifestyle
Our Primary Objective: Connect men with God and with one another; Create an environment they can call home; Help them discover their God given potential So that they can influence their world (seven mountains) with Christ like lifestyle.
We believe that these serve to define the important biblical parameters of our balanced ministry, and to limit our activities to only those as defined by our clear and agreed upon purpose statement. As our ministry grows, we will be open to add to our purpose statement.
It is our desire that The Men’s Ministry at Revival House be an example of a balanced, purpose-driven, Christ-centered men’s ministry.
The rest of the enclosed information attempts to describe the constitution of specific ministry, mission concepts and building blocks used at Revival House in our effort to get men from where we are to ………… where God wants us to be.
- INGREDIENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL MEN MINISTRY
To achieve this and also create a vision that will serve us and also the future generation we endeavour to develop a balanced approach to ministry and missions by adopting a list of ingredients as essential for success namely:
MEN’S MINISTRY – KEYS TO SUCCESS
- Christ-centered
- Prayer and purpose driven
- Led by called, motivated, and trained leaders
- Open and relevant to all men with multiple entry points
- Sustained by trusting relationships
- Balanced – spiritual growth, outreach and mission work
- Active, supportive Pastor
- Well planned meetings
- Good communications
Christ-Centered
Men come together in churches for many reasons. These are often groups focused primarily on fellowship, civic interest, programs and/or church work projects. While these “men’s clubs” in the church have value, they are often program driven and not a true ministry in which men are growing together in Christ and doing His will. To respond to men’s true spiritual needs, a successful men’s ministry must put Christ at the centre and focus on spiritual development, giftedness and outreach.
Prayer and Purpose Driven
There has never been a mighty movement of God apart from prayer. Therefore, it is essential to have the church’s men’s ministry be founded and fuelled by prayer. The need for a men’s prayer team remains constant even as other aspects of the ministry may change. So, from the beginning, there will be a group of men gathering regularly to pray for the needs of the our church family and our men’s ministry.
“Men will grow weary without the supernatural power of the Spirit of God, who grants wisdom, encouragement and power for ministry to those who call upon Him.”
As indicated previously, having a clear and agreed upon vision and purpose for our church’s Men’s Ministry will help it stay on track and focused on its strengths, and will serve as the basis for decision-making regarding ministry direction.
Led by Called, Motivated and Trained Leaders
As in any successful organization, capable leadership is essential. In spiritual leadership, men who lead must first serve. Mark 10:42-45. While many godly men should take active leadership roles, Here in Revival House we have this persuasion that the key man should be called by God and gifted by the Holy Spirit to lead the Men’s Ministry and therefore must be born again.
Other men gifted for leadership should head segments of the ministry. Some of these men may subsequently become Men’s Ministry Leaders. So, in line with our mission and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit we will Identify the calling in these men lives which in turn help us to build a vibrant and lasting ministry.
Open to and Culturally Relevant to All Men – Multiple Entry Points
The men’s group in the church can sometimes be seen by other men of the church to be one dimensional in its focus and mission work. This is often unintentional and may result from the good efforts of a small group called to a particular work. In Revival House it is our sincere desire to have a multicultural Men Ministry that will reflect the Gods agenda (a court of many colours).
At Revival House we understand that Men of the church and the surrounding community often have different backgrounds, incomes, interests and needs. Therefore as men’s ministry we will continue to devise ways to reaching out to more Men (through life groups) to help us reach out to, connect with and appeal to men of varying interests. We plan to keep forming special groups, activities that will help men connect with other men, whom they perceive like themselves. These “comfortable” entry points will bring new men into the ministry.
Sustained by Trusting, Christ-Centered Relationships, accountability and spiritual growth (Proverbs 27:17, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, Romans 15:14, and Hebrews 10:24).
Here in Revival House, We believe that A Christian man needs to surround himself with trusted friends, who will be honest, transparent and confidential as weaknesses, struggles and burdens are shared. Having these Christ-centered relationships are crucial to building and maintaining an effective men’s ministry because men are far more interested in relationships than programs.
Balanced – Outreach, Spiritual Growth, Equipping and Missions
Here at Revival House, we believe that Men’s Ministry should be balanced – Ministry to Men and Ministry by Men. Rather than simply gathering men to just eat, fellowship and/or do work, men should first see their role as brothers in Christ…. repenting, worshipping, praying, learning, sharing together and helping each other to grow in Christlikeness. Therefore, our men’s ministry will incorporate several methods for discipling men to spiritual maturity. This will include making our monthly meetings less business and program oriented, and more focused on testimonies, teaching, praise and small group prayer. We also encourage all Men to do Authentic Manhood course within the first year of becoming full member. There will be other courses which the Men Director will publish at the beginning of every calendar year.
We will also encourage men to come together weekly in small accountability and prayer groups through Zoom or any other platform deemed appropriate.
These and other approaches will help fulfil Proverbs 27:17 (“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”)
As they grow spiritually together, men will become internally motivated by the Holy Spirit to read and obey God’s Word and to discover and activate their spiritual gifts to serve others. This inside-out approach will build biblical men whose changed heart convicts them to become godly husbands and fathers, and to eagerly get involved in personal evangelism and influencing their world with Christ like lifestyle.
Active, Supportive Pastor
Often overlooked is the critical role of an active and supportive Pastor(s).
The Pastor(s) will be an active member of the men’s group and serve as its Spiritual Advisor. Although he will not be totally relied on as the only teacher and prayer leader, he will be called on at appropriate intervals to teach and guide the men spiritually. A men’s ministry that lacks the full support and/or involvement by the Pastor risks being out of synch with the overall ministry of the church, and undesired misunderstandings and divisions can result.
Well Planned Meetings
As Paul recorded in 1st Corinthians, God wants order in His church. Therefore, men’s meetings should not be left to chance. Yes, it is true that through prayer and seeking God’s direction, the Holy Spirit will guide the men’s gatherings. However, prayerful preplanning, and developing a well thought out agenda will help make Revival House meetings run smoothly and orderly, while still allowing the Holy Spirit to flow freely in our gathering. Specific recommendations as to meeting format and content will be described later.
Good Communications
We all know the value of good communications. We like to know what’s going on and we feel more attached to a group if we are “up on things.” Also, while we don’t always admit it, men appreciate getting a flyer, a note or a phone call reminding us of a meeting or other important event. Part of the success of thriving Men’s Ministry is attributed to regular communications to the men of the church and many other men in Their databases and neighbourhoods.
At Revival House we will endeavour to adopt these methods to broaden our outreach scope.
Our sincere desire is to be a model of a vibrant, growing ministry for men. These and other aspects of our Men’s Ministry are described in this manual.
Our prayer is that our men’s ministry and all we do will be pleasing to God, and that He alone gets the Glory, for He alone is Worthy.
In His service, we are: The Men of Promise
- THE FATHERS BLESSING MANDATE
“Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.”
Hebrews 7:7 NKJV
Few years ago, The Lord inspired Pastor Boniface to start teaching Men the importance of intentionally seeking for The Blessing from their parents. Since the beginning of this mandate countless men even outside Revival House have been immensely impacted. It is our duty to encourage men to do the same to their families.
We have a two-part teaching series on this subject, and we encourage everyone to participate.
Foundational Scriptures for this mandate:
Genesis 27:1-29
Genesis 48:1-21
Genesis 49:1-28
8 – MEETINGS – WHY WHEN AND HOW LONG
Everyone has their own opinion about the purpose, frequency and length of meetings. The men at Revival House are no exception. The following represents what we believe works best for us. We recognize there are several options to effective men’s meetings.
Why Meet?
Men in the church should meet monthly (or at least every 2 months) to build trusting relationships, through which they can help each other know and trust Christ and grow in His likeness. A large monthly meeting or worship rally is a good format for general fellowship, personal testimonies, Bible study, business/mission project discussions, and for bringing new men into the group. Meetings also provide a good forum to discuss ways to support the spiritual growth of youth in the church and talk about ways to raise godly children and grandchildren in a godless society. During meetings men can encourage each other to share their faith and discover and use their unique spiritual gifts to serve others for Christ.
A separate regular prayer gathering of dedicated “prayer warriors” to specifically pray for men and the men’s ministry is vital and perhaps the most important aspect of our ministry.
When to Meet?
For quite some time we have been conducting our meetings on Saturdays or Sunday after service; but with new technologies at our disposal we will be meeting more regularly .
The leadership team will advise us accordingly on the scheduled dates.
Important! One Ministry, Not Two! Although we recognize men with young families may have somewhat different issues than older men, we do not have or encourage two separate men’s groups divided by age, interests or meeting times (Unless obviously there is training targeting younger men in the ministry)
We encourage all the men to attend every meeting their schedule will permit and to place the Men’s Ministry and its activities high on their priority list.
How Long to Meet?
Our meetings includes a breakfast or a dinner depending on the time and lasts about 2 hours. We believe one hour is too short and any longer than 2 or 2 1⁄2 hours is too long. Not everyone agrees, but it works for us. While we attempt to stay on our agenda, we try not to rush through our meeting or eliminate items through which Holy Spirit is leading us.
9 – MEETING CONTENT – KEY ELEMENTS AND AGENDA
The following Key Elements are incorporated into each meeting, normally in this order:
- Formal opening with the word of prayer
- Fellowship Time and Dinner – (we call it swallowship)
- Praise and Worship – Standing and Singing Together
- Prayer Requests
- Welcome Guests and Brief Introductory Comments
- Testimony/Devotional
- Teaching from Scripture (spiritual development applied to men)
- Pastor Comments/ Director
- Administrative Announcements
- Final Song and Closing Prayer
This order of events in our gatherings prepares our hearts for the Holy Spirit to convict us, teach us and guide us. We can then continue to work together to grow in Christ and be internally motivated by God to do His work. We believe this is essential, as we stated earlier in this material.
We prepare and distribute a flyer or agenda for every meeting. While this may appear unnecessary and overkill, our men like the order and clarity it brings to our meetings. As far as who does the testimonies and teachings, we are blessed with several who are called to teach (not just the Pastor) and men who step forward (with a week or so notice) to give a testimony or teach.
- ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
Sharing the leadership is the key.
- MEN MINISTRY LEADERS
Head – Jesus Christ
Pastors or Spiritual Mentors — Bishop JB Masinde & Pastor Boniface
Ministry Leadership Team
Men’s Ministry Director – Jamie Kariithi
Deputy Director – Geoffrey Kasozi
Spiritual Development/Discipleship Coordinator – Pst Gad
Life Groups Coordinator – John Kigathi
Hands-On Ministry Leaders –
Life-Groups – Dad James Njega (Seniors Life Group)
John Kigathi, Kariithi, Pst Gad, Geoffrey, Pst Bonnie (‘diaspora’)
Prayer Ministry Coordinator – Geoffrey Kasozi
Treasurer – Pst Gad (Acting)
Hospitality Coordinators – Ronald Kiwanuka
Set-up and Food Coordinators –
Praise and Music Coordinators –
Prison Ministry Coordinators –
Handyman/HFH Coordinators –
Welfare: Disaster Recovery/Relief Coordinators –
Youth Ministry Leader & Liaison – Josiah
Young Men’s Fellowship Coordinators – Joseph/Coach Mentoring
Special Events/Conferences Coordinator –
Communications – Bulletin Board/Mailings – Calling/E-mail —
Media Team Coordinators –
Transportation Ministry – Benson Nganga
Tele-Care Ministry —
In Revival House, We are a “gifts permissive ministry.” We help and encourage men to discover and use their unique gifts in ministry for God. We encourage men to join one or more of the existing ministry teams or start a new one.
- HOW WE COMMUNICATE
Don’t Keep the Men’s Ministry a Secret!!
You do not want to hear “I didn’t know the men had a meeting Tuesday night. Sorry I missed it. Let me know when you guys are meeting again.” There is no substitute for good, quality communications. It is a Key Success Ingredient for Men’s Ministry.
There are several ways that you can get the word out. Here is how the Revival House Men’s Ministry is “Advertised.”
- Event E-Flyers
- Monthly or Quarterly Mailing
- Church Bulletin Notices/Inserts
- Bulletin Board, News telecast, Social Media and Website
- Tele-Care Ministry——-We have formed a wonderful ministry of about 4-5 men, who call every man in the church once or twice a month to check on them and to just talk about anything from men’s ministry, church, personal life, and to pray with them etc.
- Testimonies——Men have given testimonies as to how our ministry or a event, etc. has impacted their life. This can have a major impact on other men.
- Word of Mouth——This is the best possible way to “advertise” the Men’s Ministry! As men (and their families) are positively impacted and see their lives changing, they will talk up the ministry and encourage others to participate.
Talk Up the Men’s Ministry
- MENTOR A GENERATION INITIATIVE (Youth Ministry Support)
“…your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.”
Matthew 18:14
As Men in Revival House we have started an initiative of intentional mentorship of the young generation.
“Lead boys (and girls) in developing in all areas and aspects of their lives to become mature, active and involved Christians”.
The men of Revival House take this goal very seriously and are actively involved in the Youth Ministry of the Church at different capacities . Several of our men are the Youth Leaders:
Youth/Children’s Ministers -—-
Our Men’s Ministry has supported the youth in many ways:
- Help with SafeBridges youth mentorship program
- Boys Invited to Attend Men’s Meetings
- Men and Boys Outings
- Provide Materials/Videos –
- Children’s Church Financial Support –
- Youth & Children’s Ministries Boys Help during Men’s Day
- Help in Building and designing props during youth and Sunday school competitions.
- MEN OF PROMISE CODE (Bylaws)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- NAME
- REGISTERED OFFICE
- AIMS AND OBJECTIVE
- MANDATE
- MEMBERSHIP
- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- OFFICERS/EXECUTIVES
- DUTIES OF LEADERS
- RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF LEADERS FROM OFFICE
- MEETINGS
- COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE FELLOWSHIP
- FINANCES OF THE FELLOWSHIP
- BANK ACCOUNTS
- DISCIPLINARY MATTERS
- AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
- MISCELLANEOUS
- INTERPRETATION
- PROMULGATION
ARTICLE 1: NAME
NAME OF THE FELLOWSHIP
- a. The name of THE FELLOWSHIP shall be known as MEN OF PROMISE (MoP)
- Fellowship Scripture: “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God” (Romans 8:14)
- c. The slogan of the fellowship shall be “Leadership With Spiritual Emphasis”
ARTICLE 2: REGISTERED OFFICE
- 500 High Street North E12 6QN
ARTICLE 3: AIMS AND GENERAL OBJECTIVES
- To serve as a partner and support base for the attainment of the vision and mission of the church.
- To create a consciousness among men in the church to their leadership responsibilities in the church, families and society at large.
- Promote a culture of responsible leadership with spiritual emphasis.
- To help members grow and mature spiritually and professionally through capacity building programs based on sound biblical teachings and doctrines.
- To forge relationships with men fellowships in Revival House and partner churches to facilitate networking and professional opportunities.
- To serve as an evangelism vehicle for winning souls to the church through periodic outreach, social interactive and recreational activities.
- Promote the welfare and health of men in the church.
- Enrich the spiritual and family life of members through retreats and family bonding programs.
- Provide a platform for fundraising in support of development projects to be carried out by the church.
“Raising Men To Change The World By Influencing The Seven Mountains With Christ Like Lifestyle “
Ministry to Men —Ministry by Men
The Purpose of Revival House is to: Raise leaders Who will influence their world (The seven mountains that shape our society-
Religion, Education, Government, Business, Family, Media, Arts and Entertainment.) with Christ like lifestyle
Our Primary Objective: is to Connect men with God and with one another; Create an environment they can call home; Help them discover their God given potential So that they can influence their world (seven mountains) with Christ like lifestyle.
We believe that these serve to define the important biblical parameters of our balanced ministry, and to limit our activities to only those as defined by our clear and agreed upon purpose statement. As our ministry grows, we will be open to add to our purpose statement.
It is our desire that The Men’s Ministry at Revival House be an example of a balanced, purpose-driven, Christ-centered men’s ministry.
Connect…Belong…Discover…Influence.
ARTICLE 4: MANDATE
- MOP shall have the mandate to promote its work in conformity with the plans, policies and philosophy of Revival House.
Membership of the Fellowship shall be opened to all male congregants of the church.
- Qualified members are those who have attained the age of 23.
- There shall be two class of membership (i) Full members (ii) Associates
All members – full members and associates, shall be organized within the age brackets defined below.
23-35 years – Brothers
36-46 years – Big Brothers
47-59 years – Elder
60 and above – Senior Elders
- Qualification to FULL MEMBERSHIP
- i) Full members will be expected to go through and complete the membership class of the church (NEXT STEPS 1&2) and done Authentic Manhood course and been certified.
- ii) Must be a fee-paying member / the monthly agreed contribution by Men ministry
- Qualification to ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
- Any man who registers with the Fellowship and does not meet all the requirements of the fellowship shall be deemed as an associate member.
- Any man who is not a certified member of the church in terms of not meeting the requirements of membership can become an associate member.
iii. Members who fail to honour their fees obligation for 6 (twelve) consecutive months may lose their welfare rights and be deemed as associate members.
- PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION IN TO THE FELLOWSHIP
Anyone desiring to become a member of the fellowship shall complete an application form and submit the form and all necessary documents to the secretariat of the fellowship.
- PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS
- i. Only members SHALL BE eligible to be appointed to office
- Members shall be eligible to contribute ideas during meetings.
iii. Members may participate in deliberations during meetings.
- Members attendance shall be recorded at all meetings.
BENEFITS
- Members will receive financial support in case of bereavement (1000 subject to verification) of an immediate family member (father, mother, brother, sister, wife or your child)
- Hospitalization for more than 14 days 500 pounds.
- Registration – 100 pounds fee, member, one wife, children, man’s of parents
- Cover and membership – is for the family, not two members who are brothers
- 2 weeks to repay the 1000 – (50 members 25 each).
- 30 pounds quarterly in advance.
- Members who regard the benefits of social ties – if I am fulfilling my obligation – what to do when people don’t give consistently – counter suggestion – mem fee is 2,500 – reimbursed immediately after.
- General Meetings every three months – explain the events and costs before/notice –
- Answering questions asked in timely manner.
ARTICLE 6: LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
The Leadership committee hereinafter referred to as the LC, shall be appointed by the Senior Pastor until such a time deemed appropriate for the
Recommendation from the leadership committee members. The Senior Pastor shall be the Patron of the fellowship with special powers to approve or cancel any activity of the Fellowship.
- Leadership Committee shall be in line with Article 5
- The Leadership Steering Team shall be the highest decision body.
- The Leadership Steering Team shall be responsible to the Pastors on behalf of the Fellowship.
- Decisions taken by the Leadership Steering Team shall be presented at the general meeting on the next meeting date and the decisions shall be confirmed by the Pastors.
- The Leadership Steering Team shall be chaired by the Director or his designated assistant for that matter.
- Five members including the chair shall form a quorum for a meeting to commence.
- No leader shall hold two offices at the same time.
- The Leadership Committee shall decide its own meeting times and adopt its own meeting procedures
ARTICLE 7:
LEADERSHIP STEERING TEAM MEMBERS
- The fellowship shall be administered by a Leadership Steering Team that will be assisted by an Admin Person. The members of the Leadership Committee shall consist of:
- The Director
- The Deputy Director
- Secretary
- Deputy secretary
- Treasurer
- Deputy Treasurer
- Life Groups Coordinator
- Life Groups Leaders
- b. Leaders of the Fellowship shall be appointed to office for a period of time to be determined by the Senior Pastor.
General Meeting previously advertised for the purpose.
- If a vacancy occurs during the tenure of office a new leader will be appointed to complete the remainder of the period not served by the vacating leader.
ARTICLE 8:
DUTIES OF THE LEADERS
- The Director
The director shall among others,
- Preside at all Leadership and General Meetings.
- Communicate to the senior pastor on all matters at meetings.
III. Present Annual Reports to the fellowship as well as to the Church on their anniversaries.
- Ensure the implementation of decisions of both the General Church Leadership and the Leadership Committee.
- The Deputy Director
The Deputy Director shall among other things,
- i) Assist the Director in the performance of his duties.
- ii) Act in the absence of the Director
iii) Any other assignment prescribed by the Leadership Committee
- The Secretary
The secretary shall work with the Secretariat to achieve the following,
- i) Be responsible for keeping all records of the fellowship
- ii) Be responsible for the correspondence of the Fellowship
iii) Act as the secretary at all General Meetings
- iv) Act as secretary to the Leadership Committee
- v) Convene meetings in consultation with the Director and in accordance with the constitution.
- The Deputy Secretary
The Assistant secretary shall among other things:
- Assist the Secretary in the performance of his duties.
- Act in the absence of the secretary
- Any other assignment prescribed by the executive.
- The Organizing Secretary
The Organizing secretary shall among other things,
- Be responsible for liaison and public relations activities of Fellowship.
- Oversee organizing and handling of all programs and-social functions of the Fellowship.
- Any other assignment prescribed by the executive.
- The Treasurer
The Treasurer shall among other things,
- Receive all monies paid to the Fellowship from the members, donors and all interested parties and issue official receipts in that respect.
- Make payments on behalf of the Fellowship subject to the terms and/or directives from the Leadership Council.
- Keep and maintain record of all financial affairs of the Fellowship.
- Prepare and present Quarterly Statement of Accounts for the Leadership Steering Team as well as Annual Statement of Accounts and Balance Sheet not later than two calendar months after the end of the financial year.
- Any other assignment prescribed by the council.
- The Assistant Treasurer
The Assistant Treasurer shall among other things,
- Assist the Treasurer in the performance of his duties.
- Receive all monies payable to the Fellowship and issue official receipts for them and pay them to the Treasurer.
- Keep primary record of all financial transactions of the Fellowship iv. Any other assignment prescribed by the executive.
- The Secretariat shall be headed by the Organizing Secretary and shall consist of teams that shall be responsible for the administrative functions of the Fellowship as well as the organization of programs and events as approved by the Leadership Committee.
ARTICLE 9:
RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM OFFICE
- Executive members individually and severally may relinquish their seats voluntarily or may be removed from office by a recommendation of the senior pastors and the Director on any of the following grounds.
- Misappropriation of funds of the fellowship
- Negligence of duty
- Gross misconduct
- Deformity of mind
- Suspension or dismissal from the church
- Insanity
- Any act that is likely to bring the fellowship or the church in disrepute.
- Absence from three consecutive meetings of the general meeting without due permission.
- If the fellowship has reasonable grounds to believe that a Leadership Steering Team member has misconducted himself as in article (7)1, the fellowship shall have the right to interdict such person(s) until such time that the specific grounds have been investigated and reported on by the disciplinary committee.
- Procedure for Removal
a). Membership may be terminated by a written notice addressed to the Disciplinary committee and copied to the Leadership committee on the grounds stated in but not limited to Article.
b). The disciplinary committee shall inform the member(s) concern and will commence investigations as soon as possible.
c). The findings of the Disciplinary committee shall be forwarded to the
Leadership Steering Team.
d). An emergency General Assembly meeting shall be held to explain the findings of the disciplinary committee to members.
e). By prayerfully seeking the wisdom of God, the key leaders will determine the consequences.
f). The decision of the Disciplinary Council shall be communicated to the person concerned and copy to the Head Pastor.
ARTICLE: 10
MEETINGS
- REGULAR MEETINGS
- a) For the Leadership Steering Team, there shall be at least one meeting a month, two of which shall be used to discuss general matters.
- b) There shall be a 7-days’ notice for such meetings announced at church and posted on the notice board
- c) 5 members shall form a quorum one of whom shall be the Director or Deputy Director.
- EMERGENCY MEETINGS
- a) It shall be called as the situation may demand
- b) The quorum for the emergency shall be — percent of the registered fellows and associates
- GENERAL MEETINGS
- a) General Meetings shall be held quarterly on the first Saturday/Sunday of the month
- b) A special general meeting shall be called at the request of not less than 30% of members with at least 20% of them being Full members. Copies of such request shall be published on the notice board and announced at church, and shall contain the agenda, names and signatures of the persons requesting the The Leadership Steering Team shall convene the meeting within 7 days of the receipt of the request.
- c) The Leadership Committee shall consult the chairman in all cases before convening the meeting.
