Men's Gathering and FREE BBQ!!! Sept 20th
posted on September 06
Everyone is invited to attend!!
The Smoky Mountain Men’s Gathering
on September 20th at 6:00PM to 7:30PM
at Elizabeth Chapel United Methodist Church
98 Elizabeth Chapel Rd • Waynesville NC 28786
The evening will include a time for Worship and Devotion led by our District Superintendent Rev. Dr. Jae Lee followed by a dinner from Haywood Smokehouse Barbecue. Rev. Ben Shaeffer will present the new vision for The United Methodist Men’s Ministry. There will be a time for sharing ideas in the following areas: Spiritual Fathering, County Men’s Ministry Clusters, and Quarterly Gatherings. A new leadership team is forming in the Smoky Mountain District to assist in developing a strong men’s ministry in partnership with The United Women of Faith.
Pastors, lay ministry leaders, men’s ministry leaders, and anyone who is interested in a growing and thriving men’s ministry in their church is invited to attend this free event.
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Questions? Rev. Ben Shaeffer, Elizabeth Chapel Pastor
rbshaeff@yahoo.com • cell (419) 351-2010
Every man that attends the Smoky Mountain Men’s gathering will receive a free Spiritual Fathers: Restoring the Reproductive Church book which will give us a better understanding of what a “transformed man” looks like. A transformed man can be described as a Spiritual Father.
WHAT IS A SPIRITUAL FATHER?
A man who is walking closely with God, who is helping to produce another man who is walking increasingly closer to God.
ELEMENTS IN THE PROCESS FOR TRANSFORMING MEN
- Trusting culture/environment where men feal free to ask questions, express opinions
- Understanding fatherhood first from the perspective as God the Father of Jesus to their father and the vacuum in that relationship
- Servant leadership as exemplified in process leaders
- Desire to pursue an intimate relationship with God
