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Strange man in your church

by Anthony Payton on Jul 30, 2011

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• The typical U.S. Congregation draws an adult crowd that’s 61% female, 39% male. This gender gap shows up in all age categories. [1] • On any given Sunday there are 13 million more adult women than men in America’s churches. [2] • This Sunday almost 25 percent of married, churchgoing women will worship without their husbands. [3]
• Midweek activities often draw 70 to 80 percent female participants. [4] • The majority of church employees are women (except for ordained clergy, who are overwhelmingly male). [5] • Over 70 percent of the boys who are being raised in church will abandon it during their teens and twenties. Many of these boys will never return. [6]
• More than 90 percent of American men believe in God, and five out of six call themselves Christians. But only two out of six attend church on a given Sunday. The average man accepts the reality of Jesus Christ, but fails to see any value in going to church. [7] • Churches overseas report gender gaps of up to 9 women for every adult man in attendance. [8]
• Christian universities are becoming convents. The typical Christian college in the U.S. enrolls almost 2 women for every 1 man. [9] • Fewer than 10% of U.S. churches are able to establish or maintain a vibrant men’s ministry. [10] FOOTNOTES: [1] “U.S. Congregational Life Survey – Key Findings,” 29 October 2003, . [2] This statistic comes from Barna’s figures on male/female worship attendance, overlayed upon the Census 2000 numbers for adult men and women in the U.S. population. [3] I came up with this figure by taking the U.S. Census 2000 numbers for total married adults and overlaying Barna Research’s year 2000 percentages of male vs. female attendance at weekly worship services. The figures suggest at least 24.5 million married women attend church on a given weekend, but only 19 million married men attend. That’s 5.5 million more women, or 22.5%. The actual number may be even higher, because married people attend church in much greater numbers than singles. [4] Barna Research Online, “Women are the Backbone of Christian Congregations in America,” 6 March 2000, < www.barna.org >. [5] Ibid. [6] “LifeWay Research Uncovers Reasons 18 to 22 Year Olds Drop Out of Church,” PowerPoint presentation accompanying study, available at the LifeWay Web site, http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/article_main_page/0,1703,A=165949&M=200906,00.html , accessed 12 September 2007. [7] Barna, “Women are the Backbone of Christian Congregations in America.” [8] I get an e-mail message about once a month from a pastor overseas whose congregation is almost totally female. [9] Camerin Courtney, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” Christianity Today, Single Minded. View at http://www.christianitytoday.com/singles/newsletter/mind40630.html . [10] Based on a show of hands at the National Coalition of Men's Ministries meeting in 2005. The consensus in the room among hundreds of men's ministry experts was that less than 10% of congregations had any ongoing ministry to men. Compare this to the 110% of churches that offer women's and children's ministries.
• Christian universities are becoming convents. The typical Christian college in the U.S. enrolls almost 2 women for every 1 man. [9] • Fewer than 10% of U.S. churches are able to establish or maintain a vibrant men’s ministry. [10] FOOTNOTES: [1] “U.S. Congregational Life Survey – Key Findings,” 29 October 2003, . [2] This statistic comes from Barna’s figures on male/female worship attendance, overlayed upon the Census 2000 numbers for adult men and women in the U.S. population. [3] I came up with this figure by taking the U.S. Census 2000 numbers for total married adults and overlaying Barna Research’s year 2000 percentages of male vs. female attendance at weekly worship services. The figures suggest at least 24.5 million married women attend church on a given weekend, but only 19 million married men attend. That’s 5.5 million more women, or 22.5%. The actual number may be even higher, because married people attend church in much greater numbers than singles. [4] Barna Research Online, “Women are the Backbone of Christian Congregations in America,” 6 March 2000, < www.barna.org >. [5] Ibid. [6] “LifeWay Research Uncovers Reasons 18 to 22 Year Olds Drop Out of Church,” PowerPoint presentation accompanying study, available at the LifeWay Web site, http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/article_main_page/0,1703,A=165949&M=200906,00.html , accessed 12 September 2007. [7] Barna, “Women are the Backbone of Christian Congregations in America.” [8] I get an e-mail message about once a month from a pastor overseas whose congregation is almost totally female. [9] Camerin Courtney, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” Christianity Today, Single Minded. View at http://www.christianitytoday.com/singles/newsletter/mind40630.html . [10] Based on a show of hands at the National Coalition of Men's Ministries meeting in 2005. The consensus in the room among hundreds of men's ministry experts was that less than 10% of congregations had any ongoing ministry to men. Compare this to the 110% of churches that offer women's and children's ministries. C. Kirk Hadaway, FACTs on Growth: A new look at the dynamics of growth and decline in American congregations based on the Faith Communities Today 2005 national survey of Congregations. Hartford Institute for Religion Research, http://hirr.hartsem.edu.

Strange man in your church — Presentation Transcript

- The typical U.S. Congregation draws an adult crowd that’s 61% female, 39% male. This gender gap shows up in all age categories.
- On any given Sunday there are 13 million more adult women than men in America’s churches.
- This Sunday almost 25 percent of married, churchgoing women will worship without their husbands.
- Midweek activities often draw 70 to 80 percent female participants.
- The majority of church employees are women (except for ordained clergy, who are overwhelmingly male).
- Over 70 percent of the boys who are being raised in church will abandon it during their teens and twenties. Many of these boys will never return.
- More than 90 percent of American men believe in God, and five out of six call themselves Christians. But only two out of six attend church on a given Sunday. The average man accepts the reality of Jesus Christ, but fails to see any value in going to church.
- Churches overseas report gender gaps of up to 9 women for every adult man in attendance.
- Christian universities are becoming convents. The typical Christian college in the U.S. enrolls almost 2 women for every 1 man.
- Fewer than 10% of U.S. churches are able to establish or maintain a vibrant men’s ministry.
- A study from Hartford Seminary found that the presence of involved men was statistically correlated with church growth, health, and harmony. Meanwhile, a lack of male participation is strongly associated with congregational decline.
“ Don't accept rides from strange men, and remember that all men are strange.” Robin Morgan
“ There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.” Sir Francis Bacon
Menamorphosis
- A transformational man for a transformational moment. There is the man and there is the moment. They need each other to stand in time and touch eternity!
suspicious nature
- “ Frankly, I’m suspicious of anyone who has a strong opinion on a complicated issue.”
- There's a huge difference between the one-time, blockbuster event and an on-going, transformational men's ministry.
… The Difference
- “ One has high emotional value and catalytic energy, but lacks staying power. The other requires intelligence and intentionality and has the potential for long-lasting results.”
As Kenny Luck puts it,
- "One transformed man transforms many things." So too, a vital men's ministry can make an exponential impact on your church and community.
How Important Are Relationships
- 10% of men change when they here the truth.
- 10% of men never change.
- 80% of men change in the context of relationship!
Mark 10:42-43
- "Those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them," Jesus said to his disciples, "but it shall not be so among you!" Rather than being lords, he went on to say, disciples are to be servants of one another and the greatest is the one who is servant of all.
James Baldwin : “If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.”
Pastor, There Is A Strange Man In Your Church
- S uspicious Nature
- T ransformational Nurturing
- R elationship Nourishment
- A uthority Numbness
- N ow Necessities
- G rievance Negligence
- E rrors Neglect
4 Requirements for Building a Strong Men’s Ministry
- Strong "Funnels" for Gathering Men.
- A Strong Spiritual Pathway or Process.
- A Strong Relational Infrastructure of Leaders.
- A Strong Alignment to the Mission and the Vision of the Local Church.
Kenny Luck
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