JUST 3% OF CHRISTIAN MEN ARE DISCIPLED

Where have all the men gone? They’re not at church. This Sunday, 13 million more women than men will attend worship, and 25% of married women will go to church without their husband. Also consider…

Fewer than 5% of US churches have a reproducing disciple-making culture.
Only 17% of Christians know that the Great Commission is and means.
Only 1 in 10 Christian adults are actively discipling someone else.
Just 4% of American Christians hold a biblical worldview.
By 2050, about 176,000 churches in the US will close.

Boys aren’t growing into godly, trustworthy men. The reason is simple—nobody is teaching them how. Males have largely retreated into man-caves of screens and distraction.

Your church can engage men. You can offer an excellent experience in brotherhood, discipleship and accountability. Men will come. And they’ll ignite growth at your church!

MEN IN THE WORD TOGETHER WEEKLY WILL RADICALLY TRANSFORM YOUR CHURCH

You won’t grow men through courses, coaching or company culture. Instead it’s connection and community. They need to be discipled.

Discipleship is a combination of studying the Word together regularly, and then living it out. A couples’ Sunday School class is not discipleship, it’s fellowship. Discipleship is best accomplished when men meet with men. This allows them to address the specific purposes for which God made them, and the unique challenges and opportunities that confront them daily.

This is transformative. As men grow together, they will form a brotherhood, a strong bond that is deeper than friendship. A man who experiences brotherhood will crave it.

WE’LL SHOW YOU HOW

For 45 years, we’ve helped men commit to each other and to the Bible as a source of clarity, change, confidence and character. No PowerPoint, worksheets or TED Talks. The Men’s Table is a time in which every man can engage. We’ll show you how to make your Men’s Table the most powerful hour of the week.

Choose a few men in your church and challenge them invest in a group for a season. The emphasis is not teaching, but relationships.

We’ll provide the resources for your Men’s Tables. This includes a short training, dozens of topical discussion series through the Bible, best practices, and ongoing support, to make the Table a powerful great for every man.

NO BUDGET, NO STAFF, NO COMMITTEE

As a church leader, you don’t have the time to start yet another ministry. We’re not asking you to do that. A discipling effort centered on Men’s Tables requires no budget. No staff or administrator. No program to manage. No calendar to schedule. No committee meeting to attend. You don’t need a trained Bible teacher. In fact, you don’t even need a room in which to meet.

Men’s Tables can happen anywhere. A local restaurant works best. You could also have Men’s Tables at your church, in your small groups format. On a weeknight. Whenever and wherever. Men’s Tables are simple. Organic. Low key and low maintenance—and incredibly effective for building men.

empower your men through god’s word

The Bible does the work. It’s a powerful and practical book that helps men unlock the attributes and character of God, and begin to emulate that in their own lives, work, families and community. As men grow to know God, they also grow to know one another.

A brotherhood of men wants to live out God’s Word together. They are empowered to do good works. This will transform the life of your church.

This week, hundreds of men will meet at Men’s Tables across the city. They’re volunteering in their communities. They’re engaging their families in ministry. They’re growing in faith and action. They’ll take on the mission of your church. Give them a place to start!

GET STARTED NOW

Fill out the connection form below, and we’ll contact you and get a Men’s Table started at your church. There’s no cost or obligation. Go ahead, sign up, kick the tires, and begin your journey at the Men’s Table today!

More About Our Men's Tables

The Brothers' Creed

A creed is a formal statement of essential beliefs. The word “creed” comes from the Latin “credo” meaning, “I believe.” You can adopt The Brothers’ Creed as a statement of belief for your Men’s Table.

Your Table Launch Meeting

Avoid the temptation to “ramp up” over a few weeks, and instead launch with excitement, a clear purpose and a solid direction. Here are a few things to keep in mind for a great Men’s Table Launch.

The Table Leader's Library

Here are some great books that will raise your level of effectiveness and impact as a Men’s Table Leader. Click a book to purchase directly from Amazon.com.

Table Discussion Helps

Leadership Ministries provides curriculum for our Men’s Tables. The curriculum is designed to be simple, short, and easy to use, to minimize the amount of preparation required by the Table Leader.

Going Deeper at the Table

There are a number of avenues to go deeper and explore a bible topic for leadership that might be specific to your table group. Is it okay for a table leader to deviate from what is provided? Yes, of course!

Men's Table Q&A

Here are some common questions we receive from table leaders, and some suggestions for how to maintain best practices and grow in life and leadership.

Learn, Live, Lead

The table is an amazing leadership development platform. Our time at a Friday Morning Men’s Fellowship table is designed around three key words and actions that will help you grow in relational leadership.

Where Leadership Begins: The Table

A table might not seem like a foundation for developing as a man, a husband, a father, a leader, but it is! Leadership is ultimately about your impact and influence on other people. At Friday Morning Men’s Fellowship we focus leadership development at a table.

Starting a Table

You begin a men’s fellowship for the purpose of growing in leadership. Our simple model of gathering weekly in a small group setting to learn, live and lead has seen thousands of men become great leaders through more than 40 years.

Discussion at the Table

The heart of a Men’s Table is a small group spending time in discussion around a table. Questions help us grasp spiritual principles, and connect verses and passages in the Bible to our lives and work.

Leading a Table

The table leader is responsible for answering the question that every man attending is asking himself when he attends: “How does this hour benefit me?” The relationships formed, discussion topic, questions asked—any and all of these may be of benefit.

Who Is Seated at Your Table?

No table group is like any other. We often hear of the advantages of “diversity” in the workplace, but this is most likely based on traits like skin color. The true benefit of diversity, though, is in a broad range of thoughts and experience.

Tables in the Bible

The very first mention of a table in the Bible comes in Exodus 25. God is giving instructions to Moses about the construction of the tabernacle, the Jewish house of worship. God’s command was to build a specific type of table.

Wrangling a Table

Wrangling a table is the leader’s balance of freedom to talk and build relationships, and purposeful discussion that moves men toward personal, professional and spiritual growth. At a leadership development table, you’ll have to do some wrangling to keep the group on track.

Growing a Table

Men come to a table each week when their voices are heard. Participation drives attendance. A table leader’s most important leadership development task during the week is not preparing for their table discussion. Rather, it’s connecting personally with men.

Cover photo: Shutterstock.com. Men’s Group photos: Adobe Firefly AI. Discipleship statistics: Barna Group, Discipleship.org, American Worldview Inventory, Carey Nieuwhof, Religion News Service, LifeWay Research. More info…