STep 1: Invite 4-5 men

Invite 4-5 men in your circle of influence to join you at a table on Friday mornings. The goal of your table is to meet and talk about life and leadership from the Bible. The invite is simple: “Meet me on Friday morning!” More in inviting…

STEP 2: CHOOSE A PLACE TO MEET

A restaurant that serves breakfast works best. We recommend Friday mornings because it’s the most flexible day of the week for working men. More on your table…

STEP 3: START TALKING

Choose a discussion series and use our convenient and free guides. Open a Bible and watch the lessons for life and leadership jump off the page as you interact with your table group. More on having great discussions…

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HELP WITH STARTING YOUR TABLE

You can begin a leadership table in your area. We’ll provide additional teaching and organizational resources to get you started. You’ll find hundreds of leadership talks and lessons on our website. They contain practical leadership lessons you can talk through and apply to your life and work. Complete the interest form below, and a team member will connect with you to answer questions and help you get started.

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WHAT IS FMMF?

When four men gathered for breakfast on a Friday morning, they determined to learn how to lead more effectively. The Bible is the best source for leadership lessons, with faith as the foundation. The Friday meetings began to include a short leadership talk, followed by time around the table. One table grew to several, and then dozens. A small corner booth became a fellowship that eventually took up the whole restaurant.

Small groups of men at tables are comfortable enough to open up. Older men share wisdom and experience with the younger. Friendships deepen. Year by year, men were expanding in their faith and in their capacity to lead. Stories multipled. One man whose life was truly changed. Then another. Then scores. They had found a group of men that really meant something. A group that was authentic, self-sacrificing, willing to help. Always honest. Real.

One Friday Morning Men’s Fellowship grew to many. Through 40 years, the theme has never changed. We are still equipping men to lead in marriage, in the home, in the workplace, and community.

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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 Friday Morning Men’s Fellowship 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 today?” The relationships formed, discussion topic, comments made, questions asked, support and prayer given—any and all of these may be of benefit to a man.

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.