Building a Men's Ministry

handoutS from 2004 northwest men's conference

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BUSY
The average guy here his weekend is very busy. He is committed to his work, his family, his sports activities, home maintenance, and so on. This is expected in the male world. It would be out of character for him to say, “No, I haven’t been very busy lately.”

WORK-ORIENTED
Work takes precedence over almost everything else. Meal times, family relationships, time with friends, and leisure activities usually give way to the demands of a man’s work.

RUGGED INDIVIDUALIST
His world asks him to be strong, self sufficient, and always in control. Society doesn’t ask him to be tender, emotional, or in need of community.

LONELY
The typical man is frequently lonely. His high pressure work-oriented, individualistic way of life does not mesh well with close relationships.

PLEASURE SEEKING
Sports, recreation, and time for himself. His world places value on personal freedom.

PRACTICAL MINDED
He quickly asks what the bottom line is. He soon tires of a purely theoretical discussion and wants to move on to practical issues and implications.

SPIRITUALLY WEAK
He has not thought much about the spiritual side of life, knows little about the Bible, seldom takes time to pray, and hasn’t thought much about why he’s here. He has every kind of insurance available except “eternal life” insurance. He hasn’t thought that far ahead.

“ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly…”Colossians 3:16 Are the men in your church threatened by sexual temptations, marital tensions, guilt, money trouble and fear?

Marriages, families and our Sabbath Rest are at risk today because of the heartbreaking effects of sin in men’s lives. Why not start a men’s group in your church or community? The purpose of men’s ministries is to strengthen, revitalize, and be renewed to pursue the heart of God.

BUILDING A MEN’S MINISTRIES
Purpose:

A dynamic men's ministry begins with a clear understanding of your purpose as men in the church. Work with your pastoral and men's ministry leadership to develop a Biblically-based vision statement for what you want to accomplish in your men's ministry.

4 Key Ideas to Keep in Mind:

1. A successful men's ministry will be built on these cornerstones:
The senior pastor's enthusiastic support, a man passionate about reaching other men, a committed leadership team, and the right strategy.

2. Be purpose driven rather than event driven.

Men want to be a part of something larger than themselves. Often men don't come to our events because they don't see any larger purpose. Make sure that every event you schedule clearly serves your overall purpose.

3. Be relationship based rather than task oriented.

Most long-term change takes place in the context of church-based relationships. Events attract men, relationships make them stick. Give men plenty of opportunities for fellowship and conversation. The relationship is the task.

4. Make disciples and pray for workers.

The Bible tells us, "Go and make disciples…baptizing them." Often we get this confused with, "Go and make workers…browbeating them." Too often we set the agenda for our ministry and then pester men to be involved. Instead, we ought to make disciples and then pray that God leads them to a place or service.

Create Momentum:

The first challenge in creating a dynamic men's ministry is, "How do you overcome the inertia in men?" The maximum amount of energy required in nature is the amount needed to begin a stationary object in motion. It takes a lot of energy to overcome inertia.

To get stationary men moving you need an event that creates "church-scale" momentum. These are events that function much like the stadium events of recent years, except that they bring the momentum into the local church.

The key is to maintain a variety of events that will appeal to all kinds of men. You could schedule a seminar on men's issues, a New Year's Day Bowl Game party, a Saturday outreach breakfast, a seminar on money, an inner city work project, or a father & son breakfast.
Plan to hold an event not more than quarterly (rest your players) and not less than twice a year.

Three Key Principles for Creating Momentum…

1. Long Term Low-Pressure.
We must give men permission to come along at their own pace. Don't expect more from men than they can, or should, realistically give. It's ironic. We often make men feel guilty because they won't leave their families and come to a meeting so that we can tell them they should spend more time with their families.

2. Don't Be Angry with Men Because They Are Not More Spiritually Mature.
It is easy for us to become impatient with men who are not as mature as we might wish. This is one of the greatest problems among the leaders of men's ministries today. Don't be frustrated or angry with men because they are not more involved. They can sense your frustration and anger. Instead, continue to show them Christ through your lifestyle so they find themselves strangely drawn to be with you.

3. Give Men What They Want in the Context of What They Need.
If a man needs to work on 20 areas, but he is only willing and able to engage 3 of them, it doesn't make much sense to harp on him about the seventeen. Instead, focus on the three and then add other subjects as he grows. Speak God's truth to men in a language they can understand

Capture Momentum

It takes an enormous amount of energy to stage a successful event. Why is it that we often put very little thought into how we will capture that momentum? It's like turning on the heat in the winter and then leaving all the doors open.

The two common mistakes following a good event are 1) to do nothing or 2) to attempt too much.

You've driven a car and accidentally shifted from first to top gear. What happens? It's the same when the follow-up opportunity we ask men to do is too much. They bog down.

Find materials that men can use in a one-time commitment of four to six weeks. Make sure it is an appropriate first step, a "second-gear" kind of material that allows men to transition into the life of your church

Sustain Momentum:

Men's ministry is not for near-sighted men. It takes a long time to make a disciple.

Each time you ask men to take another step, some will drop by the wayside. That's okay. The principle of the sower is always at work. Reach out to the men who want help and entrust the others to God in prayer.

Create a variety of opportunities for men to get to know Christ better, since men will learn in different ways. Get men into relationships with one another, particularly in small group and fellowship type environments.

Your ultimate goal should be to get men studying God's Word with other men. It is the Bible that changes lives.

5 Truths to Remember as You Sustain Momentum

1. Show Men Christ vs. Fix Their Behavior.

Too often we ask men to conform to our "Christian men's sub-culture" as a show of spirituality. When this happens we can end up asking men to be "religious" at the expense of being spiritual.

Rather than showing men a list of "do's" and "don'ts", show men Christ. We can only give a man a new rule book; Jesus will give him a new heart.

2. True Obedience Flows from a Heart of Faith.

Everything a man does represents what is in his heart. We must help men want to do what God wants him to do. Hebrews 11 shows that faith motivates men to obedience. When we work with men, don't just tell him what to do, try to increase his faith in Christ.

3. Invest in Men Who Will Invest in Other Men -- 2 Tim. 2:2

The focus of a men's ministry leader should be to make disciples of men who will in turn disciple others, and so on. This was the method of Jesus. Keep your eye out for men who want to make disciples. The greatest return on your time will come from investing in men who will invest in other men.

4. Create a Culture of Prayer and Love for God's Word.

Prayer is God's designated way of releasing His will in men's lives. Pray that your ministry would be a part of what God wants to accomplish in your church and community. Help men to know Christ through the regular study of God's Word.

5. Truth Flows Through our Heads to our Hearts and Out our Hands.

The truth must be understood, believed, and lived out.

Men must understand the truth of the gospel in their heads. They need to grow in their knowledge of God. They also need to grow in their love for God. They need to develop an emotional connection to Christ. Then they have to put the truth into practice by living it out. Give men the opportunity to live out the truths they are learning through your ministry.

“ Man In The Mirror” resources are available at the Oregon Conference Family Ministries Department .

Remembering the Commission - Matthew 24:14

Ordinary men can accomplish extraordinary tasks. As you look at world history, you see how ordinary men were used to invade enemy strong holds and how miraculous victories took place as in Normandy in 1944. In the Bible we see how ordinary men like Joshua, Caleb, and Gideon accomplished “impossible” missions. Even the history of the Bible itself contains remarkable events completed by seemingly ordinary people.

Men, you are being called.

“ And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14.

Let’s take this experience and make positive change in our homes and churches. Malachi predicts a work of reconciliation and reconnection of “the fathers to the children and the hearts of children to their fathers.” This is to be accomplished by the Elijah message of Malachi 4:5 & 6, which is predicted to happen just “before the coming of the great day of the Lord.”

Men, you are being called to be a part of the Elijah message and the gospel commission.

God does not ask of your ability, but of your availability.

MEN’S RESOURCES FROM THE OREGON CONFERENCE

Family Ministries Lending Library

Call (503) 654-6054 to place your order.

If you are in a men’s group, this magazine can be a great resource every day as your integrity as a man is being tested. New Man will help you stand up to the challenge. To order, write:
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Here are a few of the Video Series available through the Lending Library:

VIDEO SERIES FOR 14 DAYS

(4) Before You Divorce - $15 (2 Videos and manual) by DivorceCare
Workbooks extra purchase @ $7 ea.
(1) Bible Jesus Read, The - $11 (1 video, Lg. & PG, Book) by Yancey
8 sessions (12 min. each)
1. Is the OT worth the Effort?
2. Understanding the Old Testament
3. Job: Seeing In the Dark
4. Deuteronomy: A Taste of Bittersweet
5. Ps.: Spirituality In Every Key
6. Ecclesiastes: the End of Wisdom
7. The Prophets: God Talks Back
8. Advance Echoes of A Final Answer

(1) Binding The Wounds – A First Aid Course - $15 by R. & N. Rocky
(or $5 per video for 10 days)

Tape 1 – 63 Min. Tape 6 – 98 Min.
Tape 2 – 87 Min. Tape 7 – 117 Min.
Tape 3 – 106 Min. Tape 8 – 78 Min.
Tape 4 – 97 Min. Tape 9 – 82 Min.
Tape 5 – 118 Min.

(1) Boundaries - $15 (2 videos and Leader’s Guide) by Cloud/Townsend

Session #1 What Is A Boundary
Session #2 Problems and Symptoms
Session #3 Laws of Boundaries, Part 1
Session #4 Laws of Boundaries, Part 2
Session #5 The Myths About Boundaries
Session #6 A Course of Recovery
Session #7 Resistances to Boundaries
Session #8 Boundaries and Yardsticks

(3) Boundaries with Kids - $15 by Cloud/Townsend
8 Sessions (45-50 Min. LG & PG, Book, 1 video, 1 DVD)

Session 1 – Building Character In Kids
Session 2 – Kids Need Parents & Boundaries
Session 3 – The Laws of Sowing & Reaping & the Laws of Responsibility
Session 4 – The Laws of Power & Respect
Session 5 – The Laws of Motivation & Evaluation
Session 6 – The Laws of Pro-Activity & Envy
Session 7 – The Laws of Activity & Exposure
Session 8 – Six Steps To Implementing Boundaries with Your Kids

(3) Bradshaw on the Family - $15 for 6 videos/$5 each by Bradshaw
55 min. each
Part 1-5: The Family in Crisis; The Healthy Family;
The Unhealthy Family; The Compulsive Family; The Persecuted.
Part 6-10: Bad Child; Most Common Family Illness;
Help For the Family; Health for the Family; Hope for the Family
Part 1, 2: The Family in Crisis; The Healthy Family.
Part 3, 4: The Unhealthy Family; The Compulsive Family.
Part 5, 6: The Persecuted; Bad Child
Part 7, 9: The Most Common Family Illness; Health for the Family

New 1/04 (3) Dr. James Dobson’s Bring Up Boys Video Series - $25 J. Dobson
(6 videos, Leader’s Guide, Student Guide, Promo Packet with CD)

Tape 1 – Session #1 – Boys Will Be Boys
Session #2 – The Trouble With Boys
Tape 2 – Session #3 – Wound Spirits
Session #4 – Origins of Homosexuality
Tape 3 – Session #5 – Preventing Homosexuality
Session #6 – Routine Panic
Tape 4 – Session #7 –Questions from Parents & Grandparents, part 1
Session #8 – Men R Fools
Tape 5 – Session #9 – Boys R Fools, Too
Session #10 – Questions from Parents & Grandparents, part 2
Tape 6 – Session #11 – The Ultimate Priority

Video Series (cont’d) Speaker

(3) Building a Christian Family - $13 by K. Gangel
(2 videos; study guide)
* Marriage: What Did God Intend?
* What is a Family?
* How to Function Biblically in Today's Family
* The Lost Art of Discipline
* Family Breakdown: Threat to National Health
* An Agenda for Family Education in the Church

(1) Building a Healthy Self-Concept - $13 by Minirth & Meier
(3 tapes in series - l Hr. each; with manual)
* Basic Guidelines * Elementary School Years
* Conception to Age Three * Teenage Years
* Preschooler: Ages 3-6 * Experts in Special Helps

(1) Christian Counseling for Pastors and Laymen - $16 by Minirth & Meier
(4 tapes in series – 1 hr. each)
(1) Crisis Care – Hope for the Hurting by H.N. Wright
9 Tapes in series, various running times
Check out one video at a time, $5 for 10 days
1. People in Pain 6. Hope for the Hurting
2. Bridges Over Troubled Waters 7. Expect the Unexpected;
3. Trusting God; Heavenly Perspective Exploding the Myths
4. Patterns of Pain 8. Silence is Golden
5. Nuggets of Truth 9. The Rubber Meets the Road

(1) Coping with Anxiety - $13 by Minirth & Meier
(3 tapes in series - 1 hr. each; with manual)

(4) Divorce Care - 13 Videos (Student manuals sold separately - $4 each)
Check out 2 videos at a time - $5 for 10 days

Training Manual & Video - $5 For 10 Days
1. What's Happening To Me?
2. The Road To Healing/Finding Help
3. Facing Your Anger
4. Facing Your Depression
5. Facing Your Loneliness
6. What Does the Owner's Manual Say?
7. New Relationships Closer to God
8. Financial Survival
9. KidCare 1
10. KidCare 2
11. Forgiveness
12. Reconcillation
13. Moving On, Growing

(1) Educated Caregiver, The – $12 (3 videos) by Life View ResourcesVideo Series (cont’d) Speaker
New 5/04 (1) Face to Face ~ $10 Newlson/Word
(2 Videos, CD, Workbook, Facilitator’s Guide & Promo Kit)

Video Session 1: Men Raising the Standard, by Tony Evans
Video Session 2: Men of God’s Word, by Joseph Stowell
Video Session 3: Men Walking with God, by Crawford Loritts
Video Session 4: Men of Worship and Prayer, by Jack Hayford

(5) Facing Family Addictions in the 90's - $14 (4 videos) by Mark Laaser
(3) Facing Family Crisis in the 90's - $7 (2 videos) by Norm Wright

(1) Family Guide To Long Term Care, The by Life View Resources
($20 Set for 14 Days or $5 each for 10 Days)
1. Getting Started – 35 min.
2. Making the Right Choice – 50 min.
3. Staying Involved – 31 min.
4. Understanding Long Term Care Insurance – 21 min.
5. Understanding Legal Issues – 21 min.
6. Understanding Financial Planning – 27 min.

(1) Financial Freedom Series - 10 Videos by J. F. Sammons
($5 Per Video for 10 Days)

1. Financially Free / God’s Four Purposes for Money (109 min.)
2. False Financial Concepts / Wrong Ways to Riches (102 min.)
3. Serve God Rather than Money / Tithe: A Weekly Reminder (111 min.)
4. Keep Out of Debt / Live Within Your Income (98 min.)
5. Develop Sales Resistance / Hidden Traps of Swindlers (86 min.)
6. Get the Best Buy / An Effective Accounting System (86 min.)
7. Never Lend to Friends / Develop Full Potential of Your Home (99 min.)
8. Choose a Good Name / Principles of Praying for Money (113 min.)
9. Avoid Business Partnerships / Conquer Slothfulness (110 min.)
10. Listen to Your Wife / A Lasting Heritage (110 min.)

(4) Finding the Love of Your Life Neil Clark Warren
(8 Videos, Student Workbook, Leader’s Manual) Check out 2 at a time -- $5/10 days
1. Five Love Seeking Styles - 46 min.
2. Preparing Your Brain for Maximum Success - 37 min.
3. Spiritual and Emotional Health - 34 min.
4. Maximum Marital Power Emerges from Similarities - 43 min.
5. Passionate Love - 40 min.
6. Communication from your Innermost 39 min.
7. The Relationship of Conflict Management 38 min.
8. The Overwhelming Power of Lifetime Commitment 41 min.Video Series (cont’d) Speaker

(3) For Parents Only – Baucom/White
(4 videos, student workbook & Leader’s Guide all for $18 or $5 per video)
Tape 1 – Session 1 –The Model Parent (White)
Session 2 – The Power of Love (Baucom)
Tape 2 – Session 3 – Teen Stress Points (Baucom)
Session 4 – The Erosion of Trust (White)
Session 5 – Parent/Teen Communication (Baucom)
Tape 3 – Session 6 – Self-Image and Self-Esteem (Baucom)
Session 7 – Causes of Teen Depression and Suicide (Baucom)
Session 8 – Sexual Issues Facing Teens (White)
Session 9 – The Drug and Alcohol Crisis (Baucom)
Tape 4 – Session 10 – Defusing Anger in Your Home (White)
Session 11 – The Power of Labeling (Baucom)
Session 12 – Loving Your Prodigal Teen (White)

(2) Getting the Love You Want Harville Hendrix
(4 videos with accompanying manuals.)
Purchase set of booklets for $6.50, then check
out 1 video at a time $5 per video for 10 days.
Vol. #1 Romantic Love / Childhood & Selection Process
Vol. #2 The Power Struggle / Dialogue & Commitment
Vol. #3 Reimaging & Restructuring / Resolving Rage
Vol. #4 Re-romanticizing & Revisioning

(1) Getting Personal - Learning to Live with Yourself R & N Rockey
and Others - (5 Videos, 10 Sessions) $15 – 14 days/ $5 each – 10 days
Session #1 Rockey’s Puzzle
Session #2 How the Mind Works, Part 1
Session #3 How the Mind Works, Part 2
Session #4 Rite of Passage
Session #5 Life Span
Session #6 Principle Damages
Session #7 Inner Conflicts (continue on next page)
Session #8 Pain Expressed, Part 1
Session #9 Pain Expressed, Part 2
Session #10 The Healing Process

(3) Growing Kids - $13 Dr. R. Murdoch
(3 videos, 2 manuals) each session runs 50 minutes
1. Infancy & Childhood
2. Middle Childhood & Adolescence
3. Development of Character
4. Responsibility for Character Development
5. Discipline & Character
6. Choice Making & Character Development
Video Series (cont’d) Speaker

(1) Happiness is a Choice - $13 (3 videos) Minirth & Meier

(2) Hidden Keys to Loving Relationships - $20 Gary Smalley
(2 tapes, one manual)
Session #1 Recognize value your mate's differences - 50 Min.
Session #2 Four essential qualities every marriage needs to
survive, succeed, flourish - 45 Min.
Session #3 Overcoming the major destroyer of relationships - 40 Min.
Session #4 Using emotional word pictures to increase intimacy and
understanding - 38 Min.
Session #5 Becoming best friends with your family - 22 Min.
Session #6 Freedom from negative emotions, such as anger, worry
and hurt feelings - 30 Min.

(3) Hidden Keys to Successful Parenting - $20 Gary Smalley
(2 tapes, one manual)
Session #1 Discover what type of parent you are
Session #2 Discover your child's personality types
Session #3 Overcome the major destroyer of families-closed spirit
Session #4 Providing loving support
Session #5 Contracts - setting limits in a loving way
Session #6 Developing a close knit family
Session #7 Learn ten powerful ways to motivate your children
Session #8 Use the "salt" principle to encourage communication
Session #9 Using emotional word pictures to praise and correct children

(3) How to Be A Hero To Your Kids - $10 Josh McDowell
(1 Video & 2 Manuals)
Session #1 – A Hero’s Plan For Positive Parenting – 24 min.
Session #2 – Building Self Worth & Value In Your Child – 24 min.
Session #3 – Building Lovability & Signifiance In Your Child – 24 min.
Session #4 – Being A Hero Can Be Fun – 24 min.

New 7/04 (2) Human Sexuality - $20 for 14 Days Life Enrich Series
(5 Videos/Hand-Out For Programs)
Program #1 Breaking Bonds of Sexual Addiction
Program #2 Every Man’s Battle: Pornography
Program #3 Male Sexual Addiction
Program #4 Female Sexual Addiction
Program #5 Sexual Healing

(1) Hunger For Healing, A (12 Steps for Spiritual Growth )- $15 Keith Miller
(3 videos with a leader’s guide)
Program #1 An Underground Railroad to New Life – Introduction
Program #2 The Birth of Hope (Boundaries and Sponsors)
Program #3 A Step Toward Real Peace
Program #4 The Loner’s Nightmare
Program #5 A Basement Full of Dead Dogs
Program #6 Just Telling All-No Way!
Program #7 From Wing Flapping to Spiritual Flying
Program #8 The Doorway to Intimacy
Program #9 The Death of the Past
Program #10 The Magic of Intimacy, One Day at a Time
Program #11 New Approaches to Prayer and Meditation
Program #12 A Spiritual Awakening to the Rest of Your Life

(3) Hurried Family, The - $13 Tim Kimmel
(3 videos with manual)
Session #1 In Search of Peace and Quiet - 32 Min.
Session #2 The Lure of the Hurried Family - 31 Min.
Session #3 The Legacy of the 20th Century Family: Part l - 33 Min.
Session #4 The Legacy of the 20th Century Family: Part 2 - 32 Min.
Session #5 The Inner Needs of the Contented Family - 32 Min.
Session #6 The Season of the Family - 32 Min.
Session #7 Bringing Calm to the Hurried Home - 32 Min.
Session #8 When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough - 32 Min.
Session #9 Giving the Gift of Rest to Your Marriage - 34 Min.
Session #10 Giving the Gift of Rest to Your Children - 30 Min.

(1) Life Is No Picnic - $13 Lowery
2 Videos, Manual & Student’s Guide Master Pages
Session #1 Defining Stress
Session #2 How Personalities Respond To Stress
Session #3 Destructive Things People Do To Cope
Session #4 Constructively Reducing Stress
Session #5 Slowing Life Down
Session #6 Dealing With Baggage Of The Past
Session #7 Practicing Contentment
Session #8 Staying On Course
Session #9 Adjusting Expectations To Reality
Session #10 Starting New Habits and Thinking Patterns
Session #11 Accepting Yourself as God Created You
Session #12 Living By Faith

(2) Love Takes Time Marriage Seminar - $20 Corwins
Videos and manual - 3 sets
(Andrews University / Arizona / Colorado)
Session #1 Evaluation/Acceptance/Understanding Your Temperament
Session #2 Spiritual Intimacy/For Women Only: His Needs
Session #3 Finances/For Men Only-Her Needs/Date Your Mate/Adultery
Session #4 Communication/How To Have A Good Fight/Anger & Marriage
Session #5 Stress & Depression/Women's Hormones/Sex/Appreciation

(2) Making Love Work Dr. B. DeAngelis
$20 for 14 days or $5 per video for 10 days
3 videos, 5 audios, 2 manuals

(1) Man in the Mirror, The - $13 Patrick Morley
2 videos, one manual
Program #1 Rat Race Program #5 Decision Making
Program #2 Wives Program #6 Purpose
Program #3 Children Program #7 Identity
Program #4 Money Program #8 Accountability

(1) Margin-Prescription for the Pain of Overloaded Lives - $15 Richard Swenson
2 videos, one study guide
Program #1 All Stressed Out and No Place to Go
Program #2 Finding Time for What Matters the Most
Program #3 Prescription for Hurried Lives
Program #4 Charging Your Batteries
Program #5 Rebuilding Emotional Health
Program #6 Enhancing Your Physical Energy
Program #7 Living Within Your Harvest
Program #8 Margin and the Sovereignty of God

(2) Marriage/Sex/Family - $13 (3 videos) Dr. J. Barnes

New 10/03 (1) Measure of a Man, The (4 Videos or DVD or CD-$20) Gene A. Getz
Or free with purchase of workbook - $15
(Men Mentoring Men)

(1) Measure of Spiritual Maturity - $15 Dr. G. Getz
(4 videos, 1 manual)

(1) Ordinary Day with Jesus, An (Experiencing The Reality of God in Your Everyday Life) - $13 ORTBerg/Barton
(1 video, 1 DVD Power Point, Lg & Participant’s Guide –each session 50 min.)
1. Living In Jesus’ Name
2. Everyday Relationships
3. Word
4. Leadings
5. Solitude
6. Spiritual Pathways
7. Pace of Life
8. Making the Ordinary Extraordinary

(3) Parenting: An Attitude of the Heart - $15 R. Campbell
5 videos, 1 manual
Session # 1 Improving Your Attitude - 21 Min.
Session # 2 How to Love Your Child - 21 Min.
Session # 3 The Secret To Discipline - 22 Min.
Session # 4 Why Values Are Important - 20 Min.
Session # 5 Life As A Missionary: A Son Remembers - 19 Min.

(1) Path, The - $13 (3 videos, 1 workbook) Laurie Beth Jones
#1 Mission Statements – 40 Min.
#2 Forming A Sense of Mission – 35 Min.
#3 The Formula For Your Mission Statement – 25 Min.
(3) Roots to Grow, Wings to Fly - $20 Bob Kraning
2 videos, one manual
Excellent series for parents of all children's age groups

(1) Search, The (10 videos, study guides) Adventist Media
$5 for 2 videos for 10 days, study guides $3 Center
Tape 1 - The Search for Immortality / The Search for Truth
Tape 2 - The Search for Freedom / The Search for A Liberator
Tape 3 - The Search for Hope / The Search for The New World
Tape 4 - The Search for Life in Outer Space / The Search for Power
Tape 5 - The Search for a Hero / The Search for Justice
Tape 6 - The Search for Tranquility / The Search for Loyalty
Tape 7 - The Search for the Best / The Search for Commitment
Tape 8 - The Search for the Afterlife / The Search for Innocence
Tape 9 - The Search for Community / The Search for Better Health
Tape 10 - The Search for Allegiance / The Search for Authenticity

(2) So You’re Getting Married Wright
8 videos; $5 per video for 10 days
Tape 1 Reasons Why We Marry
Tape 2 Reasons Why You Marry/Commitment
Tape 3 Keeping Your Marriage Vibrant
What Makes Marriage Last?
Tape 4 Marriage Is a Refining Process/Intimacy
Tape 5 Communication – Part I/Communication – Part II
Tape 6 Money and Finance – Part I/Money and Finance – Part II
Tape 7 Sex – Part I/Sex – Part II
Tape 8 Before You Say “I DO” the Second Time Around

(3) Successful Single Parenting - $20 G. Richmond
2 videos, 1 manual

(2) Teammates - $10 - 3 videos, 1 manual Cook

(2) Triumphant Marriage, The - Neil Clark Warren
8 Videos, Student Workbook, Leader’s Manual
Learning To Live With The Love of Your Life - $1
Check out 2 videos at a time -- $5 for 10 days
1. Great Marriages are all About Love Between Two People - 27 min.
2. Get Healthy! - 38 min.
3. Dream a Big Dream! - 37 min.
4. Become Masterful at Marital Communication - 38 min.
5. Conflict Makes Great Marriages Possible - 46 min.
6. How to Have Positive Chemistry and Great Sex! - 36 min.
7. The Art of Building Spiritual Depth - 40 min.
8. Commitment and Trust - 36 min.

(1) Understanding Your Anger Series - $13 Les Carter/Minrith
(2 Anger Workshop Videos and The Anger Workbook)
Session #1 ~ What Is Anger
Session #2 ~ Managing Your Anger
Session #3 ~ Why Can’t You Just Love Me
Session #4 ~ Feeling Controlled Causes Anger
Session #5 ~ Myths That Perpetuate Anger
Session #6 ~ Self-Inflicted Anger
Session #7 ~ How Pride Influences Anger
Session #8 ~ Fear’s Effect on Anger
Session #9 ~ Loneliness Creates Anger
Session #10 ~ Anger Reflects Inferiority Feelings
Session #11 ~ Managing a Child’s Anger
Session #12 ~ Why Anger Lingers / Being Accountable

(1) Victory, The - $5 per video for 10 days Wright
(8 videos, Leader’s Guide)
Tape A - Introduction: “Start Your Engines” 10 min.
Session #1 “Answers to Anger” – 26 min.
Tape B - Session #2 “Stress & Burnout” – 26 min.
Session #3 “Winning Over Worry & Fear” – 26 min.
Tape C - Session #4 ”Trauma & Extreme Crisis”
Tape D - Session #5 “Death & Grief, Part 1”
Session #6 “Death & Grief, Part 2”
Tape E - Session #7 “Marriage In Crisis”
Session #8 “The Crisis of Divorce”
Tape F - Session #9 “Basics of Caregiving”
Tape G - Session #10 “Children in Crisis”
Session #11 “Transitions of Life”
Tape H -Session #12 – Case Studies
Part 1 – 4 Sample Case Studies
Part 2 – 4 Sample Case Studies

(1) Where There's a Will, There's an A - $10 (2 videos) Olney
How to Get Better Grades in College

New 5/04 (1) Wild at Heart (A Band of Brothers) ~ $20 Eldredge
(4 Videos, book, workbook Facilitator’s Guide & Promo Kit)
Video 1 ~ Part 1: The Heart of a Man
Part 2: The Poser
Part 3: The Wound
Video 2 ~ Part 4: Healing The Wound
Part 5: A Battle To Fight
Part 6: An Adventure To Live
Video 3 ~ Part 7: A Beauty To Rescue
Part 8: A Band of Brothers
Video 4 ~ Promotional Messages with John Eldredge

(1) Your Personality Tree - $15 Littauer
(2 videos, 1 Book, 1 Study Guide)
Session #1 The Pattern of Your Personality
Session #2 Your Strengths and Weaknesses
Session #3 How To Get Along with Others
Session #4 Your Emotional Needs
Session #5 The Mask You May Be Hiding Behind
Session #6 How To Understand Your Children and Grandchildren
Session #7 The Roots of Your Personality Tree
Session #8 The Value of Encouragement

Healthy Sexuality Video Series
I. SEXUAL FOUNDATIONS
Redeeming Sexuality: Recovering god’s Plan for Our Lives
The Seven Desires: The Roots of Healthy Relationships
God’s Great Idea: Toward a Theology of Sexuality
Healthy (vs. Unhealthy) Sexual Development
Male and Female: Understanding Gender & Sexual Response
Passionate Intimacy: Sexual Response During Love Making
II. SEXUAL ENRICHMENT
Sexuality: A Biblical Perspective
The Spirit of the Act: “Having Sex” or “Making Love”?
Sexual Biology & Good Health
Battling Disorders of Desire
Sex After 40: Menopause and Aging
Sexual Healing: Breaking Free from Guilt, Shame & the Past
III. SEXUAL CHALLENGES
Sex Education: Talking to Kids About Sex
Teens & Sex: Taming the Drive
Single Sexuality
Infertility: When the Nest Is Empty
Maintaining Sexual Purity: Attraction and Boundaries
Sexual Harassment/Boundary Violations
IV. SEXUAL BROKENNESS
Sexual Dysfunction: Restoring Pleasure to Your Relationship
Every Man’s Battle: Pornography in Every Day Life
Infidelity: Another “You” in the Marriage
Sexual Abuse/Rape/Sexual Assault
Male Sexual Addiction
Female Sexual Addiction
V. CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
Restoring Marital Intimacy: After the Affair
Abortion: Finding New Life Among the Controversy & Confusion
Homosexuality: What We Know from the Bible
Homosexuality: The Healing Journey & Personal Stories of Redemption
Facing AIDS and Other STDS
Sex Offenders: Challenges and Recovery Issues

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