| Introduction | p. 9 |
| Get Started | p. 11 |
| Why Men's Ministry? It's All About Relationships | p. 12 |
| What Is Men's Ministry? | p. 13 |
| Problems With Men's Ministry | p. 14 |
| Why Every Church Needs a Thriving Ministry to Men | p. 17 |
| Doing Ministry With a Purpose | p. 19 |
| Developing a Philosophy of Ministry | p. 20 |
| Make the Philosophy Practical | p. 25 |
| Toolbox | |
| Men's Ministry Start-Up Timeline | p. 33 |
| Leadership Team: Winning the Battle to Find Great Leaders | p. 34 |
| Building a Team of Leaders | p. 35 |
| Twelve Steps to Developing Your Team | p. 36 |
| Toolbox | |
| Sample Job Descriptions | |
| Oversight Leader | p. 52 |
| Events Coordinator/Team Leader | p. 53 |
| Communication Coordinator/Team Leader | p. 54 |
| Connecting Coordinator/Team Leader | p. 55 |
| Outreach/Service Project Coordinator/Team Leader | p. 56 |
| Online Spiritual Gift Assessments | p. 57 |
| Online Personal Style Assessments | p. 57 |
| Men's Ministry Questionnaire | p. 58 |
| Men's Ministry Questionnaire--Follow-Up Script | p. 60 |
| Get Men in the Door | p. 61 |
| Entry Points: More Than a Pancake Breakfast | p. 62 |
| Goals of Entry-Level Events | p. 63 |
| Six Issues When Planning Men's Events | p. 68 |
| Five Lessons to Live By | p. 72 |
| Visible Ministry Leads to Invisible Ministry | p. 79 |
| Toolbox | |
| The Process of Building Ministry to Men | p. 84 |
| Providing a Variety of Entry Points | p. 85 |
| Men's Ministry Evaluation | p. 86 |
| Guys Movie Nights: No Girls Allowed | p. 88 |
| Does a "Guys Movie Night" Belong in Your Men's Ministry? | p. 89 |
| Launching a Guys Movie Night | p. 90 |
| The Movies | |
| The Sixth Sense | p. 96 |
| Galaxy Quest | p. 96 |
| Groundhog Day | p. 97 |
| The Emperor's Club | p. 97 |
| Mr. Holland's Opus | p. 98 |
| October Sky | p. 98 |
| Life Is Beautiful | p. 99 |
| Quiz Show | p. 99 |
| Remember the Titans | p. 100 |
| Kramer vs. Kramer | p. 100 |
| The Apostle | p. 101 |
| The Truman Show | p. 101 |
| Chocolat | p. 102 |
| Signs | p. 102 |
| A Man for All Seasons | p. 103 |
| The Mosquito Coast | p. 103 |
| City Slickers | p. 104 |
| Chariots of Fire | p. 104 |
| Hoosiers | p. 105 |
| The Family Man | p. 105 |
| Les Miserables | p. 106 |
| Toolbox | |
| Movies to Never, Ever Show at a Guys Movie Night | p. 107 |
| Thirty Quick Picks: Movies Worth a Look | p. 108 |
| Get Men to Care About Each Other | p. 109 |
| Relationship Building: Beyond "I'm Fine, How Are You?" | p. 110 |
| Up Close and Personal | p. 111 |
| The Father Vacuum | p. 112 |
| Wading Into the Deep Waters of Relationship | p. 113 |
| Filling the Vacuum | p. 113 |
| Surrendering the Scars | p. 114 |
| Receiving and Imparting the Blessing | p. 115 |
| Practicing See-Through Christianity | p. 117 |
| Caring Enough to Confront | p. 120 |
| Making Time to Connect | p. 122 |
| The Final Word | p. 123 |
| Bible Studies: Into the Word and Each Other's Lives | p. 126 |
| How to Use These Studies | p. 127 |
| Preparing to Lead a Group Session | p. 128 |
| Getting a Handle on the Format | p. 128 |
| Ten Ready-to-Go Bible Studies | |
| Uniting Through Shared Experience | p. 131 |
| Committing to Listening | p. 134 |
| Risking "Realness" | p. 137 |
| Dreaming of the Future | p. 141 |
| Wanting to Be Settled | p. 144 |
| Living in the Power of Blessedness | p. 147 |
| Just "Being"...With the Lord | p. 151 |
| Succeeding...or Failing? | p. 155 |
| Seeking Contentment...or Engineering Life? | p. 159 |
| Feeling Tempted Again? Sexual Purity | p. 162 |
| Toolbox | |
| Prayer Record | p. 166 |
| Index of Scripture for Bible Studies | p. 167 |
| Retreats: Boys Just Want to Have Fun | p. 168 |
| Five Stages of Building a Successful Retreat | |
| Preparation | p. 171 |
| Planning | p. 175 |
| Promotion | p. 181 |
| Production | p. 183 |
| Postmortem | p. 184 |
| Toolbox | |
| Sample Retreat Schedule | p. 187 |
| Christian Speaker Resources | p. 188 |
| Men's Ministry Organizations | p. 190 |
| Building a Retreat Budget | p. 192 |
| Men's Retreat Promotion Timeline | p. 193 |
| Retreat Follow-Up Survey | p. 195 |
| Get Men to Reach Out | p. 197 |
| Outreach: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone | p. 198 |
| What Is Outreach? | p. 199 |
| Ten Key Values for Men's Outreach | p. 201 |
| Training and Equipping for Outreach | p. 206 |
| Nineteen Steps to a Life-Changing Outreach Event | p. 206 |
| Challenge | p. 218 |
| Toolbox | |
| Outreach Event Timeline | p. 220 |
| Five Criteria for Connecting With Community Outreach Partners | p. 221 |
| Ongoing Outreach Ideas | p. 222 |
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