Think about the five men you spend the most time with. Now look in the mirror. You’re more alike than you think, and it isn’t a coincidence.
Researchers Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler examined the data set from the Framingham Heart Study to determine what influenced better health.
They discovered that if a man has a friend who becomes obese, there's a 45% chance the man will also become obese. If a friend of your friend becomes obese, there's a 20% chance you will also.
Someone you don't even know can affect your life.
That's why the Holy Spirit led the Early Church to meet together often. To be in prayer together often. Many of them shared all their resources. They were bonded in heart and spirit.
You need a bond of brothers. It starts with a band of brothers. Meeting together often for motivation, health, and strength.
How do men do that? We've helped thousands of men do it. Here's the resource:
The "CMN Launch Kit" includes a Momentum Guide that will help you launch a ministry to men in your church or group effectively and successfully.
The books and resources to disciple men and start a group are here.
Daily devotion to God undergirds successful decisions. The more of God’s Word you have in you, the better the foundation for making the right decisions.
The book Strong Men in Tough Times will undergird your life; you can get it here.
Decide today to connect with a group of men.
Rob owns a restaurant. Every Tuesday morning, before the doors open, he leads a group of men around his tables. He didn’t belong to a group, so he started one. They pray, they talk, and they lean on each other. It’s just one hour a week, and for these men, it’s a game-changer.
Bobby, leads a group every Saturday morning ... in the back of a cafe. He reads aloud from CMN books and then leads a discussion. Simple, highly effective.
Most CMN leaders lead men to go through the books and workbooks alone, then come to a meeting to discuss the questions at the end of each lesson. 12 lessons, one book done. Next book.....
Men who make disciplined decisions one after another—abiding in the Word, doing God’s will, loving others, staying connected—build within themselves a deeply rooted, godly character that overcomes outward circumstances and defeats anxiety. Those men are successful in life.
You can be that man. Make the decision. Then start.
