Husbands & Dads

One of things that several of our Elders have mentioned recently is a growing desire to focus more attention and resources toward the development of husbands and dads in our church family, and to make outreach to men a priority in our efforts to impact our community. After all, if a church succeeds in drawing children to Jesus, they've done a great thing even though they may or may not succeed in drawing their parents. If a church connects a mom/wife to Christ, they've done a great thing and will likely draw in her children as well, though they may or may not succeed in reaching her husband. But if a church can get a husband/dad excited about knowing God and experiencing his grace, they've not only done a great thing but will usually impact his wife and his children as well.

I'm not really sure what this will look like, and I know we're committed to "doing a few things with excellence rather than many things with mediocrity." Our recently expanded Elder Team is just beginning to work through some important foundational issues as we seek God's guidance for Hope together. But it'll be fun to see how this growing passion becomes part of God's design for our church family.

In the meantime, this week someone pointed me over to the Husbands and Dads web site. I've had fun beginning to poke around in some of the articles and features. It's always neat to discover new resources.