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Old and New Testament images of masculinity

Moses,(one of the best educated men in the Old Testament) combined that education with authentic spirituality to lead the children of Israel.
Paul, one of the best trained men in the New Testament, combined his training with authentic spirituality to reach, first the Jews, and then the gentiles,
They led because of an internal conviction and a deep, abiding concern for people.
We are one weird group. We have moved away from the farm, away from hunting, away from working together, away from the family network. Now we live in cities where work has been redefined and our families are breaking down. The local church needs to become the small town - a cohesive family unit
There are no long-term relationships. People slip from church to church. We move from friendship to friendship. We have different friends at different times or stages in life.
Bill Bright said that every where the gospel has made a measurable societal impact, crime rates are own, teen pregnancy is down, and divorce rates are down. Society is impacted through a successful local church.
Human beings are nurtured through a series of relationships not through information or different ideas or reading a book or attending conferences. It happens only though the family. And where there is no functioning, family it must happen through the church.
Local church is essential in restoring moral values in a society moving in a direction opposed to the will of God. The local church is in the business of transforming people through the Word of God; radical transformation. Men's ministry must be in the business of building strong local churches. The purpose of men's ministry is to grow strong healthy churches.

Notes from a keynote address given by Pastor Ted Haggard (President, National Association of Evangelicals) to the NCMM