United Methodist Men

2. Individual and group strategies form the foundation of UM Men ministry:
     a. Enhance Evaneglism, Mission, and Spiritual Life (EMS), as men become servant      leaders.
     b. Advocate programs that train men within local churches to promote specific ministries including prayer, missions, stewardship, and Civic/Youth Serving Ministries.
     c. Forge pastoral partnerships by men committed to the effective support and service of clergy and local congregations.
    d. Enhance organizational strength by effective leadership, resources, membership growth, and financial accountability. 
     e. Assist men in their ever-changing relationships, roles and responsibilities in their family setting, workplace, and society.
     f. Understand the organization, doctrines, and beliefs of The United Methodist Church.
    g. Fulfill the membership vows through commitment to prayer, presence, gifts, and service in congregational life.
     h. Fulfill the Great Commission with and through The United Methodist Church as one part of the Body of Christ.

 

3. To provide support services to promote the ministry and growth of United Methodist Men:
     a. Provide specific and optional models for men in the local church, district, annual conference, and jurisdiction;
     b. Maintain effective communications and cooperation with the National Association of Conference Presidents of United Methodist Men and other national organizations representing the central conferences and other worldwide Methodist liaisons;
     c. Promote the chartering and annual recertification of local church men’s units (#256) with the General Commission on United Methodist Men.

4. To provide resources that assist men in their growing relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and his church.
     a. Programs of Evangelism that are geared to men’s needs in cooperation with all areas of the Church dealing with the area of evangelism that model; to men that witness is an integral part of daily life in the workplace, the community, the parish, and the home;
     b. Programs of Mission in cooperation with all areas of the Church dealing with missional opportunities enabling men for outreach and service as an integral part of their Christian discipleship;
     c. Programs of Spiritual Life in cooperation with areas of faith development will assist men to realize that witness and outreach, with mission and ministry become extensions of their faith development ane their personal relationship to God through Jesus Christ;
     d. Programs of stewardship in cooperation with the area of stewardship that will lead men to an understanding of their responsibility as stewards of God’s creation and personal stewardship, of time, talent, money, and prayer;
      e. Programs that affirm the role of men in their family situations;
     f. To advocate, research, and develop programs for The United Methodist Church to minister to and through men; 
     g. Program partnership with The Upper Room in the Living Prayer Cent er ministry including, support for WATS telephone service and promotion. At all levels of the United Methodist Men’s network there shall be prayer advocates; There shall be a program in partnership with local churches called Moving United Methodists to assist United Methodist members moving from one congregation to another (see #235).