IN THE HEART OF MAN there is rooted a divinely inspired purpose. The ultimate expression of this purpose is found in strong, loving relationship with God and others. At the heart of a man's being resides all of the potential for mature love and the fulfillment of hopes and dreams which emanate from the very core of God's being. We know this. However, oftentimes our lives fail to truly reflect the reality for which we were created.

As men, we see this dilemma exposed in our relationships with our wives, children, family members, fellow workers, and among friends. Dreams have died. Relationships aren't what they could be. All the while we continue our ascent upward, looking for success, sometimes finding it, many times not. The world offers its rendition of fulfillment through financial success, sexual pleasures, self-centeredness, and a vague idea of the good life. We are enticed.

Yet, for the follower of God, this offering is ultimately without satisfaction. We know this because we try it and it fails us. Many men today are led down a path of sexual addiction, isolation from the ones they love, lost in a numbness that has the heart in a vice grip. Anger and rage flow like a current just under the facade of peace, and once in a while, or maybe often, it explodes to the surface causing havoc and destruction. Others merely exist in a lethargic boredom, dead to most feelings and wholly unfamiliar with the concept of a vibrant life.


What is going on?

One of the greatest challenges we face as men today is standing in the strength of what it means to be a man. The fact is most of us did not have the kind of fathers that knew how to initiate their sons into manhood. The consequence is generations of tentative men. Men that are hungry for something they don't even know how to define. At the core, it's a connection with who they were meant to be.

Men, among men, revealing the image of God. This is a societal problem that will only increase as the years go by, unless men come into their own and begin to bless their sons with the strength and wisdom inherent to healthy, spiritual fathers.

What is going on inside of me?

Many men don't even know how to identify the state of their own soul. Yet, if we become still long enough, oftentimes we begin to hear the voices of sadness, anger, fear, hate, shame, and this frightens us. So, we go back to the task of doing, ignore the heart, and continue in isolation from those that love us the most. We are fearful of being known, because we wonder whether we really have what it takes, or if we are enough. Or worse yet, who would love us if they really knew us?

Is it possible that behind your deepest weakness and brokenness is found your deepest gift? What if behind the addictions, the rage, the lethargy, the performance, or whatever your story is, what if behind that is found the essence of who you are and the ultimate plan of God to express a vibrant and passionate life in and through you? What if that is where the strong and powerful man you want to be is found? Or, the man that knows and gives love without fear? For, it is in our weakness that God grants us his strength to be the men he has called us to be.

Some of us struggle in our relationship with God. Is it possible that the foundation of the struggle is that we have never faced ourselves? How can we let God see us for who we are, if we won't do it ourselves? In reality, this is where we come to know God. When we open up and take an honest look at who we are. There we meet God. His face to our true face. Not the mixture of masks that hide us from God and those around us. But the authentic truth about us. This is our hope. To see ourselves for who we really are. To stand before God and others and say, this is me. In this space we can finally discover the love of God that may seem like a mystery to us.

What is the purpose of this particular men's weekend?

This is a weekend for men who want to work on their souls. For those who are ready to fully engage and get to the heart of things. It is a sacred time to push through fears in order to discover that we are enough. That we have what it takes to fulfill our destiny.

During the weekend we create a safe environment for men to meet together with mutual respect and confidentiality. In this context men experience support from brothers that will bless and encourage each other in their journey toward being strengthened with Christ's presence in their inner man.


What is required of you?

To engage fully in what might be a difficult task of looking at those things that hinder you from experiencing God's purpose for you as a man. Are you willing to look at what is not working for you? Are you willing to take a hard look at yourself?

If these questions elicit a longing within you to take a step into the unknown and take the risk of growth, then this weekend might be for you. Can we guarantee that your life will be changed? No. What we offer is an opportunity for a man to take charge of his own growth and help him to find a way that will take him where he needs to go.

We believe that Jesus Christ came to our world to bring us into His world, where the Father resides. For many of us, our earthly fathers did not know how to model this relationship between our Heavenly Father and His Son. The good news is that Christ comes by His Spirit to enliven our spirits and restore us to the Father who knows us inside and out. He is the One that longs for us to know Him intimately. In His presence we are blessed with power to be transformed and rooted in His image. For men, this image is the truest expression of what it means to be a man. It is our inheritance, our privilege. Let us embrace it with courage.

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