KINGDOM SERVICE

All men who have given their lives to Christ have potential for service in the Kingdom. We want to see men realise this potential.

Scottish Christian Men's Ministry seeks to raise the standard for viable men's ministry within our churches, and we help by providing and hosting teaching, training and evangelism events.

We aim to equip and train men to understand how to minister to men in the male context. The ultimate goal is to challenge men to become godly fathers, godly supporters of their churches and servants of the Lord Jesus Christ.

With very few men believing that they are spiritual leaders in their homes, we believe there must be an emphasis on becoming spiriual leaders in our homes and families. This emphasis shifts the pendulum from what our general and more traditional approach to men's ministry has been, from only getting men involved in ministry activities to challenging men to become the spiritual leaders in their homes and churches. To do this, it is important that men be engaged in a lifetime of dicipleship, development and training.

The sad fact is that very few men, including some church leaders, have had effective discipling by men who were fully discipled themselves.

FUTURE VISION

It is also intended that, in time, we will equip, motivate and challenge men who are fathers to improve their fathering skills and become godly fathers. Most family problems come from father failure, and may be neutralized by strong paternal leadership.

Unfortunately, in Britain since the 1900's fathers have been emotionally focused on the marketplace instead of the home.

While men have become very competent businessmen, many have made terrible fathers. With two-income families now the norm rather than the exception, children do not receive the character training and role modelling they need.

For these reasons it is crucial that Scottish Men's Ministry also has a focus on the development of fathering. This, as much as any other issue, requires immediate attention and is embedded in the philosophy of this ministry.