IPHC Men's Ministries Mission/Purpose

Mission & Purpose

Together, we will help present every man with a credible offer of the Gospel, encourage them to pursue God, and equip them for spiritual service in the home, church, workplace, community, and world.

A. To identify and equip at least one man in every willing Pentecostal Holiness Church who wants to build a disciple-making ministry to men by the year 2010.
B. Additionally, (1) that there is a men’s ministry group in every Church, (2) that these groups will reach out to all men in their church and community, (3) that every man will be trained and motivated “To offer Christ, and (4) to make disciples of all men!

To provide masculine Christian fellowship;
To inspire, teach, and equip Pentecostal Holiness men to become involved in lifestyle evangelism;
To create for Pentecostal Holiness men the opportunity to serve by challenging, training, and involving them in their gifted ministries under the leadership of the pastor;
To challenge Pentecostal Holiness men to organize and support activities for boys through Royal Rangers;
To challenge Pentecostal Holiness men to sponsor and participate in new church planting;
To organize the Men of Action ministry at the general, conference and local levels to reach out to the local church, community, nation, and world in times of crises, disaster, and need.

The chart below shows the support flow from the General Superintendent to the local chapter president. The 2008 goals for Men’s Ministries are listed. Conference directors and local chapter president’s are encouraged to factor these goals into their 2008 planning and activities.

Men’s Ministries

A.Promote and implement the vision of “Empowering Men” through the utilization of the Empowering Men Training Men Series.
B. Keep the mandate of “Discipling Men” as the major focus of Men’s Ministries.
C. Promote distribution of the Resource Informational Manual (RIM).
D. Encourage each conference to host an annual men’s event.
E. Conduct eight (8) Greater Yes Conferences.
F. Promote and support the establishment of Men’s Ministries Internationally.
G. Increase the number of local chapters to 1,200 in U.S. and 700 overseas.
H. Encourage conference directors to attend the NCMM Spring Conference (April 2008).
I. Continue to connect IPHC Men’s Ministries with servant ministries.
J. Continue with translation of Men’s Ministries resources in Spanish.
K. Enlist 100 “Ministry Partners” who will commit to prayer and financial support for Men’s Ministries.

DRUSA

A. Promote and train Disaster Relief Teams in each conference.
B. Conduct an annual training for conference DRUSA coordinators.
C. Provide regular updates to conference DRUSA coordinators during times of disasters.
D. Promote the emphasis month for DRUSA.

ROYAL RANGERS

A. Promote and conduct the “Bridging Our Ministries II” conference in Falcon, North Carolina.
B. Encourage and support the establishment of Royal Rangers outpost in each church.
C. Promote the Royal Rangers Sponsorship Program.
D. Become more intentional in building a strong working relationship between Men’s Ministries and Royal Rangers.

PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

A. Work closely with Women’s Ministries in promoting and implementing Pastor Appreciation Day.
B. Produce a monthly Men’s Ministries electronic newsletter.
C. Provide regular updates to conference Men’s Ministries directors.
D. Provide regular updates and reports to Bishop James Leggett.