No Man Left Behind: How to Build and Sustain a Thriving Disciple-making Ministry for Every Man in Your Church - Softcover

Morley; Patrick; Delk; David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802475493 ISBN 13: 9780802475497

Publisher: Moody Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

The Daughters of the Faith series has been a great success for Moody so far with 120,000 copies sold. Courage to Run is the most successful, with sales of 39,000. Tinker's Daughter is the next highest, at more than 19,000. They are all continuing to grow.
    
There are a few elements of this series that separate it from many other children's book biographies. First, these books are about little girls. They are not biographies of the entire life of these characters- these are stories about girls who made a difference while they were still young. This enables the young girl readers to relate to the characters more than they would if these characters had to wait until they were thirty or forty before doing anything significant.

Second, these stories are faith journeys. Wendy gets inside the minds of these girls in order to portray their struggles to make God an active part of their lives.

In 1761, Phillis Wheatley was a little girl of seven or eight years old when she was captured in Gambia and brought to America as a slave. But she didn't let her circumstances keep her down. She learned to read and write in English and Latin, and showed a natural gift for poetry. By the time she was twelve, her elegy at the death of the great pastor George Whitefield brought her worldwide acclaim. Phillis became known to heads of state, including George Washington himself, speaking out for American independence and the end of slavery. She became the first African American to publish a book, and her writings would eventual

About this title

About the Author

PATRICK MORLEY founded Man in the Mirror in 1991, a ministry that has helped 35,000 churches impact the lives of twelve million men worldwide. Their vision is "for every church to disciple every man". He is the author of Man in the Mirror which was selected as one of the hundred most influential Christian books of the twentieth century. Patrick has written twenty books, 750 articles, has appeared on several hundred radio and television programs, and has a daily one minute radio program on 700 stations. He graduated from the University of Central Florida as well as Reformed Theological Seminary. He has earned a Ph.D. in management, completed through postgraduate studies at the Harvard Business School and Oxford University. He lives in Winter Park, Florida, with his wife, Patsy. His ministry websites are www.maninthemirror.org and www.PatrickMorley.com.

DAVID DELK joined Man in the Mirror in 1994, and now serves as the President and Co-CEO. He speaks and consults across the country for Man in the Mirror. He has a great talent for helping people remember truths from God's Word. His use of humor, illustrations and unique visual aids help men apply Biblical principles to life. David is the author or co-author of five books, including The Marriage Prayer, No Man Left Behind, and The Dad in the Mirror. David has served as President of the National Coalition of Ministries to Men, and as a visiting lecturer in Biblical Studies at Reformed Theological Seminary. He lives in Orlando, FL with his wife, Ruthie. They have three grown children.

BRETT CLEMMER (B.S. Tufts University) is Vice President of Man in the Mirror. He acts as emcee and has served as a special speaker for the Friday morning Man in the Mirror Bible Study. He is the co-author of No Man Left Behind. Brett and his wife, Kimberly, live in Casselberry, Florida and have two children.

From the Back Cover

You’ve got men, you’ve got a church. Add a testimony, some pancakes, a prayer, and—poof!—a men’s ministry. Right?

A spiritual reformation of society starts with a spiritual reformation of men. But making disciples—men who are walking with Christ, living like Christ, and working for Christ—is hard.

If you’ve been struggling to get traction with men, No Man Left Behind can revolutionize your efforts. Drawing upon thirty years of research and work with more than 2,500 churches, the authors offer a proven strategy that will help you disciple every man in your church. Find out how to:

   * Shift your paradigm from a men’s ministry to a ministry to all your men.
   * Identify the unwritten “man code” that your church conveys to every guy who walks in the door.
   * Ensure long-term success by recruiting allies who will work with you to make disciples.
   * Develop a concrete, seamless process to help men who don’t know Christ become passionate disciples.

You can reach men.
You can get them to grow closer to Christ.
They can help you change the world.
This book will show you how.

From the Inside Flap

Many, if not most, of our cultural problems—divorce, abortion, juvenile crime, fatherlessness—can be traced back to the failure of a man. Ironically, it’s a man who got up in the morning hoping to succeed.

When you help men develop their roots, you’ll find more and more men move beyond being involved in your ministry for what they can get. You’ll have men who want to help other men experience what God has done for them.

There are no “Five Easy Steps to an Effective Men’s Ministry.” There aren’t even five hard steps. It just doesn’t work that way. We explain “why” and “how” to disciple men, but we don’t specify exactly what you should do. Instead, we will help you plan your own concrete next steps according to the culture and needs of your church.

This is our life’s work. Helping church leaders disciple men is what we do. We have the privilege of waking up every day focused on how to disciple men in the church—your church. We will be honored if God uses this book to make your efforts more effective and your path a little easier.

—From No Man Left Behind

Edition details

• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802475493
• ISBN 13: 9780802475497
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224