United Methodest Men
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- Written by Lee Mount
United Methodist Men
BE DOERS OF THE WORD AND NOT JUST HEARERS ONLY
PURPOSE
United Methodist Men shall be a creative supportive fellowship of men who seek to know Jesus Christ, to grow spiritually and to seek his daily will. Our primary purpose is to declare the centrality of Christ in the lives of men and in all their relationships.
To encourage knowledge of and support for the total mission of the United Methodist Church. |
To engage in evangelism by sharing the fullness of the gospel in its personal and social dimensions. |
To clarify and speak to the identity and role of the man in contemporary society. |
To seek commitment to discipleship. |
To study and become familiar with The United Methodist Church, its organization, doctrines and beliefs. |
To cooperate with all units of United Methodist Men in obtaining these objectives through district, conference, jurisdiction, and church-wide goals. |
MEMBERSHIP
Men seeking membership in a local United Methodist Men's Fellowship shall subscribe to the "Purpose" of United Methodist Men and to these personal objectives:
Engage daily in Bible study and prayer. |
Bear witness to Christ's way in daily work and in all personal contacts through words and actions. |
Engage in some definite Christian service |
The Book of Discipline, United Methodist Church |
FRIENDS- UMMen building one another |
FOLLOWERS- UMMen practicing the basic spiritual disciplines |
FISHERMEN- UMMen living thier faith and radiating Christ's love to others |
SERVANT LEADERS: "If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all" Mark 9:35 |
