Men's Ministry

Equipping, Encouraging, & Empowering  

“Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” – Matthew 5:16

We have an active group of men at EBC who partner together in the Men’s Ministry group to fulfill ministry opportunities and promote fellowship among the men and boys in our church and community.

We are most diligent in seeking out needs within the church or in the community that otherwise may not be fulfilled. We raise monies to fund these ministries through golf tournaments, gospel singings, and other fundraisers. All of the monies collected are then used to purchase food for the Men’s Ministry food pantry, provide assistance for those in need, and offset the cost for boys to attend RA Camp in the summer.

We are also concerned to promote fellowship among the men and boys in our church and community. We understand that men need fellowship with one another that is fundamentally spiritual in nature in order to promote a healthy spiritual life for ourselves and our families. Moreover, we accept the responsibility and work diligently to mentor the boys and young men around us so that they might be found to be the faithful leaders of our church, community, and culture in the next generation. We seek to build this camaraderie mostly through cookouts, campouts, fishing trips, and skeet shooting.

In a day when most men are too busy to be used by the Lord in ministry, or too distracted to see the need for Christian worship and fellowship, we are committing ourselves equip, encourage, and empower men and boys to know Christ and make Him known. 

Men's Needs:

The following facts illustrate the spiritual state of American men today. These statistics are from a nationwide survey of a random sampling of 2,000 men:

Approximately 94 million males are 18 or older. 

bulletOn a typical weekend, about 26 million men attend church services; 68 million do not. 
bulletDuring a typical week, roughly 27 million men read the Bible, while 67 million do not. 
bulletOne of three men embraces Jesus Christ as Savior; 60 million rely on other means for "salvation." 
bulletEighty-five percent of all unchurched men were previously churched. 
bulletSince 1991, church attendance, Bible reading, Sunday School attendance, volunteering at church and contributions to church have all decreased among men. The proportion of born-again men has remained unchanged.
bulletFrom 1992 to 1996, the average church attendance among men has declined.

These statistics enforce the need for churches and ministries to connect men with God's life-changing power. Sixty-eight million men do not attend church. Unchurched men today have the following needs:

bulletUnchurched men need understanding. They want a church that helps them truly understand the Bible. They want a church that seeks to understand them.
bulletUnchurched men need relationship. Most men feel lonely, isolated and disconnected. They would appreciate a church that brings them in contact with like-minded peers in a non-threatening setting.
bulletUnchurched men need instruction for kids. Millions of men want their kids to have positive Christian learning experiences.
bulletUnchurched men need solutions. Men are staggered by the pressures they carry. Most men require that the church provide practical, tangible solutions to the difficult problems they face daily. They want to know spiritual principles that make life "work." The church must answer the questions that men are asking.
bulletUnchurched men need to know God. Many unchurched men have given up on organized religion but not on God. They want to know God but don't know how.

What about men who have already accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior? A survey of Promise Keepers attendees conducted by the National Center for Fathering, an independent research foundation, revealed that Christian men have a number of deep needs in their lives.

bulletChristian men are not satisfied with themselves. Forty-four percent would like to change the way they feel about themselves. Forty-three percent feel a deep sense of failure when they think about their pasts.
bulletChristian men are not satisfied with their marriages and family lives. Only 25 percent indicate satisfaction with themselves as fathers, while only 62 percent are satisfied with their relationships with their wives.
bulletChristian men experience stress on the job. Eighty-one percent describe their jobs as highly stressful, while 63 percent are concerned about the future health of their careers.
bulletChristian men struggle with sexual matters. Fifty-three percent admit fantasizing about sex with other women. Fifty-four percent state that they feel shame about past sexual experiences.
bulletChristian men need relationships with other men with whom they can be open and honest. Seventy-five percent in the survey have feelings they do not share with anyone. Only 35 percent have others to hold them accountable for their sexual thoughts and behavior.

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