Is the Church in crisis?Is the Church in crisis?

Builders (1910 -1946) 65%

Boomers (1946 - 1964) 35%

Busters (1965 - 1976) 15%

Bridgers (1977 - 1994) 4%4%

90% Decline in Professions of Faith!

Is UMC in Crisis?

Is UMC in crisis?Is UMC in crisis?

57% of all UM congregations did not have even 1 profession of faith in 2005!

Steady decline in membership since 1968

Men in most congregations are over 65Congregations are mostly femaleMany pastors exhausted, leaving

ministry

Is UMM in crisis?Is UMM in crisis?

50% Drop in active UMM charter units (from 12,000 to 6,000)

Average age of men is 65

Most men not growing spiritually

The Core ProblemThe Core Problem

• Lack of spiritual growth•No clear challenge to spiritual growth•Failure to call men to spiritual maturity

Is there a way out?

The Way OutThe Way Out

Provide a clear Pathway for Spiritual Growth

UMM MissionUMM Mission•Reach men for ChristReach men for Christ

•Develop Pathways for Develop Pathways for spiritual growthspiritual growth

•Challenge men become Challenge men become spiritually mature and spiritually mature and reproductive…Spiritual reproductive…Spiritual FathersFathers

WesleyanWesleyan Building Brothers Building Brothers

(WBB) (WBB) PurposePurpose

““Call and equip UMC Call and equip UMC men to become Spiritual men to become Spiritual

Fathers!”Fathers!”

Result of Result of Wesleyan Building BrothersWesleyan Building Brothers

Process Process

•Pastors/Leaders model Spiritual Pastors/Leaders model Spiritual FatherhoodFatherhood

•Men whose faith is reproduced…Men whose faith is reproduced…Spiritual FathersSpiritual Fathers

Impact of Impact of Wesleyan Building BrothersWesleyan Building Brothers

(WBB)(WBB) Process Process

•Families healed and Families healed and blessedblessed

•Congregations healthyCongregations healthy

•Denomination revivedDenomination revived

•Evangelism aliveEvangelism alive

Evangelism changes Evangelism changes the world! the world!

UMC is committed to UMC is committed to Evangelism!Evangelism!

Spiritual Spiritual Reproduction is Reproduction is

the the Foundation for Foundation for

EvangelismEvangelism