the wbb process. are men reproducing? builders (1910 -1946)65% boomers (1946 - 1964)35% busters...
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The wbb process
ARE MEN REPRODUCING?
Builders (1910 -1946) 65%
Boomers (1946 - 1964) 35%
Busters (1965 - 1976) 15%
Bridgers (1977 - 1994) 4%
90% Decline in Professions of Faith!
UMC in concerns?
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 65
Congregations are mostly female
Many pastors exhausted, leaving ministry
Core Chalenges
• Lack of spiritual growth• No clear challenge to spiritual
growth• Failure to call men to spiritual
maturity
Why are there millions of good and faithful
UMC Men unable to Spiritually Reproduce?
Is there a pathway to improvement?
Wesleyan Building Brothers
(WBB) Purpose
“Call and equip UMC men to become
Spiritual Fathers!”
Three Strands of Leadership
Senior Pastor
Passionate Leader
Leadership Team
1. Pray2. Support3. Inform4. Include5. Love (tangibly)
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Men growing in Christ, so others may know Christ
Our Call
Our Challenge
Our Opportunity with God
Barriers
The Father Vacuum …distorts image of God
Lack safe Masculine Environment Men don’t Trust Leaders Men relate to God in Obligation not Grace
The Wesleyan Building Brothers Process
overcomes the Barriers …and turns them into
Stepping Stones
• Transformational
• Relational
• Reproductive
• Provides the opportunity to “know God”
• Calls men into the Passionate Pursuit of God
Pathway - Spiritual Fathers
Vital Elements
Phase I: Page 7
Men must Become Spiritually Mature
Men are Foundational
Illustrated in I John 2:12-14
Spiritual Child
• Has sins forgiven (Salvation)
• Begins to know the Father
Men must Become Spiritually Mature
Spiritual Young Man• Strong in the Word of
God
• The Word lives in him
• Overcomes evil one
Men are Foundational
Men must Become Spiritually Mature
Men are Foundational
Spiritual Father• Knows God intimately and is
growing in his understanding of the character and purpose of God
• Reproducing spiritual children who mature and reproduce
Step One
Church Pastors and Leaders
must experience…
“WBB Male Leadership Experience”
WBB Male Leadership Experience
Outcomes
• Certified /Trained Facilitator …in WBB Process
• Passion to become and build Spiritual Fathers!
• Pastors/Leaders committed to lead their men into 1 year “WBB Four-Phase Process”
Step Two: • Pastor and lay leaders invite up to 12 men in their
church to be part of the one year WBB small group
• All the churches WBB small groups come together for a half day Phase event that introduces each phase – there are 4 Phases.
• The Phase event is facilitated by A Trained Facilitator approved by the GCUMM.
Step Three: • Each church's WBB small group meets one hr weekly to
experience the Phase. Lay leaders from that church facilitate the groups.
• Small group members invite the second generation to experience the process of Spiritual Fathering & Reproduction.
“WBB Four phase Process”
Outcomes
• Transformed Men who Pursue God…
• Men Becoming Spiritual Fathers…
• Men who Spiritually Reproduce and
leave an Eternal Legacy
Result of Wesleyan Building Brothers
Process
• Pastors/Leaders model Spiritual Fatherhood
• Men whose faith is reproduced…Spiritual Fathers
T I M E
# of Committed
Men
New Disciples
© 2004 Pat Morley and Man in the Mirror www.maninthemirror.org
The Goal
Becoming Spiritual Fathers!
Leadership Training
Study The
Word
Fathering/
Parenting
Serving
WBB Catalyst to
Transform Men (Pastors/Leaders)
Spiritual Growth Process Prayer/
Worship
Free Men to enter Transformational Process• Create Safe Masculine Environment
• Remove Critical Barriers
• Build Christ model for Servant Leadership
• Identify unique “Pathway” to Spiritual Fathering
Vision for Becoming “Spiritual Fathers”
EventsIgnite & InspireCall Men
Four Phase Proce
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Pathway for Discipleship