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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 

Training for men’s ministry coming to Nashville, Thursday evening, December 3rd, through Saturday afternoon, December 5th

Many churches are struggling to reach and retain men in their congregations. Man in the Mirror has been helping churches around the country create an intentional process to bring men to the church and help them become devoted disciples of Jesus Christ for over a decade. They are bringing their premier leadership training, the No Man Left Behind Conference, to Nashville, starting Thursday evening, December 3, and concluding Saturday afternoon, December 5.


David Delk, president of Man in the Mirror, will be the primary facilitator of the training conference to be held at the General Board of Discipleship (1908 Grand Avenue).

“This premier men’s ministry training is most effective when a men’s ministry leadership team attends with their pastor,” said Larry Malone, director of men’s ministry for the General Commission on United Methodist Men. “The team will learn how to: (1) connect every ministry effort to one compelling vision (2) maximize current efforts in reaching men before starting new ones and (3) implement a strategy that God will use to change men, and bless marriages, families and communities.

The training event is open to leaders from all denominations.

The Orlando, Fla.-based Man in the Mirror and United Methodist Men have worked together in partnership for over seven years.

The Nashville-based General Commission on United Methodist Men has developed a men’s ministry specialist program for lay leaders who want to help local churches expand their ministries to men. Attendance at a NMLB conference is a requirement for certification as a men’s ministry specialist.

The commission, Man in the Mirror, and the lay-speaking ministries program of the General Board of Discipleship have created a “Learning and Leading Course––Understanding Men’s Ministry,” based on the NMLB training curriculum, and the book of the same name. In 2010, the course will be offered as an advanced lay speaking course.
A brochure for this training is available at http://www.maninthemirror.org/ltc/files/nmlb_brochure.pdf.

A video is available at http://www.maninthemirror.org/ltc/about-nmlb.htm.

Call Man in the Mirror to register (800-929-2536). A special rate of $249 for the materials, five meals and the 2 ½-day training is available to United Methodists.

Since 1986, Patrick Morley and other staff members of Man in the Mirror have helped men become devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Through innovative seminars, books by the box, leadership training and Bible study material, Man in the Mirror has impacted the lives of 10 million men since 2000. Their partnership with the United Methodist Church has resulted in equipping thousands of leaders to disciple men.