Here's the list of events for 2007
Hopefully there's something for everyone!!
Wayne
Saturday 14 April 2007
CVM London Mens Convention
"liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons"?
BE MEN OF GODLINESS
London Men's Convention 2007
Saturday 19th May 2007, 10am - 5pm
The Royal Albert Hall
A group of men from Moordown Baptist Church are travelling to London for this event.
Take a look for yourself and see if there's something of interest for you.
http://www.christianconventions.org.uk/lmc_home.htm
God Bless
Wayne
BE MEN OF GODLINESS
London Men's Convention 2007
Saturday 19th May 2007, 10am - 5pm
The Royal Albert Hall
A group of men from Moordown Baptist Church are travelling to London for this event.
Take a look for yourself and see if there's something of interest for you.
http://www.christianconventions.org.uk/lmc_home.htm
God Bless
Wayne
Is God A Big Delusion? - April 2007 event
Is God A Big Delusion?
We are delighted to have Chris Sinkinson coming to talk to us on this topic.
Date: 26th April 2007
Time: 7pm for 7:30pm start
Location: The Connaught Hotel, West Hill, Bournemouth
Speaker: Chris Sinkinson (pastor of Alderholt Evangelical Congregational Church)
We will have a meal, followed by Chris’ talk.
We have space for 60 men, so consider prayerfully who you can bring with you. We want a room full of not yet believers to hear God’s word proclaimed through Chris.
Ask friends, family and work colleagues. If you are unable to persuade anyone to join us, you are still more than welcome.
As soon as you decide to come, sign up on the sheet provided. Make sure you put your guest’s name too!!
Finance
We have been asked a number of times about finance. This is the position of the group
Attendance at MBC Men’s Group activities is free. Events are paid for by the group. We do this to allow our guests to attend without any worry about finance. We do not want money (or a lack of) to be barrier to God’s work.
If you would like to contribute to the event, or the group generally, please do so. All contributions will be gratefully received and used for the group’s events.
On average, events cost £20 per person.
We look forward to your support and hope to see as many of you, and your guests, there as possible.
Serving Together
We are delighted to have Chris Sinkinson coming to talk to us on this topic.
Date: 26th April 2007
Time: 7pm for 7:30pm start
Location: The Connaught Hotel, West Hill, Bournemouth
Speaker: Chris Sinkinson (pastor of Alderholt Evangelical Congregational Church)
We will have a meal, followed by Chris’ talk.
We have space for 60 men, so consider prayerfully who you can bring with you. We want a room full of not yet believers to hear God’s word proclaimed through Chris.
Ask friends, family and work colleagues. If you are unable to persuade anyone to join us, you are still more than welcome.
As soon as you decide to come, sign up on the sheet provided. Make sure you put your guest’s name too!!
Finance
We have been asked a number of times about finance. This is the position of the group
Attendance at MBC Men’s Group activities is free. Events are paid for by the group. We do this to allow our guests to attend without any worry about finance. We do not want money (or a lack of) to be barrier to God’s work.
If you would like to contribute to the event, or the group generally, please do so. All contributions will be gratefully received and used for the group’s events.
On average, events cost £20 per person.
We look forward to your support and hope to see as many of you, and your guests, there as possible.
Serving Together
Wayne
April 2007 Newsletter
We've started a newsletter to go out between events. It should inform people about the event passed and publicise the next event. It has other features including a list of guests for church members to pray for.
Here is the April 2007 edition
Happy reading
Wayne
Here is the April 2007 edition
Happy reading
Wayne
Saturday 17 March 2007
Generation Next: where are the future leaders?
Reading the Evangelical Times I found an article on a recently published report. Generation Next and Affinity surveyed 400 church men about their views and opinions about Christian leadership. Their aim being to identify why there is a lack of leaders coming forward from the next generation of men.
It has many interesting findings and issues to highlight. It shows clearly that the issue is complex, but that it is alos one the church should be taking seriously and addressign NOW.
See the report at the Generation Next Web site.
Thanks
Wayne
It has many interesting findings and issues to highlight. It shows clearly that the issue is complex, but that it is alos one the church should be taking seriously and addressign NOW.
See the report at the Generation Next Web site.
Thanks
Wayne
Sunday 4 March 2007
Books and Inspiration
Now that the group is up and running, we are gaining momentum and looking at everything about the church through the eyes of men. More specifically through the eyes of men that are Not Yet Believers.
We are getting inspiration from CVM and from a number of books that we are reading. This one is very challenging
Why Men Hate Going To Church - David Murrow
We think there is a lot to do, but we are not sure where to start and how quickly we can bring about change. With lots of prayer, we believe the Lord will guide us and transform MBC into a place men want to be!!
Are you part of a church that has already looked at the issue of making church a more men-friendly place? We'd love to hear of your experiences and ideas - even the things that didn't work!
Maybe reading the posts here has prompted you to consider this topic. if you are just beginning to look at the issue of getting more men into church CVM would be a fantastic place to start.
God Bless
Wayne
We are getting inspiration from CVM and from a number of books that we are reading. This one is very challenging
Why Men Hate Going To Church - David Murrow
We think there is a lot to do, but we are not sure where to start and how quickly we can bring about change. With lots of prayer, we believe the Lord will guide us and transform MBC into a place men want to be!!
Are you part of a church that has already looked at the issue of making church a more men-friendly place? We'd love to hear of your experiences and ideas - even the things that didn't work!
Maybe reading the posts here has prompted you to consider this topic. if you are just beginning to look at the issue of getting more men into church CVM would be a fantastic place to start.
God Bless
Wayne
Saturday 3 March 2007
Monday 26th February 2007 - Go-Karting
2007 Calendar Gets Started
2007 started with plenty of pace for the Moordown Baptist Church Mens Group as they started this year’s calendar of events with a visit to the Go-Karting centre on Matchams Lane.
As usual a great time was had by all. With a good mix of church men and their guests (there were in fact more Not Yet Believers than church men at this event) there was a good atmosphere with more than a hint of competitiveness!
Getting There
The place itself is difficult to find. The entrance is easy enough, but once inside the grounds, the route to the Go-Karting track seems unnecessarily tricky. Maybe it is designed as preparation for what lies ahead.
Starting late, everyone was soon ready. Complete with jump suits, helmets and gloves. This made individuals indistinguishable, which at least meant some of the on-track antics were not personal.
The Race
Teams were chosen and everyone was raring to go. The smell of oil and the rev of the engines clearly bringing out the masculine side in most competitors.
The lead marshal took everyone through the required safety talk - although I am not sure everyone was paying attention going by what actually took place on the track. There were many red-flag incidents whilst karts were turned the right way round, dragged out of the gravel and disentangled. The most spectacular incident of the night belongs to Stephen Coombes: driving through a wall of tyres after missing the turn.
We also saw a different side to the normally mild mannered Mike Trotman. He had an interesting tussle with one of our guests that carried on over a number of laps with neither giving way. Maybe it was his rush to get the race finished in case he needed to make an equally quick trip to the hospital for the latest arrival to the Trotman family?
The event was one hour of continuous racing in teams with regular driver changes and lots of checking the leader board. The ability range was broad, but everyone gave their best and it was clear most teams were out to win. Although the team of ‘seniors’ kept a low profile.
Result
Wayne Harris and Mike Trotman (are you surprised?) managed to secure a place on the podium for Moordown Baptist Church with a highly respectable 2nd place. 1st place went to a team of Mike’s colleagues from P H Warr and 3rd to a team of guests (Jez, Richard and Kelvin).
Despite the 2nd place finish, Wayne managed to take control of the champagne (using the term very loosely) and in traditional fashioned showered the other competitors and spectators. There was little choice after being told by the marshal, ’There’s no point keeping it. Nobody would ever drink the stuff.’
Post-RaceThe evening was rounded off with about half the group going to the nearby Ski Centre for a drink and to carry on discussions about who had the fastest lap time and who caused the crash going through the hair-pin bend!!!
Let's hope the next event goes as well.
2007 started with plenty of pace for the Moordown Baptist Church Mens Group as they started this year’s calendar of events with a visit to the Go-Karting centre on Matchams Lane.
As usual a great time was had by all. With a good mix of church men and their guests (there were in fact more Not Yet Believers than church men at this event) there was a good atmosphere with more than a hint of competitiveness!
Getting There
The place itself is difficult to find. The entrance is easy enough, but once inside the grounds, the route to the Go-Karting track seems unnecessarily tricky. Maybe it is designed as preparation for what lies ahead.
Starting late, everyone was soon ready. Complete with jump suits, helmets and gloves. This made individuals indistinguishable, which at least meant some of the on-track antics were not personal.
The Race
Teams were chosen and everyone was raring to go. The smell of oil and the rev of the engines clearly bringing out the masculine side in most competitors.
The lead marshal took everyone through the required safety talk - although I am not sure everyone was paying attention going by what actually took place on the track. There were many red-flag incidents whilst karts were turned the right way round, dragged out of the gravel and disentangled. The most spectacular incident of the night belongs to Stephen Coombes: driving through a wall of tyres after missing the turn.
We also saw a different side to the normally mild mannered Mike Trotman. He had an interesting tussle with one of our guests that carried on over a number of laps with neither giving way. Maybe it was his rush to get the race finished in case he needed to make an equally quick trip to the hospital for the latest arrival to the Trotman family?
The event was one hour of continuous racing in teams with regular driver changes and lots of checking the leader board. The ability range was broad, but everyone gave their best and it was clear most teams were out to win. Although the team of ‘seniors’ kept a low profile.
Result
Wayne Harris and Mike Trotman (are you surprised?) managed to secure a place on the podium for Moordown Baptist Church with a highly respectable 2nd place. 1st place went to a team of Mike’s colleagues from P H Warr and 3rd to a team of guests (Jez, Richard and Kelvin).
Despite the 2nd place finish, Wayne managed to take control of the champagne (using the term very loosely) and in traditional fashioned showered the other competitors and spectators. There was little choice after being told by the marshal, ’There’s no point keeping it. Nobody would ever drink the stuff.’
Post-RaceThe evening was rounded off with about half the group going to the nearby Ski Centre for a drink and to carry on discussions about who had the fastest lap time and who caused the crash going through the hair-pin bend!!!
Let's hope the next event goes as well.
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