Build Up Your Grads
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Build Up Your Grads

Rooted and Built Up “More than half of all Christian teens and twentysomethings leave active involvement in church,” according to David Kinnaman, author of You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church . . . and Rethinking Faith. It’s a devastating statistic, but we can be encouraged that God is not surprised by the...

Abiding Takes Work
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Abiding Takes Work

Jesus spoke to his disciples in John 15 words that have become familiar to us. He had just predicted his death to them, something they could not wrap their minds around, and He promised that He would send an advocate, a Helper, to be with them forever. As He spoke to his closest friends, Jesus...

Jesus’ Powerful Plea
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Jesus’ Powerful Plea

Holy Week.   The triumphal entry.   The betrayal.   The Last Supper.  The mock trial. The beating. The torture.  Our Savior hangs, shredded and torn, bleeding on the cross. His dead body pierced.  Jesus is buried. His friends mourn for days.  Then.  He is alive!  Our faith is in vain if it were not for this. As...

Manhood, Domination, and Battle – Does Masculinity Matter in 2023?
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Manhood, Domination, and Battle – Does Masculinity Matter in 2023?

Masculinity was so last century.  It’s antiquated to talk about manhood.   Should discussing manhood as biblical even matter to the church in 2023?  Let me give you a resounding yes. It matters now as it has always mattered, and that’s why Noble Warriors continues to move forward with initiatives like The Noble Man, a one-day...

What If My Kids are Angry with God? 
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What If My Kids are Angry with God? 

You Can Be the Answer to Another Dad’s Prayer  As we stood together in the parking deck of the children’s hospital, my arm around his shoulder, tears streaming down our faces, it struck me that we need to be the answer to another dad’s prayer!  Living in a hospital is like living in a time...

SEBTS Student Engagement
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SEBTS Student Engagement

Battle Briefing | October 2022 With your support, you’re strategically investing in future pastors and ministry leaders across VA and beyond.  God has opened a door to connect with SEBTS leaders who have been praying for ways to increase emphasis on men’s discipleship and begin some preliminary work among students.  We are exploring possibilities by...

A Guide to Launching BetterMan
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A Guide to Launching BetterMan

You have a desire to see men transformed.   You want to help build a community of men who desire a better, more fulfilling life from work, family, friends, marriage, and relationship with God.   You are ready to implement a resource that weaves together the challenging realities of modern-day life with the practical wisdom of the...

Guys on the Grill and other Family Meals
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Guys on the Grill and other Family Meals

Guys, are you planning on doing some grilling this Labor Day weekend? I’ve got some compelling reasons why it’s a great idea – besides the obvious one that we all love burgers on the grill!  Bear with me while I throw some statistics at you.   According to the Food Industry Association, families who eat at...

Your Shame is Not Your Identity
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Your Shame is Not Your Identity

“I don’t deserve to be prayed for.”  I know many men who’ve had this thought. Perhaps you’ve been one of them.   We sin. We stray. We are ashamed. Every one of us struggles personally with shame on some level, whether it is a sin from our past or an ongoing struggle. For some, the burden...

Take Them to Jesus [Podcast Ep. 90 feat. Don Coleman
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Take Them to Jesus [Podcast Ep. 90 feat. Don Coleman

As founding Pastor of East End Fellowship Church in downtown Richmond, Don Coleman now serves as Pastor Emeritus. He has a passion for seeing people meet Jesus through the lives of other believers, as well as the witness of the Church. Mike and Don discuss what it means to meet Jesus, how the Church needs...