How to Start a Men's Bible Study
Men's Bible studies play an important part in helping men to understand their role at home and in the church. If your church doesn't currently have a men's study, take the initiative and start one yourself.
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Instructions
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Find other men from your church who are interested in getting together on a regular basis to study their Bibles. Form a core group.
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Decide when and where this core group will meet. Most churches already have a midweek service of some sort, so pick a day early or late in the week, such as Tuesday or Thursday nights or Saturday mornings.
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Choose a leader or plan to take turns leading the study, but ensure everyone knows what they are responsible for. Leaders should be well grounded in the Bible and dedicated to Christianity, but there are many free prepared Bible study curriculums available, so leaders don't need to be gifted teachers.
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Have the leader of your church announce your Men's Bible Study from the pulpit and place it in your church bulletin and website to attract new members to the group.
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Put up notices in public places frequented by men, such as car dealerships, truck stops, farm and ranch stores, laundromats, gyms and eateries. Get the owner's permission to post your notice on their public bulletin board.
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Invite your friends and co-workers who may be interested, but be careful to do this in a non-pushy way.
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Set up a system to call each member the day before meetings as a reminder.
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Tips & Warnings
Kick off your men's Bible study group by holding a weekend retreat. This will alert you to men in your church who are hungry for more Bible study and allows your group to bond quickly.
Keeping the group small will make for more in-depth dealing with issues and better relationship building. Five to ten men is optimum. If more than that are coming, form another group.
Be careful how you invite co-workers to a Bible study. Just mention it, then drop it, or post a notice on the company bulletin board with approval from the manager. Being too pushy about your faith in the workplace can cause problems.
