Disciples Men
Disciples Men is a ministry which provides leadership and guidance to men in the region, area, and local congregations; assisting them in providing varied expressions of fellowship, fostering spiritual growth, mission and witness opportunities, leadership development, assisting constituency groups, and the expansion of men’s ministries in the Southwest Region; plus, relating to and working with the General Conference of Disciples Men of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the U.S. and Canada.
Tri Area Men's Retreat
Two well-known Texas Disciple leaders will be keynote speakers at the 65th Annual Tri Area Disciple Men’s Spring Retreat set for May 18-20 at the Disciples Crossing Retreat & Conference Center in Athens, Texas.
The registration form for the Tri Area men’s spring retreat can be found online at www.ccsw.org . The retreat is hosted by the North Texas, Northeast and Trinity-Brazos areas of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Doug Skinner, senior minister of Northway Christian Church in Dallas, and Feliberto Pereira, executive director of Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries in Los Fresnos, Texas, will speak to the retreat theme “The Church Has Left the Building: Now What?”
Retreat music will be provided by well-known “Musicianary” John Tracy of Community Christian Church in Aledo, Texas.
At the retreat, Disciple men will explore, and be equipped with, new ways for living out their Christian faith in these times of great change. You won’t want to miss this special retreat, so register now and plan to bring a friend. The cost is $85 per person.
A nationally-known Disciples minister, Doug was a keynote speaker at the 2008 General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indianapolis. Doug has served Texas congregations for 25 years. His passions have included work with the homeless, hospice care and Walk to Emmaus. He is a frequent presenter and writer of articles and is author of At The Lord’s Table (Chalice Press, 2009). Doug is a graduate of Pecos Benedictine Monastery’s School for Spiritual Directors.
Feliberto founded Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries in 1985 to assist asylum seekers from Central America and elsewhere. Working with Church World Service and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, SWGSM has helped thousands of asylum seekers obtain refugee status from the U.S. government. Feliberto is also pastor of Ebenezer Christian Church in Los Fresnos, TX. His story is told in his popular memoir, I was a stranger: hope for a hidden world (Brown Books, 2008).
A pre-retreat golf tournament has been scheduled for Friday, May 18.
Click here for registration form.
Please note that checks must accompany registration forms.
Click here for guidelines and forms for Layman of the Year award.
Click here for Brownwood maps.
Annual Men’s Cabinet Met on January 7-8, 2011
On the weekend of January 7-8, 16 men gathered at Disciples Crossing in Athens, TX for their annual planning meeting. Executive officers, area presidents, members-at-large, and CCSW constituency representatives were led by President Bryan Edwards, from San Antonio. They spent about 20 hours addressing items for CCSW men that will occur over the next two years.
A review of the 2010 Annual Brownwood Retreat, planning for retreats in 2011 and 2012 were major discussion items. Excitement was evident in preparing for the September 16-18, 2011 retreat. With a theme of “The Church has Left the Building”, two ministers who have concentrated on Mission activities outside the local church have been selected as keynoters. They are: Rev. Feliberto Pereira, Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries director and Rev. Laurie Feille, Senior Minister of Azle Christian Church, Azle Texas.
Mission Work Project Coordinator Jimmie Muckleroy presented plans for the major project at the Disciples Crossings Camp during March 7-12, 2011. It was noted that the General Church’s International Day of Pancakes will be on March 19th. Many CCSW churches have held pancake or other fund-raising events for Disciples Men mission projects. In past years, General Church pancake grants to our Southwest Regional Men’s projects have provided over $49,000, including a $7,100 grant for the 2008 Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries project. This is part of about $425,000 provided to other Disciples ministries across the U.S. All regional men’s groups are encouraged to participate in pancake fund-raisers during the year. Finally, area and constituent representatives gave reports of exciting ministries being carried out by men all over the Southwest Region.
Disciples Men from FCC, Burnet in Action
For the last two years our group has been selling Tamales (not pancakes) at the Bertram TX, old Tyme Christmas event in Bertram, Texas. We started in 2009 and raised just over $300.00 dollars net and in 2010 we raised $417.00 net as the result of selling 70 dozen tamales. We have decided to make the event an annual fund raiser for " Disciples Men Cookin' for Mission". For the last two years we have sent 50% of the money to the Pancake Project and given 50% to Regional Mission direct.
The enclosed picture shows our cookin' team, left to right, Ron Rosignol, BBA Area Men' President, Bobby Moore, Deacon at FCC Burnet, Ernie Spiekerman, Associate Minister at FCC Burnet and Chuck Orr past BBA Area Men's President and current Vice Moderator for FCC Burnet. These men also work on the Regional Mission Trips and attend our area and regional retreats. The Men's group at FCC Burnet has a monthly breakfast and average about 15 of our men present. We are always finding ways to serve God in Burnet and outside our own community. I am blessed to be a part of this wonderful ministry. Ron Rosignol, BBA Disciples Men President
