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.  

Annual Men's Retreat will be September 18-20, 2009

The 2009 Annual Men's Retreat will be held at the Lake Brownwood Christian Retreat Center.

With a Theme of “Remembering Our Past, Shaping Our Future”, two of our CCSW region’s preachers will be keynote speakers. These are:

Rev. Dr. Jimmy Cobb. Dr. Cobb is the current moderator for the Christian Church in the Southwest Region. He most recently completed an Interim Ministry as Senior Minister at Central Christian Church in San Antonio. Jimmy is a dedicated pastor and church leader. He has served on the CCSW Committee on Ministry and Chair of the BBA/LRGVD Committee on Ministry. Most remember Jimmy as the Senior Minister at FCC, San Marcos from 1983-2003.
 
Rev. Olin Fregia. Rev. Fregia is the Campus Pastor of Jarvis Christian College, a position he has held since August of 2004.  Prior to coming to Jarvis, Olin served as youth pastor and director of Munger Avenue Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas. In Dallas, Olin concentrated on bringing church to un-churched youth in the “short-North Dallas” neighborhoods through bible-based, culturally-driven programs that include gender specific mentoring, youth retreats and contemporary media projects.
 
The 6:30 PM Friday evening through Sunday morning worship event will also feature uplifting singing led by Rev. John Malget, educational workshops, heart-warming sharing, fellowship and spiritual renewal. Additionally, on Saturday afternoon, there will be a Dialogue with Rev. Dani Cartwright, our Regional Minister.
 
For those men interested in Golf, there will be a Tournament beginning at noon on Friday before the retreat begins. Contact Roy Horne at:
"Roy Horne" <rhorne@valenceoperating.com> to signup. 

Click here for registration forms.

Please note that checks must accompany registration forms.

Click here for the retreat schedule!

Click here for guidelines and forms for Layman of the Year award.

Click here for Brownwood maps.

North Texas Area Disciples Men Quarterly Breakfast 8/8/09

It was a great breakfast and meeting on Saturday at FCC Plano. The food was outstanding, the facilities great (including the VBS decorations) and the Panel Discussion was intriguing. Regional Minister, Dani Cartwright, NTA Minister, Larry Ross and Northway Christian Church's Senior Minister, Doug Skinner reviewed highlights from the July 29- August 2 General Assembly.

A few interesting things pointed out by our panelists are:

• The Church is being called to Revival - there has not been a great revival yet this millennium - why shouldn't it start with us?
• Services, sermons and music were all outstanding
• There was some passionate discussion and disagreements - but everybody knew how to remain brothers and sisters in Christ. That's a great thing about this Church.
• The biggest Disciples churches - our "Mega" churches - are all African American.
• The fastest growing ethnic groups / churches in the Disciples are Haitian and Hispanic.
• The liberal-conservative balance in the Disciples is shifting - Haitian and Hispanic members tend to be very conservative theologically.

Disciples Men's 2009 Mission Project was a Church Build in Jacksonville, Texas

During the week of March 2-7, about 45 men made major contributions toward completing a 4000 square foot new church building for the Christian Temple Fountain of Life Church in Jacksonville, Texas. This Hispanic congregation has been “nesting” at First Christian Church, Jacksonville for quite some time and needed a new building for its growing numbers.

NEA  layman Larry Seery and his crew poured the concrete slab and installed the steel frame posts and part of the roof in February. Mission Project Coordinator, Jimmie Muckleroy directed this project and donated several of his employees during portions of the exterior steel construction.

Carpentry, electrical and heating/air conditioning crews began on Monday morning. After carpentry crews framed the sanctuary, fellowship hall, a kitchen and offices, over 200 feet of insulated ducts were installed for two heating/air-conditioning units inside the facility. A sound enclosure and stage were built and installed. Electricians installed conduit pipe, connectors, power distribution boxes and primary power lines for the Sanctuary and class rooms and ran all wiring for the facility.

By the end of Saturday, all outside steel sheeting was installed and over 70% of the sheet-rock had been installed. Members of the congregation and the Senior Pastor were out in force on Saturday. Meals were cooked in FCC, Jacksonville’s kitchen by Bill Napper and Ernie Spiekermann.

The estimated value of the six days work donated by these volunteers are over $70,000.

Annual Men’s Cabinet Met on January 9-10, 2009

On the weekend of January 9-10, 14 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 Kevin Hollowell. They spent about 20 hours addressing items for CCSW men that will occur over the next two years.

A review of the 2008 Annual Brownwood Retreat, planning for retreats in 2009 and 2010 were major discussion items. Excitement was evident in preparing for the 2008 retreat. This year CCSW Moderator, Rev. Jimmy Cobb and Rev. Olin Fregia, Chaplain and professor at Jarvis Christian College in Hawkins, TX are speakers for the September 18-20 event.

Mission Work Project Coordinator Jimmie Muckleroy presented plans for the major project during 2009. It was noted that the General Church’s International Day of Pancakes will be on March 8th. 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 $375,000 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.