Men’s Ministries

Men’s Ministries

One of the greatest passions of my life is for Men’s Ministry. While pastoring San Jacinto Assembly, the growth of our church was largely built on a strong Men’s Ministry, reaching not only men in our church but those in our community as well. Men discipling men, one on one accountability, events that men love to attend, and working to make marriages strong by developing men individually – all key components of a strong Men’s Ministries.

The dictionary describes vision as a dream, a mental picture, or something amazingly beautiful. Now, as ministry leader for SoCal Men’s Ministries, my vision is to see Men’s Ministries grow at our local churches in significant ways, impacting communities, and reaching men, and ultimately families, for God.

Several months ago I met with the Men’s Committee, comprised of pastors and laypeople from all areas of our district – north toward Fresno, south to San Diego, and all in between. We sat together and dreamed, strategizing about our vision for the future. That vision came back to one place – how do we empower men in the local church? We felt that our vision moved us away from a “district” camp once a year to empowering local churches to come together in sections to do men’s conferences. This will provide avenues where our churches can come together, not only to be encouraged and inspired, but also open doors for ministry in our communities together.

Two other strategic parts of our vision includes leadership training which will roll out the end of the year as well as a renewed vision for Light for the Lost. Jason Frenn is working with us to put a fresh face on Light for the Lost.

Listed below are the sections who have already planned a Men’s Conference for this fall. I encourage you to plug in to one of these conferences, meet new friends, and find ways to impact your community. If you have a men’s conference scheduled, send us the information and we’ll be happy to post it here for you.

I am here to serve you in any way possible. Feel free to be in touch with me to discuss your Men’s Ministry (ghouston@me.com or 949-252-8400).

May the Lord raise up an army of men in SoCal ready to do battle for Him!

September 21-22 – Orange & Foothill Sections :: Completed

Dave Roever, guest speaker

La Palma Christian Center
8082 Walker Street, La Palma 90623
Contact Orange Section Presbyter George Fessler at
george@lifecenterchurch.com or 562-866-9078
or Foothill Section Presbyter Don Sanderson
don@graceag.org or 562-698-2564 for more information.

Registration in two steps:
(1) Email a list of men’s names from your church to Noemi Torres (noemi@gracecag.org and...
(2) Mail a check payable and sent to:
La Palma Christian Center, c/o Men's Conference,
8082 Walker Street, La Palma, CA 90623-2047.

Friday night, 6:30 pm, with a great BBQ Dinner, Worship and Word from our guest speaker, Dave Roever.
Saturday, 9 am – 3 pm, will have two sessions with lunch served.

October 5-6 – San Diego & North San Diego Sections :: Completed

Jason Frenn, speaker

Pinecrest Christian Conference Center
Contact San Diego Section Presbyter John DeSoto at
jldesoto@aol.com or 858-566-0641 for more information.

October 6 – North Coast, Central Coast & San Fernando Sections :: Completed

Gordon Houston, speaker

Ventura First Assembly, 346 N. Kimball Rd., Ventura 93004
Contact Pastor Ted Pugh at
tedpugh71@gmail.com or 805-647-2004 for more information.

November 3 – Bilingual Men's Workshop

Gordon Houston, speaker

Louis Ortiz, speaker

OCFA, 1440 E. Santa Clara Ave., Santa Ana, Ca 92705

Cost:
$10 includes lunch

November 9-10 – North, Central & South San Joaquin Sections

Jim Franklin, speaker

Hartland Christian Camp, 57611 Eshom Valley Dr., Badger 93603

Cost:
Deluxe accommodations: $105
Semi-Deluxe: $90
Cabins: $80
This is for one night and three meals.


Contact Central San Joaquin Section Presbyter Eric Pearson at
pearson.eric@att.net or 559-582-2009 for more information

November 9-10 MoMENtum Men's Conference

Jason Harper, speaker

Pastor Donny Burleson, speaker

Dr. Sam Huddleston, speaker

Lancaster First Assemblly, 44514 20th St., West Lancaster, CA 93542

Cost:
$50 on or before October 28
$60 after October 28
(Costs includes 2 catered dinners, breakfast, awesome speakers, incredible praise & worship, and more!)

For more info, contact Troy Singleterry at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 661-945-6671.