The Importance of Community for Men Featuring Dave Towers (EP. 250)

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The Importance of Community for Men Featuring Dave Towers (EP. 250)

“We don’t want our men’s ministry to grow because the church grows, we want it to be strong enough that it helps the church grow.” – Dave Towers

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In this episode of our Men and the Church series, we talk with Dave Towers from Community Fellowship Church (CFC) in Lancaster, PA. As the leader of men’s ministry at CFC, Dave shares his passion for investing in men, building leadership, and creating opportunities for connection and growth.

We explore practical ways to engage men in the church by offering a space for men to have fellowship and deepen relationships. “We don’t want to just preach at them, they get that enough, we want to give them a chance to talk and connect with other men.” Dave emphasizes the importance of mentorship and how small group events can lead into mentorship opportunities for men.

 

“We don’t want our men’s ministry to grow because the church grows, we want it to be strong enough that it helps the church grow.”

 

Men often don’t realize how much they need other men in their life. Building a strong men’s ministry gives guys an opportunity to find that and recognize the need for community. We want men to be more than just a Sunday morning Christian. As we get guys into mentorships, we don’t want their growth to just stay within the church walls. We want to see men being discipled and then going out into their community to make more disciples. By creating opportunities for men to build meaningful relationships, the church becomes a catalyst for transformation—not just within its walls, but in the community and beyond.

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SHOW NOTES:

    • Today we continue our Men and the Church Series with Dave Towers from Community Fellowship Church in Lancaster, PA
    • Dave leads men’s ministry at CFC, I love investing in men
    • It’s fun to build leadership within the church and get men involved
    • How do you get men involved?
    • You want to put stuff on that is relevant and challenges guys
    • We want the men’s ministry to be strong enough that it helps the church grow
    • Men get preached at enough at church, work, etc. so we want to give men a space to just talk
    • As men we don’t realize how much we need other guys
    • When we get to men’s ministry events we realize that
    • After small group events we get men into mentorships for those deeper relationships
    • Having fellowship creating depth and community is huge, so they are not just coming on a Sunday morning and leaving
    • If you don’t have a close friend or friends speaking into your life, you need to go find that
    • Guys need to realize that they have what it takes to be a mentor
    • As a church, for us, it comes back to God’s Word and helping men realize the importance of building a faith foundation
    • What are some practical steps to building that faith foundation?
    • If you don’t know where to start with reading the Bible, just start small
    • Read a couple verses and write down what comes to your mind
    • Start a You Version devotional with your mentor or friend, to hold you accountable and keep you on task
    • We need guys around us to encourage us and cheer us on
    • We need to meet men where they are
    • When we talk about discipleship we don’t want it to just stay within the church walls
    • We want men who are being mentored and mentors to take the Gospel to their work, community and reach the lost
    • Men, you cannot do this on your own. Let us be a resource for you, contact us today
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