Mission Statement and
Key Principles
The Men of Courage
Mission
Statement:
"Relying
on God's power and spirit to transform men
through authenticity, affirmation, and
accountability into the men God has called
us to be"
Key
Principles:
The Men’s Ministry of the Hixson
Church of Christ strives to develop an
environment based on three key biblical
principles:
-Authenticity - We hope to
foster a climate of genuineness and transparency
where men can drop their spiritual masks. I
Peter 1:6-9 states, “In this you greatly
rejoice, though now for a little while you may
have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
These have come so that your faith…may
be proved genuine and may result in praise,
glory, and honor when Jesus Christ is
revealed.”
-Affirmation - We believe in the
importance of a climate of acceptance and
encouragement.
John Eldredge’s book Wild at Heart
says that every man is haunted by the question
“Have I got what it takes when it counts?”
We want to develop an environment in
which men can come as they are without fear of
rejection. We’re
commanded in Romans 15:7 to “accept one
another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in
order to bring praise to God.”
-Accountability - We want to
cultivate a climate of responsibility, not
policing each other but supporting each other
through shared struggles.
Secrecy and Isolation are Satan’s
greatest tools, and accountability destroys
their power.
The Hebrew writer encourages us to
maintain accountability.
“See to it, brothers, that none of you
has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away
from the living God.
But encourage one another daily…so that
none of you may be hardened by sin’s
deceitfulness.” Hebrews 3:12-13
Through God’s power, we believe that in
a climate of authenticity, affirmation, and
accountability, ordinary men can be transformed
into Men of Courage.
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