“The greatest want of the world is the want of men—men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.”
Ellen G. White, Education, p. 57
What is Joshua's Men?
Joshua’s Men is a year-long mentoring process which seeks to develop spiritual leaders who make a an impact for the kingdom of God in their homes, their churches and their communities. This is accomplished by meeting monthly for fellowship, instruction and mentoring. The Leader’s Guide provides everything you need to start a Joshua’s Men group: introductory materials, monthly leaders' notes and lessons.
The Participant's Guide contains the handouts for each of the men who are participating in a Joshua's Men group.
Why Joshua's Men?
“More time with fewer people equals greater kingdom impact.”
Tim Elmore
The greatest need in the local church is spiritual leaders. The local church needs to have leaders who will lead in their homes, in their workplaces, in their communities, and in their churches. Sitting in seminars does not develop leaders. Leaders develop by rubbing shoulders with other leaders and being mentored by them. It is a pattern that we see throughout Scripture.
We see Moses developing Joshua
Elijah developing Elisha;
Barnabas mentoring Paul
Paul pouring into Timothy.
However, the greatest example of leadership development is Jesus developing His disciples. It is this model laid out by Jesus that Joshua’s Men seeks to emulate. It consists of three parts, which are articulated in Mark 3:14, 15: “He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.”
He appointed or chose.
He spent time with them.
He sent them out.
It is this process that has made Joshua’s Men successful in developing leaders in the local church. It is this process that has changed men’s lives, their families, their workplaces, and their local churches. This is the journey upon which you are embarking—to develop leaders to expand the kingdom of God for His honor.
About the Author:
A local church pastor for 25 years, Tom Grove is passionate about developing and mentoring leaders. He received his B.A. in Theology from Washington Adventist University and his M.Div. and D. Min. from Andrews University. He is currently the Associate Director for Ministry & Evangelism in the Texas Conference as well as Men’s Ministry Director for the Conference. He and his wife Deborah have two children, Mark and Caroline.