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BOOM Wednesday 1pm

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It starts strong! The Lions Roar Global Summit kicks off Wednesday, October 1 at 1pm with a bang. We’re not “warming up”—not “ramping up”—not “getting going”—we’re ready now and when it hits 1pm October 1 it’s GO time!

Global humanitarian activist Doug Stringer opens the summit with a hard-hitting word on fatherhood, then it’s Terry Quinn from Scotland, Steve Maile from London, Todd McIntyre from Gateway Church, Joel Bukenya from Uganda—and it keeps rocking!

On that first day, two renowned leadership specialists will equip us with powerful tools as Dr. Dale O’Shields and Dr. Rob Carman round out the powerful afternoon. Then Kenny Luck and Dwayne Pickett, Sr. wrap up a powerful evening capped by equipping, brotherhood and energetic strategy sessions.

Pastor Dale O’Shields and his wife Terry have built a significant church in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Church of the Redeemer. Ps. Dale also leads the influential “United Pastors Network” and speaks at major conferences around the world. Sitting under his leadership is refreshing, challenging and stretching. Dr. Rob Carman is one of the leading church growth and personal leadership development men in the world. He and his wife Ginger built a mega-church in Albuquerque and today lead a missions outreach to the nations. His cranked-up style and encouraging message is always personally enlarging.

All of these men start up the powerful team of speakers we have all week!

Make the effort to be with us. Be there for every session! Register here… lionsroar2014.com

Blessings,
Paul Louis Cole

Join Us At One of These Great Events!

admin — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:27:43 +0000

‘LIONS ROAR 2013’ REGISTRATION OPENS JAN. 15!

Mark the date, get in early for super massive discounted registrations! Top global leaders, powerful speakers and highly motivating roundtables mark the exciting Global Men’s Ministry Summit this year. Look for dynamic new guests joining us and see your friends from across the nations – register a group and deeply impact the growth of your church!

ATTEND A “MAXIMIZED MANHOOD!” CONFERENCE

Please join us for one of these tremendous events! If you know someone in these areas, please forward this email to them now. The power of God is moving strongly in the ministry to men, let’s get it cranked up! Please pray with us for God’s power and favor in these great cities. You can contact us for more info. We’ll look forward to seeing you there!

Check the Events Page for events across North America and around the world!

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
January 18-20
Men’s Conference
817-488-6555

KELLER, TX
January 26
Men’s Breakfast
Northwood Church
817-656-8150 x134

GAITHERSBURG, MD
February 2
Man Up!
Church of the Redeemer
817-488-6555

HOUSTON, TX
February 9
Men’s Breakfast
Lakewood Church
817-488-6555

EL PASO, TX
March 1-2
De Hombre A Hombre
817-488-6555

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Paul Louis Cole
President, Christian Men’s Network

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Do We Need Pancakes at Men’s Meetings?

admin — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:47:45 +0000

Missionaries to the men of the world!
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CONTENTS
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» Dusseldorf, Germany: Nov 2-3
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» DFW Mid-Cities, TX: Dec 1
» Feltham, Middlesex: Dec 7-9
» Saarbrucken, Germany: Dec 14-16
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Paul Louis Cole tells the first of “Seven Secrets” to Men’s Ministry gained from 35 years of experience and ministry in more than 100 nations.

The First of the “Seven Secrets”

In the Christian Men’s Network, we’re about building strong churches and building strong men. We’re not building our kingdom. We’re building His kingdom. And we’d like to do that for you right here and right now.

The number one key to building a strong men’s ministry is always that the ministry has to be in the heart of the senior pastor in the church. The senior pastor steers the church. The life of the pastor brings life to the church. The “spiritual DNA” of the pastor becomes the “spiritual DNA” of the church. If the pastor is a praying pastor, the church becomes a praying church. A studying pastor produces a studying church.

I’ve been a pastor and church planter in the last 15 years of my life, after serving in both business and ministry. I have seen firsthand the principle that you can derive spirituality from women, but you gain strength from the men. The Biblical pattern is that “the pastor disciples the men and the men disciple the families.” Our goal is to build strong men in order to build strong families to have strong churches.

Many of the things we do as pastors and leaders is to fix what a man did wrong or didn’t fix himself. Youth ministry, children’s ministry, recovery ministries all help fix what started negatively in the heart of a man. So, if we raise up strong men, we’ll raise up a strong church. The principle is “new construction is always easier than reconstruction.”

Our goal is to help every pastor be a strong disciple-maker and every man a strong disciple. That will build strong churches! Paul gave Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:2 something that is a predicating scripture for us. First, he told Timothy to stir up the gift, and don’t let people put him down because he’s young. Paul encouraged him, “you can do this.” Then Paul told Timothy what to do in order to build a strong church. He said to take what Paul had given to Timothy and put it in the hearts of faithful men.

Too often we as pastors and leaders look at men who have talent and ability, but they prove to not be faithful. They don’t keep their word. We have to learn to build on faithful men. How many times have we mentored a young heartbroken woman, who thought she could change a man. But when the man started as a man who was unfaithful, he was unfaithful through everything he did.

God can grow the talent, but it starts with faithfulness, with a commitment to character.

I encourage you today to find the faithful men in your organization and to start building men’s ministry in them and through them. If you don’t have a men’s ministry started, I pray that you will take these truths and put them to work in your heart and mind, so you will be fully equipped to minister to men around you.

In His Grace and Peace,
Paul L. Cole
Paul Louis Cole
President, Christian Men’s Network

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D/FW Mid-Cities // Saturday, Dec. 1st

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Get motivated! Discover authentic success!
Finish this year strong, to start next year right!

Saturday, Dec 1st
8:30am – 1:30pm
$25.00 Registration
(Men 19 and under only $10)

Hosted by Metroplex Chapel in Euless, TX. (directions)

The dynamic Courageous Men’s Conferences have been conducted in over 42 nations…the results have been outstanding with thousands of men finding a powerful new life in God!

Special Guests:

Paul Louis Cole – One of the world’s leading experts on men’s issues and President of CMN.

Allen T. Rice – Former running back in the NFL, his powerful ministry is transforming inner city Houston! He leads Together We Stand Marriage and Family Ministries.

John Bowman – Successful leadership coach who is the Director of Men’s Ministry at Lakewood Church for Pastor Joel Osteen. A global executive and local church leader, John will bring a deep testimony of personal transformation!

Scott Fisher – Metroplex Chapel, Senior Pastor, powerful worldwide ministry and missions leader, civic leader.
With testimonies and encouragement from many other local pastors and leaders.

Response to Colorado Shootings last night…

paullouiscole — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:59:00 +0000

“My God, it’s Chaos!” As the tragic gunshots of Colorado echo inside our collectively stunned hearts, the cries of victims ring out daily from the bloodied streets of Syria to the dying barrios of Jaurez. It seems as though ‘chaos’ has come alive, and gripped our world by the throat.

In the biblical account of creation, the first recorded acts of God, it says there was, “chaos across the face of the earth.” So what did he do? He thundered across the universe a phrase that is still alive today; “Let there be light!”

How do we respond to the chaos across the globe, thinking people must boldly declare, “Let there be light!” Light brings clarity to life. ‘Let there be light’ is about the championing of truth, honor and love.

Truth when spoken in love brings unity, healing and wholeness. The world needs you to speak truth to your children, to your employees, to your friends…to live in truth. Truth breeds a mature spirit. A mature person acts in the interests of everyone, not just selfishly as a child would. Truth is the center of mutual respect, integrity and honesty.

Honor is the awareness of the needs of others. Giving others equal value as they navigate the tides of life. Honor speaks highly of others, helps others, applauds the efforts of others, notices the needs of friends. Honoring others brings a pure motive to your heart.

Love is the desire to help or assist another even at your own expense. Love does not demand its own way, is not greedy or arrogant. Giving is the fullest expression of unselfish love, preferring others. Living linked to others, succeeding in life without stepping on those around us.

Truth, honor and love demand that we speak out about prejudice, violent video games, the childishness of parents fighting at children’s games, the out of control porn industry, deadbeat dads, the glorification of war, the demeaning words we use for each other, the objectification of girls, the loosing of any moral standard. Someone needs to speak out - 'let there be light!' The world needs you to be a good dad, a good mom, a good mentor. You hold the key in your own heart… find someone who needs you. Help them turn on the light in their own lives. If we all do this, the light will fill the earth.

Of all the things that Jesus was called, the opening line of his introduction by St. John might be the most significant… He has come as ‘the light’. It was the link to his title as ‘Prince of Peace’. Let your faith build a bridge of light for generations to come. Let’s speak to the chaos around us and declare, “Let there be light!”

Response to Colorado Shootings last night…

paullouiscole — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:59:00 +0000

Where is William Penn when we need him?

paullouiscole — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:37:00 +0000

The Moral Compass of a Man of Faith; His first book got him arrested. When the jury refused to convict him, the judge put both him and the jury in prison. Later, the writings of this radical man became foundational for the Constitution of the United States. If George Washington is the “Father of our nation,” then William Penn is the “Grandfather.” Penn’s nonconformist views and actions would brand him a radical even today. Yet this man, so often overlooked by contemporary culture, held an ideal of freedom in his heart that still beats in the heart of our nation three hundred years later. His faith in God, his Biblical perspectives drew him into the fray, not away. About his faith in God and his involvement in culture, Penn said, “It is impossible that any people of government should ever prosper, where men render not unto God, that which is God's, as well as to Caesar, that which is Caesar's.” To have faith, was to be involved. William Penn landed in a splintered land of disparate viewpoints and unyielding religious prejudices in 1682. The hardy colonists who had endured the religious persecution of Europe and the murderous seas of the North Atlantic were now resigned to religious fiefdoms in separate colonies that were often as treacherous as the religious tyranny they had fled. In deep contrast William Penn had dreams of an open and free State, one where everyone was welcome, where Biblical freedom was the foundational truth and no one was unduly prosecuted because of his church or her beliefs. He settled in a place he named “Sylvania.” To assure Penn his rights, King Charles renamed it “Pennsylvania.” Penn named his first grand village “Philadelphia,” the “City of Brotherly Love.” His belief was that religion allowed freedom for men and harmony between them “since Religion itself is nothing else but Love to God and Man.” He wrote, “For where there is not Love; there is Fear: But perfect Love casts out Fear. Love is above all; and when it prevails in us all, we shall all be Lovely, and in Love with God and one with another." In contrast to the theologies of the other colonies, Penn stood strong against people being forced to attend a certain church, or have the badge of one chosen sect to do business. Penn even paid the locals, the Native Americans, for the land that King Charles had given him. Penn was revolutionary in the way he governed his colony. He claimed that “if we will not be governed by God, we must be governed by tyrants." His understanding of the Bible led him to advocate for and institute public education for all children, due process for people charged of crimes, equal rights for women, a free press, a written state constitution and a sense of brotherhood and mutual respect. His methods and reasoning were so persuasive that his capital, Philadelphia, became the first capital of the new nation, the United States of America. Where did Penn get his moral compass? He wrote in his second book, No Cross, No Crown, “true religion does not draw men out of the world but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.” His compass was an ancient one, one that had stood the test of time, the Holy Bible. Penn’s life was fully absorbed by his faith in God, his belief in the veracity of the Bible and his sense of the uniqueness of all mankind. Far from becoming a religious bigot due to his unwavering belief in the Christian God, William Penn based his arguments for all people to have religious freedom on the pages of the Scripture he loved. He wrote that people were “born with a title to perfect freedom and uncontrolled enjoyment of all the rights and privileges of the law of nature.” In his own way, my father taught me what William Penn taught a young nation. He said, “A nation is not great by virtue of its wealth, but by the wealth of its virtue.” He also taught me, “private philosophy determines public performance.” Our nation is increasingly bifurcated, not along political lines, but within the very lives of individuals. Leaders attempting to live a public morality intended to please a constituency or community often practice a personal immorality intended to please only their own selfish desires. The nation has reeled from the scandals caused by such leaders so often that we have lost our ability to express shock and awe. “Such a shame” is now just “more of the same.” Where are the William Penn’s today? Where are the leaders who will honor their moral compass over the winds of political expedience? Where will we find men who will prefer the freedom of others over personal gain or those who fully believe in the right of all to have a voice, to have the freedom of choice that comes with a culture based on mutual respect and trust? Penn wrote that, “No one can be put out of his estate and subjected to the political view of another, without his consent." Yet today public discourse is fraught with the demand that those with opposing views abdicate, or at the least it is demanded that they quiet their views. Penn believed that everyone had a voice… that the Bible taught the involvement of all good people, with good will towards each other, and that all discussion lead, at the least to a mutual respect. Let Penn’s words be a guiding light for you and me, and hopefully for a new generation of leaders, “"I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness or abilities that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." Against powerful business interests, narrow-minded zealots and the courts of Europe William Penn stood strong. He could be described in the writings of his beloved Apostle Paul in a letter that Paul wrote to the church in Corinth… “You have ten thousand instructors, but not many fathers.” The principle is that an instructor tells you what he knows, but a father gives you who he is. Penn gave us his life, his honor, his word. Where’s William Penn when we need him?

Where is William Penn when we need him?

paullouiscole — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:37:00 +0000

No Photos Please.

paullouiscole — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:25:00 +0000

Seriously - there will be no photos from the meetings I'm in right now... As you read this, myself and key CMN allies are conducting an important summit in an undisclosed European location strategizing a major thrust into the Middle East. It is humbling to be among men who are risking their lives daily for the Kingdom – even to be here is a risk… as the man sitting to my right just confided – “I have spies watching me all over Europe”. Wow, this is really the frontlines we are on – you and I are part of a great harvest of souls, it is exciting, exhilarating - We are part of a strong, multi-denominational outreach, and we intend to RESCUE MEN! We will not back off.

I'll post photos later this week from the highly successful global Lions Roar in Dallas, and the UK Summit in London... also great stuff in Helsinki last week.

Today - please pray for this summit - and for these men as they go back to dangerous situations... and, for how CMN can help them build strong men and strong churches.

WE ARE CMN, WE RESCUE MEN!

peace
Paul

No Photos Please.

paullouiscole — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:25:00 +0000

CMN Worldwide

BOOM Wednesday 1pm

Join Us At One of These Great Events!

Do We Need Pancakes at Men’s Meetings?

D/FW Mid-Cities // Saturday, Dec. 1st

Saturday, Dec 1st 8:30am – 1:30pm $25.00 Registration (Men 19 and under only $10)

Special Guests:

Response to Colorado Shootings last night…

Response to Colorado Shootings last night…

Where is William Penn when we need him?

Where is William Penn when we need him?

No Photos Please.

No Photos Please.

Saturday, Dec 1st
8:30am – 1:30pm
$25.00 Registration
(Men 19 and under only $10)