f
you’re a church-going male, it may be that as you sit in your
church, you look out over a sea of lovely ladies. If so, can I
suggest that you have some food for thought? Not ‘aren’t I a lucky
boy, all these beautiful women to myself’! But perhaps, ‘why am
I one of a diminishing number of men in my fellowship?’ The number
of men attending church is surely and not that slowly declining.
This short article can’t look at all the reasons for this but
it can suggest something to do about it.
Pretty
much the last thing Jesus said to his disciples before joining
his Father in Glory was "Therefore go and make disciples
of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19). Our
Father in his infinite wisdom created us so that there would be
similar numbers of men and women in the world. Jesus didn’t say
"go tell all nations, but don’t worry about the men - we
already have enough of those". He wants every one of his
children to come to know him.
t’s
not easy inviting your male ’not yet believing’ friends, work
colleagues or family to your church on a Sunday morning to hear
about Jesus. That’s why ’Food for Thought’ was conceived. ’Food
for Thought’ is a programme of supper meetings with a Christian
speaker. They involve a time of socialising and meeting people,
a drink or two, a plate of fabulous nosh and a thought provoking
talk (not a sermon).
These
meetings are held four or five times a year at Tavistock Rugby
Club. The evenings are very good fun - many men who attend say
that their spouses are keen to get in on the act! But don’t worry
chaps, this is strictly for the boys so go out and invite your
friends/colleagues along. They won’t be disappointed, and remember
- they’ve no chance of meeting with Jesus unless someone tells
them about him.
Interested?
Well, the next one’s on May 19th with aerospace expert Roy Peacock
on ‘The Science of Searching’. Call me on 852400 to find out more!
