Who are the Men of Faith Baptist Church?
At FBC, we believe that a man of God rejects passivity, accepts responsibility, leads courageously, and expects God’s greater reward. Therefore, the Men’s Ministry equips men to be the leaders God created them to be in their homes, in the church, and to the world through concerted prayer, purposeful Bible studies, and opportunities for sharpening in a community of godly men.
Recommended Reading for Men
The men of FBC recognize the importance of being well-read in the areas of biblical manhhood, godly husbandry, Christian parenting, worldview, ethics, apologetics, and in the Christian classics. Therefore, we encourage the men of Faith be diligent to throw off the trappings of childhood that define too many professing Christian men today in favor of growing in their faith through time invested in their own spiritual maturation. This list of recommended reading is a good starting place.
It is a common refrain in our Men’s Ministry that every husband and father must study to prepare himself to be a strong theologian for the sake of his wife and children, that he would be the effectual spiritual head of his home. Our Men’s discipleship training has this goal in mind.
Men’s Discipleship Studies – Three-Year Cycle
Knowing that we only have the men of Faith for the duration of their time stationed in Kaiserslautern, we have designed a thirty-six month discipleship plan for our brothers in Christ that includes these books in a semester like sequence on Wednesday nights:
(1) FA25 Distinctive Marks of Saving Faith, (2) SP26 The Godly Man’s Picture, (3) FA26 Reforming Marriage, (4) SP27 On the Incarnation, (5) FA27 Disciplines of a Godly Man, (6) SP28 Family Shepherds
Men’s Study Cohort – Three-Year Cycle
Meeting on Thursday nights, our thirty-six month Study Cohort focuses on (1) FA25 Church History in Plain Language (Second Edition), (2) SP26 Pilgrim’s Progress, (3) FA26 In Defense of the Bible, (4) SP27-SP28 Systematic Theology.
Upcoming Men’s Discipleship Study (FA25) – Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. (Starting in September After Labor Day)
Distinctive Marks of Saving Faith is the ripe and mature expression of Alexander Comrie’s warm, Christ-centered, and experiential ministry. In fourteen chapters, he presents a multifaceted scriptural exposition of saving faith and its various exercises, a work in which he consistently exhorts struggling and established believers to embrace Christ and all His benefits. His overarching aim is to promote the simplicity of the Gospel. Explore the infinite value of faith and the God-given means of uniting an infinitely rich and precious Christ and a bankrupt sinner.
Upcoming Men’s Study Cohort (FA25) – Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. (Starting in September after Labor Day)
It’s about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about “eras” and “ages.” Church History in Plain Language taps the roots of our Christian family tree. It combines authoritative research with a captivating style to bring our heritage home to us.
This book examines the age of Jesus and His apostles, the Age of Catholic Christianity, the Christian faith in the Roman Empire, Faith in the Middle Ages, the Protestant Reformation, the Age of Reason, the Age of Reason and Revival, the Age of Progress, and the Age of Ideologies.
Men’s Service Opportunities
Children’s Ministry – Numerous roles are available to serve the young parents and children of Faith Baptist Church, especially during Sunday School.
AWANA (Children’s Discipleship Ministry) Club leaders and listeners are needed to serve the children of Faith Baptist Church and the greater Kaiserslautern community on Wednesdays.
Youth Ministry – Men and women are needed to serve as small group leaders.
Men & Sons’ Breakfast – If you want to help set up and cook, please be there at 6:30 a.m. Men, bring your Bibles and a 5 € donation per person. If you don’t have a son, but are a son, join us! (This event does not meet in June, July, August, and December.)