Wingmen

Who, What, Why, When, Where:  For me personally this group essentially started out of frustration.  I was in the thick of things with my transition into business. I was struggling with the balance between family time and business time. I was being beat up with the medical issues my son was facing. And I had a stagnant spiritual life.  I looked around and saw that I had no passion for life.  I was going through the motions and I was playing at church.  My relationships at church were superficial, non personal.  I never let anyone inside my fortification that I built.  I had all kinds of struggles and temptations and I had no one to vent to. I had no one to answer the questions on the wisdom of life that I was seeking. 
Out of this need I met Jack.  And we met on a one to one basis for several weeks, talking about a variety of real life issues.  I realized thru my personal relationships in business and personal life, I found that there were a lot of men who had the same struggles and questions.  “Is this as good as it gets.”  “Am I fulfilling my purpose in life?”  This is what the catalyst for this group was. 
So why this group?  Have you ever felt that you just don’t fit in or that you feel guilty that you are not participating in some ministry aspect at your church?
Our vision is to reach men; to mentor/disciple and to minister to men.  We want to challenge you to raise the bar, to strive for the next level, to reinvigorate the passion God designed you to have.  When I retired from the Cowboys I lost the passion for the game.  I was just going thru the motions and for those of you who have participated in athletics particularly in football; if you are going thru the motions you are going to get hurt.  That is the same in life if you are going thru the motions you are going to get abused and beat up and eventually are going to get hurt – mentally and spiritually.  We don’t want to replace the church.  We want to encourage you to get involved with the church, but the kingdom of God is bigger than going to church on Sunday.  There is value in men coming together confronting the real problems that only men understand.  Hopefully you can see the value in this.  The kingdom is a 24/7/365 proposition.  This is not just a bible study.  It is not just an accountability group.  It is not just a mentoring opportunity.  It is not just an opportunity to seek counseling.  It is an opportunity to improve your relationship with Christ, with other men, and to have fun.  It is a group run by businessmen, not “professional church types.”  Bottom line is it is an opportunity for you to be the man God is calling you to be and to fulfill your purpose.
I subsequently have found out that there is data to support what I was feeling.  George Barna has found that 1.5 MM Christian leaders are leaving the brick and mortar church each year.  2000 pastors are leaving the church per month.  In 2014 the church is slated to be 40 % smaller than today.  These are cold hard facts.  Why is this happening?  Where are these leaders, pastors, and lay people going?  They are not abandoning their faith – they are actually pursuing God with more passion and more gusto.  Barna calls it a revolution.  I am not a statistician or theologian, but I do recognize when God is moving the hearts of men to himself.  That is what I want to be a part of.