The Partnership
What is the Kingdom Men Church Partnership Program?+
It's a four stage biblical discipleship and leadership pathway that runs inside your church: Formation, Mastery, The Gathering, and Legacy. We provide the pathway, the curriculum, and the leadership training. Your men facilitate the groups and disciple one another. You champion the vision without having to carry it.
How is this different from a men's study or a retreat?+
A study informs men and a retreat inspires them, but neither one forms them over time. Kingdom Men is a pathway, not an event. It starts with identity before works, runs in eight week seasons with weekly brotherhood pods, and moves men all the way from leading themselves to multiplying their lives into other men.
What does each stage involve?+
Formation is 24 weeks across three eight week phases where men become sons and learn to lead self.
Mastery is where they learn to lead others through vision, communication, and execution.
The Gathering is a three day retreat where men are challenged, affirmed, and commissioned.
Legacy is where multiplication happens, as commissioned men mentor and disciple the next men through the pathway.
See the full pathway. Is the curriculum finished?+
Yes. The pathway and the
full 24 week Formation curriculum are written, with session content, scripture, memory verses, and weekly assignments. You can see the week by week scope and sequence and a sample of Week 1 on the
Formation page.
Launching in Your Church
Do we need a men's pastor on staff?+
No. Kingdom Men is built to be led by lay leaders. We train a handful of your men to facilitate, and the pathway gives them everything they need. It doesn't require a paid staff position. It requires a few willing men and a pastor who champions the vision.
What's my role as the pastor?+
Champion the vision. Share it with your church, identify a handful of willing men, and encourage them along the way. You don't have to write the lessons, lead the sessions, or personally disciple every man.
How many men do we need to start?+
A first cohort can start with as few as five men, which is one brotherhood pod. As your cohort grows, men are placed in pods of five, and men who complete the pathway become the leaders for the next group.
How does it fit our church calendar?+
Formation runs on a simple rhythm: eight weeks, a short break, eight weeks, a short break, eight weeks. Those breaks line up naturally with holidays and the seasons of church life.
What's the weekly commitment for the men?+
Men should plan for a weekly group session, a weekly brotherhood pod meeting of 30 to 45 minutes, and their assignments and scripture memory through the week. That's roughly 3 to 4 hours a week. It's a real commitment, and it's meant to be, because formation asks for what events never do.
What does the partnership cost?+
Partnership costs depend on church size and how many men you're starting with. The partnership costs less than one weekend men's retreat and builds something a single weekend can't. We'll walk through the details on the 30 minute discovery call, with no pressure and no pitch.
About Your Men
What if some of our men have failed?+
Kingdom Men isn't for men who have it all together. It's for men who are honest enough to admit they don't and willing to do something about it. Formation starts with sonship, not performance, which is exactly what a man who has failed needs to hear. That man belongs here.
What is a brotherhood pod?+
A brotherhood pod is a group of five men walking the pathway together. They meet weekly, in addition to the group session, and hold each other accountable to their commitments and assignments. A commitment made to yourself is easy to renegotiate. A commitment made in brotherhood is far harder to abandon.