Men’s Ministry at Hope Christian Church

The purpose of Journeymen is to:

• help men start or continue their journey to become more like Christ;
• help connect men into relationships with other Christian men who encourage, support, and pray for each other;
• equip men for spiritual service in the home, church (the body of Christ), workplace, and community while finding balance for their commitments to faith, family and work.

If you are a man and you are at Hope Christian Church, you are part of the men’s ministry. We pray for your growth in Christ, and we have scheduled a few events this Fall for fellowship, service, and fun.

Bible Studies

• Journeymen’s Small Group: We are reading through the Gospels this year - in harmony. We meet every other Thursday to discuss how the Lord is using His word in our lives. Lead by Bruce Stirling & Greg Holt. Upcoming dates: Oct. 8 & 22, Nov. 5 & 19.
• Men’s Evening Bible Study: Wednesday evening from 7-8:30PM at Hope Christian Church. If you are interested, just come or contact Thomas Adams at (781) 641-0495 or Steve Amato at (617) 281-9589 for information.
• Friday Morning Men’s Bible Study: Each Friday from 6:30-8:00AM at Jake Callahan’s Auto Service shop, 278 Salem St. in Woburn. Open discussion format doing verse-by-verse study or using a topical aid. If you are interested, just come. Call Jake at the garage for information, 781-933-3303.

Fellowship

• On Wednesday mornings from 7:00 to 8:00 AM, a group of men are discussing the book we gave out on Father’s Day, Wild At Heart by John Eldredge. All men are welcome to join the discussion. Contact Michael Bradford (781-799-2252) with questions.
• Ziklag Men’s Breakfast happens on the 3rd Saturday every month downstairs at the church. We share hearty food and the Lord’s exhortation with each other. As men, the Lord desires to use each of us in other men’s lives for His purpose and His glory. We start cooking at 6:45AM, eat at 7:30, and finish up at 9:00. All men are welcome - use the back door, near the parking lot. Contact Brian Battle for information bmbattle08@comcast.net or 978-362-3250.

Service

• Every Monday evening, a team of HCC men minister to male prisoners at the Billerica House of Correction through bible study and prayer. If you want to participate or need more information contact Jake Callahan, 781-933-3303.
• Service to Winchester - Saturday, October 17, 9:30 AM-1:00 PM - As we did in the Spring, we have asked the town of Winchester and the Jenks Senior Center for a list people that need help cleaning up their yards for the fall. We will meet as many needs as we can with the crew the Lord provides.
• Fall Clean-up for HCC Folks - Saturday, November 7 - Service to our part of the Body of Christ who want help getting their homes ready for the winter. Let Greg Holt know if you want work done on your house.

Journeymen’s Weekend - Men’s Retreat

April 30 - May 2, 2010, Camp Berea, Hebron, NH: Awesome teaching, great fellowship, fun on the archery & rifle ranges, bonfire, good food, and time With God.

Mission: to know Christ and to make Him known. John 17:20-26.

Vision: to become a healthy body made of many parts, each expressing its gifts as God appoints and without division showing equal concern for each other, suffering, honoring and rejoicing together – now you are the body of Christ! 1 Corinthians 12:12-31.

Sunday School

Our primary teaching and discipleship time is lead by David King. All students’ grades 6-12 spend time together in the youth center downstairs. We are well into an eye-opening experience through 1 & 2 Kings. Come study with us as we learn to look at the big picture of God’s wonderful character and plan as He directed and shaped past history according to His divine will.

Kinship

Friday nights from 7:00 - 9:00 PM, every young person 6-12th grade is welcome! Join us as we carry out the mission and vision God has given us! The youth are wrestling with tough faith questions in an apologetic video series with Lee Strobel called Faith Under Fire that will continue through August. Once a month we will enjoy fun activities such as Laser tag, Paintball, etc. Several events coming up this year include: The 30 Hour Famine in February, Deep Freeze at Camp Berea in March, Worth It in April, Hiking in May, End of the school year party in June, and more throughout the remainder of the year!

For more information, please contact David King at pverbs2131@aol.com or call him at (781) 729-0124.

Contact: Elaine Holt (holtelec@comcast.net)

We are here to help women at HCC become committed disciples of Jesus Christ and to have a mature spiritual walk with the Lord. This walk would be characterized by women who are personally studying the Bible, praying, sharing their faith, in fellowship with others in the church, ministering through their gifts and being discipled themselves and discipling others.

1. Small Group Bible Studies: A small group is a great place to develop friendships with other women who can help you grow closer to God. There are currently three small groups meeting. See the HCC Small Groups Booklet for details.
2. Women’s Prayer Meeting: On Thursday mornings at 8.45am at Ruth Chamberlain’s house. Call Ruth (781-729-3068).
3. Saturday Morning Breakfasts: We plan to meet periodically, typically the first Saturday of the month, at Panera Bread in Burlington, from 8.30-10.00am. Come when you can.
4. Special Events: We plan to organize periodic special events (Ladies Teas, Women’s Conferences, etc.), which will be announced in the weekly bulletin
5. Single Women: Email Adrianne Cook at cookieeight8@hotmail.com for more information.
6. Caleb Ministries: Caleb Ministries offers confidential support to women who have experienced infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, early infant death and who are coming to terms with an abortion. This ministry also offers caring and understanding, various appropriate materials, and a one on one Bible study for ladies who have experienced miscarriage and also abortion. If you know of someone who might benefit from this confidential ministry, perhaps a phone call or a hospital/home visit, please contact Susan Piper at 781-270-7888, a member of our church, who is the area representative for Caleb Ministries.

Contact: Diane Zickell (dmzickell@verizon.net)

“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of Him.” 1 John 5:14-15

Prayer Ministry Mission

To cry out to the Lord for a spiritual outpouring at HCC so that we, his people are empowered to walk in fullness of life & fulfill our God ordained purpose as the body of Christ – so that HCC will be transformed from “a church that prays to a praying church” through His Holy Spirit.

The prayer ministry functions in numerous ways to promote prayer as one of the essential elements in the life of Christ’s body of believers here at Hope Christian Church.

• The Prayer Team meets every Sunday morning before our Sunday school time and worship service to pray for all events of the morning, specific church concerns and needs of specific people in our church community that have requested prayer. We are also available, along with elders at Hope, after the morning service to offer ministering prayer to individuals.
• Prayer Watches are scheduled events, usually bi-monthly, when individuals, teams or small groups can gather together during a selected time slot of one or more hours over a 24 hour period so that continuous prayer is happening here in the church. This time can be used for personal intimacy with the Lord or you may pray for the church or others. This has been both a very powerful and meaningful element of our church life. Sign up sheets are distributed in the service prior to the scheduled prayer watch or you can call Patty Flemming at the church office (781-729-5494).
• Corporate Prayer Gatherings: It is obvious that a great deal of corporate prayer takes place in small groups and ministry teams. The prayer team will offer scheduled monthly gatherings inviting the entire community to come together to offer up our praises and adoration, confession, thanksgiving and requests to our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ His Son and His Holy Spirit. The dates of these gatherings will be announced on Sunday mornings and via email before the scheduled time.

“Prayer changes the heart and actually makes the person. It takes away our impatience, harshness, selfishness, and cluelessness, and replaces them with patience, gentleness, loving-kindness, and understanding. It takes away our blindness and replaces it with fresh vision and clarity”
Stormie Omartian commenting on the words of E.M. Bounds, author of ‘Power through Prayer.”