Boyz 2 Men trip to Dallas for Man Up event is a success

Vol. 2 Issue 39
Oct. 23, 2011
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Boyz 2 Men trip to Dallas for Man Up event is a success
b2M boys travel to Dallas for the Man Up event where they learned how to overcome the challenges they face in
becoming biblical men.
by Earl Lloyd
earl.lloyd@gmail.com
B
oyz 2 Men (b2M) would
like thank GMZ for
making the Man Up
event a success.
We realized that this was
more than an event but part of a
movement.
We had a total of 85
participants comprised of 55
boys, 18 men and 12 ladies.
Men were able to make
meaningful connections with
boys that will never be forgotten.
People don’t remember days
they remember moments. During
this trip, b2M captured moments
and looks forward to more.
The event consisted of a
short film, an intriguing panel
discussion and an intense concert.
Each element focused on the six
challenges males face in becoming
a man from a biblical perspective
and how to respond to them.
The challenges identified were
Authority, Envy, Responsibility,
Courage, Temptation (Sexual), and
Repentance.
b2M asks that you join us in
prayer about how you can help us
continue to connect men to boys
that need a chaperone on the road
to manhood.
When men do this, they are not
only calling out the man inside the
boy, but they also allow God to
call out the boy inside of them.
All men can identify an area in
which they need to man up.
Two of these areas are courage
and responsibility.
It takes courage to say yes to
God and invest in the life of a boy.
It takes responsibility to say
yes to God and enlarge your
perspective of family.
The time is now for men to step
up and challenge other men to do
the same.
For more information about
b2M contact Earl Lloyd earl.
lloyd@gmail.com or Chris Simmons
chris.u.simmons@gmail.com.
Scores of people including b2M mentor Jason Meador (front) wait in line for the Man Up Event in Dallas.
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OCT 28 |“SOMETHING BIG...” Lock In
It’s back….The Children Ministry’s 2nd
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Third through 6th grade participants
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Register with Aleah Smith Clark 415.0539
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TODAY
GMZ welcomes guest speaker
Rev. Leroy Armstrong
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