Goal: Honor the wisdom men received and pass it on.
Step by step
- Hand out index cards and ask each man to write the best piece of advice he ever received, and from whom, in 3 minutes.
- In groups of 4, each man reads his card in under a minute. Anyone may skip.
- Ask each group to choose one piece of advice to share with the whole room.
- Read Proverbs 4:1 and close with a prayer thanking God for fathers and mentors.
Key verse: Proverbs 4:1 — listen, children, to a father's instruction, and be attentive
Variation: Ask the men to write the advice they would give a young man, instead.
Goal: Get men talking over food with light, safe questions.
Step by step
- Put a stack of napkins and a marker at each table. Write one question on each: 'What was your first job?', 'What do you like to do on a free Saturday?', 'What verse has stayed with you?'
- Rotate the napkins every 4 minutes so each table answers a new question.
- After 12 minutes, ask each table to share one funny or surprising answer with the room.
- Read Acts 2:46 and thank God for the table fellowship.
Key verse: Acts 2:46 — they ate together with glad and sincere hearts
Variation: Use the questions as a fellowship game before the Bible study begins.
Goal: Practice faithful behavior at work through made-up cases.
Step by step
- Print 3 short scenarios: a boss asks to change a number in a report, a coworker spreads gossip, a customer offers a bribe.
- Divide into groups of 4. Each group reads one scenario and has 8 minutes to decide what a man like Daniel would do.
- Read Daniel 6:1-5 aloud, noting that his enemies found no fault in his work.
- Each group shares its answer in 1 minute and the leader asks: what would it cost us to do the right thing?
Key verse: Daniel 6:4 — they could find no ground for complaint or fault, because he was faithful
Variation: For a small group, discuss one scenario all together.
Goal: Learn practical strategies for facing temptation without exposing anyone.
Step by step
- Read Genesis 39:7-12 aloud. Ask the group: what did Joseph do first? (He said no and then fled.)
- Hand out a card with 3 headings: 'Places to avoid', 'People to call', 'Habits to build'. Each man fills it in silently for 5 minutes.
- In pairs, each man picks one line he is willing to share. No personal stories are required.
- Read 1 Corinthians 10:13 and pray together for 3 minutes.
Key verse: 1 Corinthians 10:13 — God is faithful and will provide a way of escape
Variation: Provide a list of phone apps or accountability tools as an optional handout.
Goal: Make daily life a place to talk about God with family.
Step by step
- Write on a poster four moments from Deuteronomy 6:7: sitting at home, walking, lying down and rising up.
- Hand out a chart with these four columns. Each man writes one simple idea for each moment, such as a short prayer at breakfast.
- In groups of 4, share one idea each for 5 minutes. Copy what you like.
- Read Deuteronomy 6:6-7 and ask each man to pick one idea to try this week.
Key verse: Deuteronomy 6:7 — talk about these words when you sit at home and when you walk, when you lie down and when you rise
Variation: For single men, apply it to a relationship with a friend or mentee.
Goal: Challenge men to stand in the gap for someone through prayer.
Step by step
- Read Ezekiel 22:30 and explain that God looked for someone to stand in the gap.
- Give each man a card to write the name of one person who needs prayer, such as a coworker or a neighbor. Names may be first names only.
- Form groups of 3 and pray for each other's people for 3 minutes each.
- Ask each man to put the card in his Bible and pray daily for a month.
Key verse: Ezekiel 22:30 — I looked for someone to stand in the gap before me for the land
Variation: Send a text each week asking whether anyone has an update on their person.
Goal: Turn the meeting into a service day for church families.
Step by step
- Ahead of time, ask a deacon for a list of 5 small jobs for widows or single-parent families, such as changing smoke detector batteries, patching a fence or fixing a faucet.
- Divide the men into teams of 2 or 3 and give each a job and a time slot, 90 minutes on a Saturday.
- Review safety: only use tools you know, hold ladders for each other, and ask the homeowner before starting.
- Return and report in 10 minutes how it went. Pray for each family.
Key verse: James 1:27 — pure religion is to look after orphans and widows in their distress
Variation: If the church lacks tools, ask each man to bring one from home.
Goal: Pray with specific situations in mind, while seeing the others' work.
Step by step
- Ask the men to sit by profession: construction, office, health care, driving, teaching, retired and others.
- Each group writes 2 prayer requests about their work in 4 minutes.
- Each group prays aloud for the other group to its left for 3 minutes.
- Read Colossians 3:23 and close together.
Key verse: Colossians 3:23 — whatever you do, work heartily as for the Lord
Variation: Invite students and unemployed men to form a group of their own.
