Category Archives: Brotherhood or Friendship

Helping individuals in their personal lives and in their relationships with others. This is ministry. Also called brotherhood/friendship.

Yes, it might include some content transfer. Yet content transfer without some present application is of little value.

Most of the content may apply to ministry between women. Since the author is male what he says will naturally be focused on male relationships. That is brotherhood.

Men need Empathy, not Sympathy

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Frank

Men need empathy, not sympathy, especially when they are emotionally hurting. And every man I  know has a long list of hurts. He struggles with them every day. He needs you to feel his hurts with him! That will give … Continue reading →

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A Confidential Container

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Frank

A confidential container or meeting space is necessary for a man to share anything personal with you.  Especially anything about his feelings. Therefor view each of your meetings as a clay jar. Realize that gossip is deadly: it will break … Continue reading →

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How Many Brothers?

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Frank

How many did Jesus and Paul have? How many brothers can you minister to in a month? Jesus did only 12. And He focused on 3 of those. Yes, Jesus addressed large crowds. He sends the 70/72  to spread the message. … Continue reading →

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“What do you find fulfilling?”

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Frank

Asking “What do you find fulfilling? Can take your conversation to a whole new depth. Do not use this question too often with the same person. That can make it sound like you are working off a script. And that … Continue reading →

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Active Listening

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Frank

There is so much to say about active listening, on how the other guy knows we are truly listening. I will need several entries on this topic. Active listening starts with your total attention focused on the other person. If … Continue reading →

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How long does a meeting last?

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Frank

My Usual meeting length. One hour is, to me, a short meeting length. Two to four hours are usually more productive than one-hour meetings. Dealing with heart level items takes a lot of time. My sessions occasionally go 6+ hours. Assuming you asked a … Continue reading →

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Conversation starter for one-on-one men’s meetings.

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Frank

The heart of each meeting is a time of one-on-one, soul to soul discussion. So what is a good conversation starter to get a man to talk about this? There may be some discussion about what to order for lunch. Or maybe … Continue reading →

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Pre-Meeting Reminder

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Frank

Shortly before you meet someone, send him a Pre-Meeting Reminder Message Each meeting gives you three contacts with your Brother. First, a message confirming the meeting in the next eight to 18 hours. The actual meeting. And scheduling the next … Continue reading →

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Bridge Cultural Gaps

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Frank

We all have to bridge cultural gaps. Sometimes they are small other times gigantic. Please see this 2-minute video right now. My first attempts. My first cross-cultural jolt was when I spend a few days in Cairo Egypt. The streets we cluttered with … Continue reading →

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Hi there.

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Frank

My name is Frank. In-depth ministry between men is what this website is encouraging. How are you involved? Here are my recent posts.  Please see the Contents page to learn what is here. Also, see the About Me and  Mission pages.

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