We are now entering the 2010 Iron Sharpens Iron Conference season and it is ALWAYS exciting to see God work in my heart and the hearts and lives of the men and women He brings across my path.

The Springfield conference will be the fourth year and it seems like it was yesterday we were planning and launching the first one in 2007!

Each year we are blessed with men who come to speak from the main session platform and the 16 different seminars.

The heart of these conferences is EQUIPPING. We bring men to speak that can speak from a masculine perspective and in many cases can speak to men in ways that they either don't hear on Sunday's or in some case can't hear on Sunday's because of the mixed audiences.

We also actively promote that we want men to bring their young sons or grandson's with them ages 13 and up. We have got to walk with these young men and allow them to experience Biblical Manhood in the context of these conferences, so that they see and understand how and what godly men struggle with and that God is providing resources that compliment God's word and using the Bible to answer these tough questions.

The vision is that groups of men from their local church would gather together and attend. This allows many men to experience the vast resources and help assemble ideas and connections that they can take back into their local church AFTER the conference to continue building and equipping other men INSIDE their churches.

So the heart of these Iron Sharpens Iron Conferences is equipping, the vision is men coming from their local church to take back the resources into their local church, and the value is after the conference is over I am not going anywhere. Relevant Practical Ministry for Men (Tom Cheshire) is remaining in your local area to continue to be a PERSONAL resource to you and the men in your local church. To be the encourager and connector to continue equipping your men with resources and material I can provide. That services ranges from helping you develop or revamp a disciple making ministry to men in your local church, to speaking at your ministry meetings, or leading one-day seminars or weekly manhood studies.

If you have any questions about these conferences or how to bring men from your local church please contact me Tom Cheshire at tom@rpmfm.org.

Equip   Iron Sharpens Iron is an equipping conference for men. We not only seek to build up men as individuals, but we strive to help and support the local church by providing seminars to equip men to minister to other men in their own local church. Our main objective is to support you, the local church pastor and your men’s ministry leaders.

 

Growth   This conference is not just for the leaders. You just never know who God is incubating a new ministry in. You may have a man sitting in the wings right now that God is preparing to use to minister to other men. Don’t limit your men’s ministry leadership to just a few. Bring as many men as you can and help them to spread their ministry wings.

 

Fellowship   We encourage you to bring any and all of your men to ISI. It is a great time for your men to experience being with other men from other churches in your community and region, fostering unity in the Body of Christ.

 

Worship   During the plenary sessions, ISI provides a worshipful atmosphere where any man can engage the risen and living God. The music is masculine, engaging, and quality.