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FEROCIOUS GRACE It is the immeasurable grace of God that transforms the heart of a man. It is beyond reason that He would empower us, a band of messed up men, to live, reside and be immersed in His favor and peace. Its irrational that He would love us so much He sent Jesus to die for our sin. His grace allows us direct access to His presence. His grace shelters us in His love. His grace shelters our lives. What is ferocious grace? Grace that never quits. Grace that is tenacious, robust and unending. Grace that fights. Grace that rescues. Grace that redeems. Isaiah 58 shows that God manifests His grace to others through us; Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens,To let the oppressed go free,And that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him We are CMN. We rescue men. And, we cover their nakedness. The world exposes fault, inflicts pain and takes pleasure in the dysfunctions people suffer. It relishes the nakedness of others. Watch the entertainment channels, financial news, most information sources and understand the voyeuristic thrill of watching the downward spiraling life or company... fully exposed. Galatians 3:27 states that those who receive His grace are now covered, clothed with Christ Isaiah 61 says it is a garment of praise. We rescue men, and we cover their nakedness with Christ! The men of CMN are the rarest of men. Men who are willing to fight. Men who courageously join an elite group of men, a brotherhood, who have committed to be there in the toughest moments; the hero who needs no accolades, the warrior who sheds his blood for others. We are the ones for whom sacrifice for the cause of Christ is expected and embraced. From Peru to Indonesia, from Miami to Kampala, commissioned men have accepted the challenge to live the life of a warrior for Almighty God. The ferocious grace of God can transform every heart we are carriers of that grace. Men who will stand when all others bow. Men who will cover their brother. Men who are true friends. Men who will change the world.

MISSIONARIES TO THE MEN OF THE WORLD! WORLD REPORT 1

By the grace of Almighty God we have surpassed all expectations for the past eighteen months of ministry planting seed, reaping great harvests and launching His love into motion across the nations of the world. The full miraculous story of each initiative now underway around the world would by each one fill a binder, so here is a small snapshot on CMN global outreaches: VIET NAM A dynamic three-day summit with over 220 pastors from across the nation. Maximized Manhood books were printed for the first time in Vietnamese. Meeting in HoChiMinh City, the CMN team led these courageous pastors through the principles of manhood, and in the final sessions, the forgiveness and blessing of a father. These men, most of whom have been beaten, jailed and persecuted for their faith, experienced a burst of new freedom and expression during these three powerful day. Pastor Samuel, the lead pastor for this nationwide group, said it was one of the most important events in their history as an underground church and now a licensed church. The mens movement in Viet Nam is a miracle in progress. UNDERGROUND CHURCH, MIDDLE EAST CMN co-sponsored a summit of underground church leaders from across the Middle East in a confidential location. Over one hundred of the bravest men and women in the world gathered to worship together in freedom, to strategize outreach and to pray for each other. CMN has now launched an initiative into the Farsi language that will impact one hundred million people worldwide. The job has just begun in this region. Pray for the courageous men and women of this area who pay the ultimate price for their faith every day. BELIZE OUTREACH A multi-pronged strategy has been launched that will make Belize a model for transforming a nation. This beautiful small country in Central America is wracked with murder, drugs, fatherlessness and poverty. A tremendous core of leaders in that nation are working with CMN, Men of Honor and a team of business leaders to establish a new standard for manhood. The first thrust is a camp for young men that will utilize the jungles, camps and islands of Belize to create a massive flow of young men coming to Christ this could be one of the most amazing stories weve ever experienced.

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UNITED KINGDOM A faithful team of key men have been conducting mens meetings, praying together and have launched the outreach in the UK to a new level of effectiveness. This May marks the second Lions Roar to take place in London. London is one of the key cities in the world, and the enemy will fight us on every handthis one needs help, prayer and tenacity. Thank God for faithful leaders and friends. BOLIVIA A new launch of the Maximized Manhood curriculum in La Paz has resulted in a fresh nationwide thrust discipling thousands of men. National leaders have begun a concerted effort to raise up 1,000 men as small group leaders. November, 2013, will see a strategic series of events with the goal of reaching every city in the nation. All the books are translated and in place. Now its just time to raise up the leaders and take the nation. AMSTERDAM Huge breakthrough would well describe what has happened in Amsterdam and across the Netherlands. Eddy Leo and other key CMN men have conducted two mens encounters at the largest church in the city. Now Maximized Manhood is translated, done, and men around the entire nation are feeling the wave of Gods presence sweep across it. INDONESIA This year the men of CMN in Indonesia will conduct over 900 mens camps with an average attendance of 155 men in each one. This powerful outreach is led by men from every background and church affiliation. Pastors in every region of this fourth-largest nation on earth report a fresh renewal among their men. Pray for continued safety for the pastors and Christian families in this nation. A vibrant mens movement is leading this nation into a new day of faith. BRAZIL In partnership with University of the Family we are watching thousands of churches adopt the Maximized Manhood mens curriculum with powerful results. Brazil is one of the emerging industrial nations, and the mens movement is leading the way for the emerging church in this pivotal nation. Over 4500 churches are utilizing the CMN materials to disciple the men of their cities.

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MAXIMIZED FAMILY VIDEO SERIES Recently produced and now in the editing phase this new powerful series will be out this Spring, and will become a book due out in 2014. The video series by Paul Cole and Joann Webster is a 15-part series that is part of the core coursework of the Global Learning Center (GCLC.tv) being established around the world by the Billion Soul Network. THE ED COLE COLLECTION www.EdColeLegacy.com The Ed Cole Collection is a six-year project to establish the greatest digital library of a minister ever created by putting the best of Ed Coles personal ministry and life into one cohesive digital environment. This has resulted in what many call the finest library of ministry in existence. From epic stadium events to group teaching sessions, over two-dozen digitally revitalized videos share the breadth of Dr. Coles ministry the intimate look into his personal study Bibles full of notes and comments in his own handwriting, the hundreds of sermon outlines and study notes are a treasure trove for the man who desires to learn from one of the finest ministers of the Gospel who ever lived. UNITED STATES Phoenix is a prime example of what happened across the nation over the past 18 months. For the entire year of 2012 CMN conducted a mens ministry night the first Tuesday of every month. This culminated in a tremendous Courageous Mens Conference at the Pilgrim Rest Church in Phoenix. A highly diverse crowd of men came together and hundreds made fresh commitments to Christ, to righteous living and to being men of mature faith. This year, two pastors roundtables were conducted with more to come. The results are exciting as pastors from across the area are becoming enthused and invigorated about discipling men and building strong men, strong families, strong churches. The earthquake of the mens movement is shaking the state of Arizona and it is the same story across the U.S. Its a new day, and a fresh wind of His spirit blowing into the sails of the ministry to men! LATIN AMERICA Led by Robert Barriger and key men across many nations the mens movement is gaining tremendous momentum. Recent meetings in Argentina and Ecuador speak to the efficacy of the curriculum among the men of Latin America. Publishing and distribution are being put into place to reach every man across the full region of Latin America. Many of the books are now in audio form in Spanish! Central America is an area needing a fresh surge, meetings planned in Nicaragua and El Salvador will put some new energy into this vital region. 4

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ITALY Maximized Manhood is now translated into Italian and men in Milan and Naples are launching mens ministry. With help from the men in Holland and Germany, this is about to take off. CMN events will take place in these cities June and October of this year its a spark about to make large flames! GERMANY / SWITZERLAND The German language translations of the entire Majoring in Men series of curriculum is nearing completion. Desmond Frey has labored over this very expensive project for many years, and we are almost there! This will set a new standard of ministry to men into motion in one of the most important regions of the world. What happens in German speaking Europe affects the entire globe as this new wave of ministry is launched across this region we will see the ripple affects all through Europe, East Europe and we believe there will be a powerful renewal among the men of Germany! BALTIC NATIONS Meetings take place across these nations, what is needed here is new translations of the materials for pastors to disciple men. Faithful friends have been toiling in this area for many yearsits time to help them bring it to a higher level. MOSCOW The Russian translations of CMN books are in print and Igor Sokolov is now translating the curriculum. Now, a group of CMN men have launched a series of mens camps. Dozens of churches across Russia, from Moscow to Vladivostok are embracing the ministry. With some concerted effort in this nation, we will begin to see a movement develop pray for this! EL PASO / MEXICO For many years Pastor Chris Richards, using Maximized Manhood as a base, has been leading a powerful mens movement across Mexico called Hombre a Hombre, Man to Man. Now weve connected and were teaming up to take this message across Mexico! Numerous friends and allies have been faithfully working for years in Mexico and reports have been bearing out a new rise in the mens movement. The pastors are receptive to hearing the message of discipleship, but the real key is we need the men who will go. What a great picture of what the Lord will do with a seed planted years ago, now nurtured by a new generation of men! 5

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UGANDA / EAST AFRICA The faithful men of East Africa under the leadership of Ps. Alex Mitala continue to disciple men, conduct pastors intensives and set men from the bondage of tribal religions and witchcraft. This is one of the most remarkable stories in the world. A nation that was dying of AIDS has now reversed the rate of HIV infection the only nation in Africa to do that! In 1988, Alex Mitala came to a meeting in Tysons Corner and heard Dr. Cole speak about the glory of virginity (the book, Sexual Integrity). Alex took that message back to Africa, started a movement called GLOVIMO, which stands for The Glory of Virginity Movement and through strategic events, radio, TV and with the support of the nations President took this message to the nation. Today, he is a highly respected man in East Africa and leads thousands of pastors through the process of being discipled, and discipling men. We need more teams to go engage the opportunities across the region. Apostle Mitala is the elected leader of the 22,000 churches in the Born Again church movement made up of many denominations and Christian streams. JAMAICA / CARIBBEAN A team of men in Jamaica are picking up the task leaders across the Caribbean are joining and were on the verge of a renewal in the region. More teams are needed to capture the opportunity. Books and materials are easily accessible and the men are readyfrom our many meetings so far, it is readily evident that the women of the region are ready for their men to stand up and be real men. These are areas that just need a few more hits, a concerted effort with the leaders there, to create a tipping point. CHINA The first Maximized Manhood camps in Chinas history happened last year in Central China the Mandarin language camps saw hundreds of men make new commitments, get set free of sin bondage and become strong men of faith. Now over 3,000 men have attended the Maximized Manhood camps. This is a tremendous example of men from another region making a strong impact. It was a team from Indonesia that launched this amazing outreach then they brought leaders for training in Jakarta mens camps, showed them what to do, then went back with them to help them make the camps highly successful. This is a huge breakthrough in a nation in which the church is still strongly persecuted. Lets pray for these men, support them and lets see a renewal happen across the nation!

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The most serious issue for our world today is not fatherlessness in the pew, It's fatherlessness in the pulpit.
When pastors do not disciple their men: The result is parallel to problems produced by fatherlessness... Men are more prone to lower education standards Men learn to hear sermons but not study the word of God. Men become Biblically illiterate. Men exhibit higher rates of epidemic drug abuse; Church drug of choice is called porn. Men live at a lower economic level Men who are not discipled don't tithe. They rob God, their church and their family.

RESULT: The World Suffers

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Mentoring boys into being responsible young men is the proven method to build strong fathers, and healthy families. When you recognize that Germany had 19% fatherlessness leading up to Hitlers takeover of the Fatherland, and today in America we are at 30%, it would be disastrous not to act. We are engaged in rescuing men, and that includes young men. New construction is always easier than reconstruction. We have men ministering to men in cell blocks, but wed rather avoid that by ministering to youngsters on blacktops. The idea that God created [young people] with a unique purpose really challenges them. The next generation wants to be Gods answer to problems of the world. They just dont have a clear understanding of how that comes together. Bishop Harry Jackson

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30% of Americas youth are raised in homes without fathers. Pre-World War II Germany had 19% fatherlessness leading up to Hilters takeover of the Fatherland. Boys without fathers in the home have double the odds of being incarcerated, experience 63 percent of the suicides, 85 percent of the behavioral disorders and are 71 percent of high school dropouts. Mentoring increased academic performance, school attendance and character development while reducing violence, teen pregnancies and drug use. CMN is a global mens mentoring movement established in 1977 that has trained over one million men in more than one hundred nations. Internationally, more than 350,000 men each month participate in the CMN curriculum. Using CMN mens books, mentors train thousands of young men in after-school programs and weekend camps called Men of Honor. Nations such as Belize, with one of the worlds highest murder rates, are adopting the program. Studies demonstrate that mentoring increases academic performance, school attendance and character development while reducing use of drugs, violence and teen pregnancy. The CMN Men of Honor, program experiences as high as an 80 percent decrease in rates of discipline incidents when implemented with children in low-performing schools.

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The Hidden Secrets to Success

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Men and nations are not great by virtue of their wealth, but by the wealth of their virtue.
Character, resolve, faith, courageit is unseen things that create what is seen. It is whats inside our hearts that determines the success of our lives, not personality, position or talent. What are the traits that make up successful people? True success is to fully satisfy the design of God in your life, and it starts in your heart. Harry Truman is considered one of the great US presidents not because of his eloquence or economic achievement. He went bankrupt before serving as president and survived after the presidency only by selling the family farm. But his success was in making the big decisions, based on the character, honor and virtue of his heart.

Your talent can take you where your character cannot sustain you.
Character is determined by faithfulness. Faithful to your word, to your beliefs, to your responsibilities. Our world and todays headlines are filled with stories of great men gone bad. Men can flaunt talent, but character is built in the deep recesses of your life. Committed to truth, honor, valor. Without a strong core, talented men become a flashing meteor of history that appears spectacular but quickly flames out. Fame can come in a moment but greatness comes with longevity. What you do in life becomes history, what you put into motion becomes your legacy.

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Private philosophy determines public performance.

What you do publicly is determined by what you meditate on privately. The lie that what a person does in their private life is their own business is just thata lie. What a child molester meditates on before he molests affects the entire world around him. Those who want to justify and protect their own immoral activities love this lie. The antidote to the lie is the truththat whatever a man believes in private, what he practices and builds into his character, determines the actions and decisions he makes in public. No man makes a failure or a success of himself without first meditating on it in private. What you are in private will eventually be who you are in public.

Maturity does not come with age, but with the acceptance of responsibility.
Maturity is doing the right thing, when it needs to be done, regardless of the circumstances, emotions or temptations of the moment. Daring to be mature when immaturity is the cultural cool is the ultimate challenge for men today who wish to be successful. Immature males permeate the media. Men hopelessly grasping to the glory days of their youth, rather than accepting responsibility for their age, their family, their career, exhibit a maturity crisis. That crisis is an image crisis that is embraced, celebrated and also lampooned by the media. With such images, it seems harder than ever to accept personal responsibility. Successful men find the courage to accept responsibility, unhinge themselves from the images, and move forward.

Focus forward and hold nothing back.

Years ago, I found myself standing on a steep mountain slope with Jim Hunter, the Canadian Olympic downhill ski champion, and an extreme sportsman. I asked how he could throw himself at speeds faster than a car on the freeway down an iced mountain. He said, I focus on the finish, then ski with reckless abandon. Some men have the courage to move forward with reckless abandon but dont, only because they lack focus. Taking the first step is always the first step. But once youre in motion, focus is the key to finishing. What captures and holds your attention will eventually control the direction of your life.

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Integrity is not based on what you do; its based on what you think about when you are all alone.
Integrity is a commitment to truth, in our hearts and exhibited in life. People of integrity do not alter their lives based on popular beliefs or the opinions of others. When you let others create your world, they will always create it too small. Integrity is simply being the same person inside and out. When we develop our integrity, we worry less about what others think and more about whether we are living up to the full potential of our lives. Integrity is a commitment to character over convenience, convictions over compromise, commitments over comfort.

Reputation is one thing you can build that will outlast you, and will grow larger or smaller after youre gone.
Reputation is so valuable, that the Apostle Paul admonished Timothy he could not be a leader without it. Reputation is so valuable that a competitor will smear yours, just to get ahead of you. Reputation is so valuable that a con man will use yours to get what he cannot get on his own. A woman who takes a mans name in marriage actually takes his reputation. She exchanges her family reputation for his. Children are stuck with their dads reputation outside the home. A dad is stuck with the reputation he has built inside the home with his own children. And one day, every man is going to stand before a Heavenly Father who asks one thingwhat did you do with my Son Jesusand each of us has to live with the reputation we built, based on the answer to that one question. What reputation do you have with your wife? Your kids? Your God? Its hard to overstate reputations importance.

Our compassion for others is the measure of our greatness.

Compassion is heart-strength in action. Jesus was a man of compassion because He was a man who knew who he was, and the motive of His heart. False religions dictate acts of kindness as a means to get good in Gods eyes. In Christianity, we get to God and He makes us good. Our love for others, our compassionate concern for single moms and orphans, our desire to find ways to benefit mankind and to minimize human suffering, stems from the love of God that fills our hearts. The more we serve, the greater we become.

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Lower morality leads to higher mortality.

The lower the level of life, the higher the cost to society. The more a man succumbs to degenerative addictions and habits, to the allure of cheap, processed foods, to the quick fixes of bankruptcy and divorce, the more society and the economy has to spend to prop up his financial wellbeing, his health, his abandoned children. The world cries for strong men who will overcome drifting philosophies and bring morals into society to restore order, hope and dignity. Morality makes common men heroes.

Your heart can believe what your mind cannot conceive.

When you dream your dreams and write your vision and go to your strengths and try to believe you are going to succeed, its your heart that will carry or condemn you. Murder begins in the heart. Adultery begins in the heart. Prosperity begins in the heart. Wealth begins in the heart. What you think in your heart, what you feed your heart, determines what you become. Whatever you meditate on, focus on, concentrate on, eventually drops from your head to your heart. It is out of the heart that comes the springs of life. What exists in the physical was first real in the spiritual.

Your habits are under your power of choice, but once you make the choice, you become the servant to the choice.
The great baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan pitched seven no-hitters. In an edited video of his pitches, showing one after another successively, it looks like a continuous replay of the same pitch. He became great because he never deviated from the habits he learned in practice. The same concentration is needed to achieve greatness anywhere. A man can know and understand something and even do it successfully once or twice, but the ability to accomplish the same thing routinely is where true success is found. The greatest of men discipline themselves to practice success-breeding habits.

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Family and friends, not money, are lifes greatest treasures

A friend is lifes shock absorber. Friends are the true riches of life, but choose your friendships carefully. Good character is corrupted by bad friendships. When your closest friends do not share your vision, they can become your chief critics and worst dream-killers. That is why, as you rise from one level of life to another, your intimate friendships may change. The greatness of the life of the prophet Abraham was, according to Scripture, Abraham was a friend of God. Who you connect your life to will either lift you up or let you down. You will become just like your heroes. Thats the good news, and the bad news. Connect your life to heroes of faith!

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REAL MAN
REPUBLISHED APRIL, 2013 Book Foreword by ROBERT MORRIS In 2001, just one year into the planting of Gateway Church, I walked into a Starbucks in Southlake, Texas, feeling a bit low. I was a praying man, but when God tells you Hes going to build a church of 30,000 and you can barely meet the demands of ministering to 100 people, it can be a bit discouraging. I had put everything on the linemy family, my ministry, my manhood. That morning, I was struggling with the weight of it. As I turned around to leave with my coffee, I saw that in a plump corner chair sat the mens minister, Dr. Edwin Louis Cole. He had a big cup of coffee and a morning newspaper. He saw me at the same time and invited me to sit down. We talked for a short time. He encouraged me and I left reinvigorated. The rest became history, as Gateway went on to grow into the outrageous proportions God had told me it would. And, Dr. Cole left for Heaven less than a year later. That impromptu meeting was the last time I saw him. For years, I had sat in different mens gatherings listening to Dr. Cole. My pastor, Olen Griffing, was one of the early adopters of Dr. Coles ministry to men, the Christian Mens Network. Dr. Cole came every year to our church for a men-only meeting where he would take the stage alone and talk about the principles of the Bible. Hundreds of men would sit for hours, drinking in every word. I was one of them. In a recent book called The Blessed Church, I wrote about master builders. They build according to a blueprint, with great quality, with love, and they are ready for a fight as they build. Dr. Cole exhibited all of the traits of the master builder. His ability to distill complex Biblical principles into memorable sentences made him not just a leader of men but also a feeder of men. The quality of his message and his life was freely imparted to all. The love with which he shared the message was evident. Its the same caring love that he exhibited to a young struggling pastor by giving me his time that morning in Starbucks. And, Ed Cole was a mans man, ready to stand up for what he believeda real man. Today, no man alive can do what I did on that morningwalk into a coffee shop and bump into Ed Cole. Hes left this earth now. But, the beauty of Eds life is that he left so much of his life and wisdom behind. Any man, at any stage in life, can just pour a cup of coffee, turn the pages of this book and imbibe what I received on that wonderful morning with Ed. I encourage you to do just that. And as you read it, apply it. It will challenge your manhood, and make you more of a Real Man.

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IRRESISTIBLE HUSBAND
REPUBLISHED APRIL, 2013 Book Foreword by JIM GARLOW Shaking hands, sharing a business dinner, waving goodbye, and even eating cake at a reception are all cultural holdovers from ancient ceremonies of covenant-making. A covenant, in its basic form, is merely saying, Whats mine is yours. Jesus Christ died on the cross and created a new covenant through a violent ritual of shedding blood. When He did that, He said, Whats mine is yours, and He opened heaven to us. At most weddings today, we exchange rings, names, and perhaps even a meal. We state vows in the presence of witnesses. All of these rites have been handed down from archaic covenant ceremonies that were meant to seal marriage as a covenant between a man and a woman. All that to say, as a covenant, marriage is sacred to God. Its a holy relationship, not a casual one. The binding of two individuals for a lifetime in the blood covenant means the most intense forms of friendship, loyalty and sacrifice have been exchanged. Because of that, entering the covenant of marriage is one of the biggest decisions a man will ever make. Through marriage, a man states, Whats mine is yours. In Ed Coles book, Irresistible Husband, he guides and encourages young grooms and grooms-to-be, and perhaps a few of us older grooms as well. He provides wisdom to care for our marriages and our spouses in a way that makes us irresistible. I want to encourage you to readand actually to devourthis book. As a husband and father, I have been far from perfect. I could not claim to be an irresistible husband, although my wife Carol is so gracious, she would likely say that I was. When Carol and I entered our covenant, we knew very little about what it meant to give our all to another person. But over the years, the covenant strengthened until today we could truthfully say that what is hers is mine, and what is mine is hers. There is a very practical reason for my admonition to start today and build a strong marriage covenant. You see, Carol has battled aggressive and advanced cancer for nearly six years now. The prognosis as I write today is extremely bleak. We had an informational meeting with hospice a few days ago. We are men. So please allow me to be transparent as I deal with some hard and very real issues. I do not mean to be indelicate in what I write next. As a primary caregiver, I have had to perform many duties that never crossed my mind on that day 42 years ago when I said in sickness and in health. One of those tasks was cleaning up after vomiting has taken place. One particularly challenging Saturday night I was on my hands and knees, on the floor, cleaning up the latest results of spontaneous nausea. I began having a pity party, feeling sorry for myself. As a pastor, I thought of what I could be doing at that moment, great things for the kingdom. I reminded God that so-and-so pastor was getting to do such-and-such and another pastor was getting to do great exploits for God as well. At that precise moment, I heard a clear voicenot audible, but nonetheless realYou 28

are doing the best ministry you have ever done. My best ministry? What God was saying was that taking care of my wifeyes, even cleaning up vomit from the floorwas the greatest ministry I had ever done! I stopped complaining that instant. I have never whined since. When facing something such as terminal illness, you become intensely grateful for every additional hour, every minute, every word. I hold her more now. I kiss her more often. I tell her I love you multiple times a day. One learns to cherish the moments you have together. In times like this you realize that all along, every hour, every minute and every word was precious. Value your marriage. Guard your time with your wife. Make your covenant something that is sacred, that grows stronger, and that you can cherish for a lifetime. When you do, youll become an irresistible husband, if only in the eyes of a loving wife. When all is said and done, that might be the greatest reputation a man could ever achieve. Jim Garlow Author, The Blood Covenant San Diego, CA April 12, 2013

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POWER OF POTENTIAL
REPUBLISHED JUNE, 2013 Book Foreword by STAN TOLER One of my greatest joys in life comes from watching people unwrap their spiritual gifts and grow and develop as leaders. This is why Im happy to write this foreword for Power of Potential, a book that helps leaders make choices based on principle, and build a character on the bedrock of integrity. Methods change from one generation to the next, but principles remain the same. We have to dig in, apply ourselves, and invest the time to learn principles and apply them to our lives. In this fast-moving age, its easy to become overwhelmed with information or, worse, get left behind. We have to run to keep up. Its like the farmer who posted this sign on the pasture fence: Trespassers welcome. Just be sure to cross the field in 9.9 seconds. The bull can make it in ten! People who want to be leaders have to stay ahead of those charging bulls by staying alert and keeping themselves informed. Real leaders are not bashful about asking for advice, and not skittish about taking it. Real leaders are readers. They learn how to pick the meat off an article or news item and leave the bones. There is always a book on their nightstand. Education is an investment, and real leaders put money in the bank of learning. They make the time to read what is important. Every day you have a cash reserve of 1,440 minutes. You cannot afford to waste them on any activity that doesnt add value to your life and advance the goals of your organization. Because you can do something is no reason that you should. You have to decide what to invest time in. Studying and learning the principles of this book is a wise investment of your time. Besides learning the principles, you will never regret this opportunity to increase the excellence of your life. Excellence is often misunderstood. It is not perfection. Perfection is never satisfied and usually looks at what is inadequate. The perfectionist tends to be difficult to please and negative in attitude. Moreover, perfectionism, in its darkest form, results in intolerance. Excellence, on the other hand, tends to be process-oriented, striving to create a system that perpetually rewards improvement. Excellence is not expensive; mediocrity is. To achieve excellence in life starts with an intentional quest to learn what real integrity is. Few role models teach integrity today. The main character of one television sitcom said: I learned about integrity from my father. He had five wives but never missed an alimony payment. Integrity comes from within. Its the result of a focused faith, godly choices, right associations, and a tenacious commitment to truth. Integrity in the life of a leader is a 30

beautiful thing. In the absence of integrity, life is a mess. Integrity may be one of the leastrecognized qualities for new-millennium leadership, yet it will leave the greatest legacy. What history will always remember is how leaders conducted themselves, by their level of integrity. Integrity cannot be faked; the future will bring it to light. The most urgent question for any leader is not What is my vision? or What are my skills? The most vital issue for any leader to settle is this one: What is my level of integrity? The answer to that single question will shape a leaders legacy for generations to come. Methods change from one generation to the next, but principles are forever. Learning the principles, increasing your integrity, building your character, these are the investments of your time that are worthy to make. The author of Power of Potential, Ed Cole, was a positive, motivational and godly leader whose writings still light a fire in the heart of his readers. Ed Cole committed himself to share the wealth of his wisdom with people the world over. He left us a collection of books filled with wisdom in the same spirit that Paul did for his protg, Timothy. Timothy, my son. I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight (I Timothy 1:18). Invest the time to read and learn, then be sure to apply what you learn so you can fight that good fight. Stan Toler is a pastor, conference speaker, and television host. He is the author of The Secret Blend, the popular Minute Motivators series, and more than 50 other books

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Paul Louis Cole Morgan Uceny, the worlds leading runner, fell during the 2011 world championships, only to get back up and make it to the 2012 Olympics. enacity. hen, as the world watched her run the 1,!00"meter race in the Olympics, she fell again. Morgan will be remembered not as an Olympic gold medalist or fastest woman in the world, but as the runner who fell. he focus of her entire life# the preparation, the dreaming, the practice, the coaching, the sacrificial effort when no one was watching#gone. $%ou were running so &ery well, who bumped into you and caused you to lose stride'( the apostle )aul asked the *alatians about their +hristian faith ,*al. !-./. he 0mplified &ersion reads, $%ou were running the race nobly. 1ho has interfered in ,hindered and stopped you from/ your heeding and following the ruth'( )aul called life a race. 2f life is a race, it is a marathon not a sprint. hat means, we can get up and get back in the race when we fall. 2n )salm 3. &erses 23 and 24 we read that when we fall#not if#*od will lift us back up. o finish strong, to finish life well when we get knocked down, we must get back up. 5a&id 1ilkerson is a man who finished well. 0s a young preacher in 16!7, he went from the country roads of )ennsyl&ania to the dangerous streets of inner 8arlem to reach young men for +hrist. hough risking death on a daily basis, 5a&id was used by *od to reach thousands of young people. The Cross and the Switchblade book chronicling the story became a bestselling book, a mo&ie, and $ een +hallenge( centers sprang up nationwide. 2n 2011 at his death, at 70 years of age, 5a&id was still writing books, preaching, and helping start churches. Obser&e the contrast between 5a&id 1ilkerson and the life of *ideon. 2n the book of 9udges we read how *ideon hears the &oice of *od and acts on it. his unlikeliest of all young men becomes a champion. %et, this great man did not finish well. he last we read of *ideon is, $0fter *ideon died, the people of 2srael turned immediately to worshiping :aal.( 1hat a tragedy; what a bankrupt legacy. *ideon had .0 sons, and thousands of strong, trained warriors. :ut, not one of his men stood up and said, $ his is wrong, we will not go back to :aal< we will follow the *od of *ideon and of 2srael.( =ot one stood. 8is son 9otham later stood up to those who murdered his .0 brothers. %et while defending his family, 9otham still did not lead his family or nation back to *od.

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)aul wrote in )hilippians 3-12: $=ot that 2 ha&e already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because +hrist 9esus has made me his own. :rothers, 2 do not consider that 2 ha&e made it my own. But one thing I do- forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 2 press on toward the goal for the pri@e of the upward call of *od in +hrist 9esus.( 1e could look at it this way- its called re&erse engineering. 1hat do you want your epitaph to say' he wonderful yet humble >uth *raham, wife of :illy *raham, ordered this inscription for her tombstone- $And of construction. hank you for your patience.( 8ow do you want people to remember you' 8ow do you want to finish your life' Beep that as a focus. 2ts the same as teaching children to play basketball. 1hen they begin, they look only at the ball. hey must be taught to lift their eyes, to see where they are going and focus on the basket. he power of the life of 9esus +hrist, in his masculinity and humanity, was his focus. 8e ne&er wa&ered from his identity and his task. =ot one time, for a moment. o be like 9esus is to focus, to cut away the distractions and disappointments that so easily hinder us. 9esus prayed. 1hy did he do that' 8e was *od incarnate. 1hy did he ha&e to pray' 2n his humanity, he was being pulled many directions. )rayer focused his life. he principle and point- prayer strips away the inconsequential. 2n 1 )eter !-7 )eter taught it this way- $:e &igilant ; ,keep your eyes open/ de&il looking for whom he may de&our.( he principle and point- you cannot trust the flesh to discern spiritual issues. 2) Keep walking. Dont stop, dont panic. 2f you fall, pick yourself up in his strength and keep walking. 9esus came as the $)rince of )eace( not the $)rince of )anic.( he :ible tells us in 9ames that there will be difficulties, but that *od is our strength. 8ebrews teaches us to maintain our confidence. 1e need endurance. 5ont panic. 5ont CuitD 39

$Eor e&eryone who has been born of *od o&ercomes the world. 0nd this is the &ictory that has o&ercome the world# our faith( ,1 9ohn !-4/. 1e are in a battle. he enemy is not friendly to you. he enemy wants to destroy you and wipe you out. his is not some wussy little slap fight. his is hand"to"hand combat with only one that will be left standing. 2t must be youD ) !e "ust "aintain inti"acy with #od. 5a&id 1ilkerson continued his prayer times. 8e didnt get stuck on the miraculous testimony from the 16F0s. 8e stayed in touch with the source of his lifeGthe Eather. *ideon lost his intimacy. *ideon tore down the altar of :aal, but by the end of his life, he created an image to worship in his hometown. 8e did so not to lead men to *od, but to worship the idol itself. 8e was worshiping the acts of *od, not *od himself. 1e were created by *od to be intimate with him. 8e created e&erything that eHists by his 1ord, with an eHception. 1ith man, 8e leaned in and formed us with his hands;then he leaned close and breathed his breath into us. 1e were made to come ali&e in his presence. )rayer produces intimacy and prayer is fueled by his 1ord. 2ntimacy and worship are learned corporately in church settings but practiced pri&ately. Bing 5a&id prayed- 1hen you said, IJeek my face,I my heart said to you, I%our face, O Kord, 2 shall seekIL ,)salms 2.-7/. he brother of +hrist declared in 9ames 4-7, Draw near to !od and he will draw near to you. Jo important is intimacy with *od, that the :ible declares the lack of intimacy is $stupid.( $Eor the shepherds are stupid and do not inCuire of the Kord< therefore they ha&e not prospered, and all their flock is scattered( ,9eremiah 10-21/. Finish Strong O&er the past 40 years, of all the great men 2&e seen in ministry#from ha&ing 5a&id 1ilkerson &isit my eighth grade classroom to conducting meetings with :ill :right#2 can recall so many who did not finish strong. My own eHperiences with great men falls not far from the .0"30 of +lintons research. *ideon was a powerful man stuck on his past &ictories. 0nd when he died, e&erything he had worked for, sacrificed for, wept o&er was gone. Mictory is always on the other side of a fight. here are always obstacles and battles, but when we focus, keep walking, stay intimate#in other words, follow +hrist with all of our hearts#we can finish life strong. "es, you can finish life strong. *od personally and specifically spoke a word of confidence o&er your life #read it out loud right now$0nd 2 am con&inced and sure of this &ery thing, that he who began a good work in you 40

will continue until the day of 9esus +hrist Nright up to the time of his returnO, de&eloping Nthat good workO and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you( ,)hilippians 1-F/. Jtrong passion at the start is no indicator of strong purpose at the finish. 1hat you do in life becomes history. 1hat you put in motion becomes legacy.

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by )aul Kouis +ole Millions of 0mericans will celebrate the man who raised them on Eathers 5ay, 9une 1F. Millions more will regret the broken relationship, the absenteeism, the sober reminder of the heartache their father caused. 8ow do you forgi&e the one who ignored, hurt or confused you' 0nd, how do you not become that man; 2f thoughtfully considered, this weekend could become not ?ust a celebration of birth, but a renewal of hope. My grandfather, $Bing,( was e&ery mans best friend, particularly when he was buying the drinks. 8e was a hard working, hard drinking, reckless gambler. 8is son Adwin was deeply wounded by the hedonistic lifestyle of his dad, confused by the mood swings from lo&ing times together at football games to the screaming tirades of a foolish drunk. hough deeply scarred by his father, my dad became a best"selling author and one of the most globally"respected speakers for men in the world. 8ow does a man forgi&e his dad' 8ow do we lea&e that behind and become the father we really want to be' hat answer may change and shape the destiny of someone you know, or it might apply to you. 8eres why#it was in the act of forgi&ing his father that my dad became a good dad to me...lea&ing a legacy for my sons and their sons. Eorgi&eness is the essence of lo&e. Ko&e is the desire to benefit another person, e&en if it costs you something. Jelfishness is a mark of immaturity. 2mmature men remain childish, self"centered, indecisi&e and inconsistent. o o&ercome a selfish dad reCuires accepting the responsibility to forgi&e him. Maturity doesnt come with age, it begins with the acceptance of responsibility. Maturity is the ability to make a right choice e&en when the emotions or conteHt would cause you to make the wrong choice. 5ecisions ha&e conseCuences. Mature men choose to forgi&e. Eorgi&eness isnt a feeling, its an act of lo&e. My dad taught me that e&erything in life is under your power of choice, but when you make the choice you become the ser&ant of that choice. o choose not to forgi&e is to put your life under the power of unforgi&eness. 1hat you dont forgi&e will ne&er be released from your life. 1hat you choose to forgi&e no longer has power. 1hen you forgi&e your dad, what happened to you way back when no longer defines you. My dad, Adwin Kouis +ole, is known as the father of the +hristian mens mo&ement. 8e spent his life teaching men to be +hristlike, to be faithful men in their marriages and with their children. 8e became a mentor to millions of men around the world, yet he also knew what it was like to be without a father figure. 0nd he knew what it meant to fall short as a father himself. 8is father, $Bing,( was the result of a brief relationship between a man who bailed, and a 43

single mother who tragically died. >aised in an orphanage, he spent his life pursuing the affirmation he had ne&er recei&ed as a son, first in the military, then in his ?ob and by chasing pleasure. My grandmother took my dad to church faithfully, but my father, looking for his dads appro&al, e&entually did what most boys do and followed his 5ads path. Eortunately for my father, he followed his fathers pattern, but could not outrun his mothers prayers. 8e returned to the *od of his childhood, forga&e his father, prayed with his dad ?ust days before his fathers early death, and then led his young wife and family to lo&e *od with him. My dad still made many mistakes. 2 played all kinds of ball from childhood through college years, but 5ad came to fewer than fi&e of my games. A&er. On the other hand, he worked hard to o&ercome his fathers pattern throughout his life. Once, he took me on a weeklong horseback camping trip, which was the highlight of my teen years. 5ad was a lifelong learner and e&entually became a great dad, one who was able to teach other fathers. 0 slightly scuffed autographed baseball sits on the bookshelf in my office. 2ts priceless. :eing a sports lo&er, 2&e seen >eggie 9ackson hit homeruns, saw ed 1illiams hit, 1illie Mays, Jandy BoufaH and more. 2&e got sports memorabilia from e&ery sport, but this baseball is tops. his ball is the result of a hot, windy, dusty season in north eHas heat. he team lost some, won some, got frustrated, laughed at goofy stuff and had fun. wo of the signatures on that priceless baseball make it so &aluable, because they were the coachs sons, :randon and :ryce#my sons. 0s my children grew up, 2 built a successful business, and 2 tra&eled constantly. 2 had watched my fathers regret at missing my games and determined 2 would not do the same. 2 put my childrens acti&ities on my calendar first and ga&e them the same priority as my biggest client. 2 was ne&er the greatest coach, certainly not the greatest dad, but 2 was one thing#2 was there. oday my children are leaders in their community, faithful friends and &ibrantly healthy men and women. hey are my ?oy. en years ago, 5ad left this earth, but he left a legacy far different from the legacy left for him by his own father and his fathers father. 2 ha&e the pri&ilege to build on that legacy. 5ad ne&er got it eHactly right, and neither will 2. :ut 2 forgi&e him his mistakes ?ust as he forga&e his dad. 2 am definitely following my fathers pattern, as he once followed his fathers. :ut the pattern is entirely different today. =o guy 2 know is going to stand up and say hes the most awesome father around. :ut each of us can do our best as we accept responsibility to forgi&e the past and pay attention to our current relationships. %ou dont ha&e to be awesome. %ou ?ust ha&e to be there.

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From article in the Washington Post 'y Paul Louis Cole

8is first book got him arrested. 1hen the ?ury refused to con&ict him, the ?udge put both him and the ?ury in prison. Kater, his writings became the foundation for the +onstitution of the United Jtates. 2f *eorge 1ashington is the $Eather of our nation,( then 1illiam )enn is the $*randfather.( )enns nonconformist &iews and actions would make us brand him a radical today. %et this man, so often o&erlooked by his culture, held an ideal of freedom in his heart that still beats in the heart of our nation three hundred years later. 1illiam )enn landed in a splintered land of disparate &iewpoints and unyielding religious pre?udices in 1F72. he hardy colonists who had endured the religious persecution of Aurope and the murderous seas of the =orth 0tlantic were now resigned to religious fiefdoms in separate colonies that were often as treacherous as the religious tyranny they had fled. :ut 1illiam )enn had a dream of an inclusi&ely free land, one where e&eryone was welcome, where :iblical freedom was the foundational truth and no one was unduly prosecuted because of his church or her beliefs. 8e settled in a place he named $Jyl&ania.( o assure )enn his rights, Bing +harles renamed it $)ennsyl&ania.( )enn named his first &illage $)hiladelphia,( the $+ity of :rotherly Ko&e.( 8is belief was that religion allowed freedom for men and harmony between them $since >eligion itself is nothing else but Ko&e to *od and Man.( 8e wrote, $Eor where there is not Ko&e< there is Eear- :ut perfect Ko&e casts out Eear. Ko&e is abo&e all< and when it pre&ails in us all, we shall all be Ko&ely, and in Ko&e with *od and one with another.L 2n contrast to the theologies of the other colonies, )enn stood strong against people being forced to attend a certain church, or ha&e the badge of one chosen sect to do business. )enn e&en paid the locals, the =ati&e 0mericans, for the land that Bing +harles had gi&en him. )enn was re&olutionary in the way he go&erned his colony. 8e claimed that $if we will not be go&erned by *od, we must be go&erned by tyrants.L 8is understanding of the :ible led him to ad&ocate for and institute public education for all children, due process for people charged of crimes, eCual rights for women, a free press, a written state constitution and a sense of brotherhood and mutual respect. 8is methods and reasoning were so 47

persuasi&e that his capital, )hiladelphia, became the first capital of the new nation, the United Jtates of 0merica. 1here did )enn get his moral compass' 8e wrote in his second book, #o Cross, #o Crown, $true religion does not draw men out of the world but enables them to li&e better in it and eHcites their endea&ors to mend it.( )enns life was fully absorbed by his faith in *od, his belief in the &eracity of the :ible and his sense of the uniCueness of all mankind. Ear from becoming a religious bigot due to his unwa&ering belief in the +hristian *od, 1illiam )enn based his arguments for all people to ha&e religious freedom on the pages of the Jcripture he lo&ed. 8e wrote that people were $born with a title to perfect freedom and uncontrolled en?oyment of all the rights and pri&ileges of the law of nature.( 2n his own way, my father taught me what 1illiam )enn taught a young nation. 8e said, $0 nation is not great by &irtue of its wealth, but by the wealth of its &irtue.( 8e also taught that $pri&ate philosophy determines public performance.( Our nation is increasingly bifurcated, not along political lines, but within the &ery li&es of indi&iduals. Keaders attempting to li&e a public morality intended to please a constituency or community often practice a personal immorality intended to please only their own selfish desires. he nation has reeled from the scandals caused by such leaders so often that we ha&e lost our ability to eHpress shock and awe. $Juch a shame( is now ?ust $more of the same.( 1here are the 1illiam )enns today' 1here are the leaders who will honor their moral compass o&er the winds of political eHpedience' 1here will we find men who will prefer the freedom of others o&er personal gain or those who fully belie&e in the right of all to ha&e a &oice, to ha&e the freedom of choice that comes with a culture based on mutual respect and trust' )enn wrote that, $=o one can be put out of his estate and sub?ected to the political &iew of another, without his consent.L %et we often lash out at those with opposing &iewpoints &ociferously, as if to demand their consent, or at least demand that they Cuiet their &iews. 0nd, to our detriment, often the ones being silenced are those who belie&e in the same ideals and freedoms that were so dear to 1illiam )enn. Ket )enns words be a guiding light for you and me, and hopefully for a new generation of leaders, $L2 eHpect to pass through this world but once. 0ny good therefore that 2 can do, or any kindness or abilities that 2 can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Ket me not defer it or neglect it, for 2 shall not pass this way again.L 0gainst powerful business interests, narrow"minded @ealots and the courts of Aurope 1illiam )enn stood strong. 8e could be described in the writings of his belo&ed 0postle )aul in a letter that )aul wrote to the church in +orinth; $%ou ha&e ten thousand instructors, but not many fathers.( he principle is that an instructor tells you what he knows, but a father gi&es you who he is. )enn ga&e us his life, his honor, his word.

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