“Men need deep encounters with God if they’re going to be useful to Him. This begins with openness and transparency about their past, their needs, their hurts, their fears. Biblical truth must be provided to teach them the path, and they must give God time to let the Holy Spirit do His transforming work. This is dramatically enhanced when they encounter Christ in the midst of a confidential group of godly men who are there to help them. This is the core of the 4KK movement. It has transformed our men at The Summit Church. I highly recommend it!”
Bill Elliff
Founding and National Engage Pastor
The Summit Church, Arkansas
LOVE GIVES US COURAGE
It takes courage to live against the grain of the culture. It takes courage to make unpopular decisions for our families and other relationships. Even if we know what we are supposed to do and want to do it, it often takes great courage to follow through.
Where do we find this kind of courage?
It’s not impossible from time to time to act courageously on your own initiative, men can do that. To live courageously day after day following a radical and nonconformist King is a different challenge, one that requires committed companions … committed to the mission and committed to each other. This is where we find courage.
The beauty and the power of love are experienced as we enter into the holy ground of another man’s story, his life. Nothing breaks down the walls of fear and comparison like the sharing and hearing of the deepest places in a man’s heart. When experienced in an environment of genuine love and acceptance, a bond is forged that makes a man stronger than he imagined he ever could be. It galvanizes us into a company of men that together will find the courage to live our lives on mission For King and Kingdom.
“Embedded in our stories, deep down in our hearts, is a place so well guarded that it barely sees the light of day. Down there are big questions. The kind of questions that can change your life.”
Thomas Merton
It is rare that a man will take 4 days out of his full and busy life to pause for a little while and take a serious and critical look at his own life and story. It is through a proper understanding of the story we each have lived that leads to a humble and honest understanding of who we are a better grasp of who God is.
We spend a significant amount of time during our 4 days together:
- Learning and preparing to tell our stories through the same four critical moves that God tells us His story.
- Experiencing a number of tools designed to help us achieve humble self-knowledge.
- Helping other men do the same.
- Learning how to apply our new understanding to our life in a way that impacts our personal growth and those in our realms of influence.