One Man's Story

I attended the barbecue where the Men’s Fraternity program was introduced to the men from churches in Friday Harbor. We viewed a DVD of Robert M. Lewis promoting the program, especially The Quest for Authentic Manhood series. Frankly, the title kind of put me off. I am 72 years old and gave my life to Christ when I was 18 years old in college. So I was thinking “I am pretty sure about my manhood!” But as I listened to Robert I realized he had some very practical ideas about how to improve family relations.

What really grabbed me was his three things fathers need to tell their sons which I understood to be; “I love you”, “You are good at …….” and “I am proud of you”. They really resonated with my life experience and recently I said those very things to my 40 year old son who had just told me that he and his wife were getting a divorce. He blamed himself and said he felt like a complete failure to his kids.

So if I am already doing this, I thought on the way home, why would I want to spend my time taking this course? It was then the Lord hit me between the eyes by revealing to me that I have a wife and a daughter I have never said that to! I couldn’t wait to find the chance to say those three things to them. I told each of them at an appropriate time and you must know they loved hearing it. And you also must know I will be taking the course.

Chuck VandeWetering
Friday Harbor

Building Foundations

In the Quest for Authentic Manhood this year we will be building a foundation for manhood, much like what Dave and Josh did with their rocket during our father/son BBQ outreach. Join us in building foundations that will leave legacies.

You Are Not Alone

Many of us have heard the Bible passage, "As Iron Sharpens Iron, so one man sharpens another", Proverbs 27:17

This passage suggests that we need each other. For us to be used in each others lives, we need to be connected. We need to understand that we are not alone.

Join us in the Quest. Discover you are not alone!

New Group Forming

Another group of men are joining together to embark on the journey in the Quest for Authentic Manhood. They will meet on Saturday mornings at Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church. Pancake breakfast is served at 7:00 a.m. and the study starts at 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

In the picture, a brain trust of rocketeers seek the plans for building an atmosphere defying rocket at our men's BBQ outreach.

So far, close to 30 men are launching into the Quest each week. You are more than welcome to join us.

Men's Fraternity Launch

The Quest for Authentic Manhood begins on Wednesday Sept. 13th at Paideia School. Come check it out! Join us as we venture out of a life of wandering and wondering to discover a manhood plan. Two men's groups are forming. One group meets from 6 a.m. - 7:30 a.m., the other from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Listen to what one pastor says about The Quest -

“Men’s Life, our weekly men’s event is modeled after the Men’s Fraternity curriculum and concept developed by Robert Lewis. I believe this may be the single most impactful event I’ve been involved in in 30 years of ministry. It is revolutionizing men’s lives and playing a signifi cant role in the transformation of our congregation. If you’re looking to kick-start your ministry, try this program!”

David Peterson, Senior PastorMemorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Houston, Texas

In the picture above, rocketeers Jack and Paul work together to build their rocket during our outreach BBQ for men. They are ready to launch into the Quest.