Gatekeepers Men's
Dr. Bruce Barton, Pastor
GateKeepers is designed to create healthy habits for Christian men that will create a closer walk with Christ and, in doing so, impact our entire congregation, our community, and our world. We believe that GateKeepers could be an impetus for revival among the men of our church as we dedicate ourselves to guarding the gates of our hearts, our minds, our families, our church and our nation against the satanic forces that are out to destroy us. Please join us in becoming a GateKeeper for Christ!
Vision:
Our goal is to challenge every man in our church and community to be all they can be for Christ!
Mission:
The purpose of Central Baptist's Men's Ministry is to lead men from isolation to brotherhood and arm them to be Christ-like leaders at home, in the Church, and out in the community.
GateKeepers Values:
- Every man is important in our church.
- Every man needs to be prayed for.
- Every man needs to be discipled and developed.
- Every man needs to have a brother inside the church.
- Every man needs to be challenged and guided to growth.
- Every man needs to have a personal mission statement.
- Every man needs to have a personal growth plan.
- Every man needs to be held accountable.
- Every man needs to be a servant/leader in every area of their lives, especially if they have a wife and family.
- Every man needs to be aggressively pushing for the kingdom of God.
Why Call It GateKeepers?
A GateKeeper has the job of a shepherd in biblical times. At night when all of his sheep were inside, the Shepherd would lay himself in front of the opening in the fold. This would mean that anything coming in or going out would have to pass over him.
In this way a GateKeeper at Central Baptist Church is any man who accepts the challenge to stand watch and guard his own heart, the heart of his wife, kids, and grandkids. He will watch what comes into his home, and guard against what tries to harm him as well as those whom God has entrusted to him. In his capacity as patriarch, he is the primary protector of his home and family.
This is a calling of men to be who they are called by God to be. The submissive and loving leader, He has commissioned every man to be in the home....nothing more, nothing less.