265. United Methodist Men--Each church or charge shall have an organized unit of United Methodist Men chartered and annually recertified through the General Board of Discipleship to provide another channel for involving men in the total ministry of the Church.
1. Resources for organization and implementation of the ministry of men at the local Church, district, conference, and jurisdictional levels shall be provided by the General Board of Discipleship.
2. United Methodist Men shall be a creative supportive fellowship of men who seek to know Jesus Christ, to grow spiritually, and to seek daily his will. Its primary purpose is to declare the centrality of Christ in the lives of men and in all their relationships. The major concerns are:
a) To encourage knowledge of and support for the total mission of The United Methodist Church.
b) To engage in evangelism by sharing the fullness of the gospel in its personal and social dimensions.
c) To clarify and speak to the identity and role of the man in contemporary society.
d) To seek commitment to discipleship.
e) To study and become familiar with The United Methodist Church, its organization, doctrines, and belief.
f) To cooperate with all units of United Methodist Men in obtaining these objectives through district, conference, and churchwide goals.
3. Men seeking membership in a local unit of United Methodist Men will be asked to subscribe to the major concerns listed in [014]2 above and to these personal objectives:
a) To engage daily in Bible study and prayer.
b) To bear witness to Christ's way in daily work and in all personal contacts through words and actions.
c) To engage in Christian service.
4. Units of United Methodist Men may be formed in clusters and in other groupings of local Churches as needed.
5. The duly appointed pastor(s) of the church shall be ex officio member(s) of the unit and its executive committee.
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PETS Creator: John Brawn
1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 265
1996 United Methodist General Conference