One of Jim’s favorite activities
is to lead men’s retreats. Following is a letter from a man who attended a retreat:
Thank you for the wonderful men’s retreat. Men who were habitually
tightlipped and stoic suddenly became hurting, sensitive beings.
A lot of credit must go to you. Your transparent sharing made it all
possible. I did not expect to get below the surface in our small group of reserved and
uncommunicative men. But I was wrong!
As my small group opened up, we were surprised to find a man estranged
from his son; another whose grown daughter refuses to speak to him; a successful man
crippled emotionally as a child who couldn’t contemplate marriage; a man whose wife
suffered from menopausal depression; a negative, critical man damaged in childhood.
Jim, thank you again for your ministry to the men in my group.
Jim uses humor, his own vulnerability, and Scripture to target men’s issues. He
helps men feel comfortable to face troubling areas seldom discussed with other men such
as:
- Sexual temptation
- Marriage disillusionment
- Lack of connection with their father
- Job insecurities
- Inability to connect with their children
- Need for male friends who truly understand