Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come. Psalm 71:18
NOTE: THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGES IN MY MINISTRY TO DATE—PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS!
When I was in my fifties I used to say, tongue and cheek, no one over 60 should be allowed to make decisions anymore. That statement has changed for the last three decades. So, here I am at 80 and you might ask, what do you think now, Vince? To answer that, a little trip down memory lane is needed. In 1990 I left a very successful business career as Vice President of a Fortune 1000 company to enter full-time ministry with an offer to become Executive Vice President of Every Home For Christ, a mission’s ministry with offices in over 150 countries.
After five years in that role the Lord, through a unique and powerful set of circumstances, led me to establish On Target Ministries. Most of you know me as the Founder and CEO of OTM, a ministry dedicated to helping men become, the man God intended. Over the past 30 years we have seen tens of thousands of men significantly impacted by our disciple-making messages and curriculum. In addition, together with my wife, Cindy, we have ministered to thousands of couples both in the US and Canada through our Couples On Target seminars and retreats.
As the years have gone by, and with so many lessons learned, I have been focusing on helping younger pastors and leaders become more effective in their disciple-making efforts by sharing my experiences and helping them understand both the history of ministry to men and many of the land mines we tripped over along the way to better prepare them for what they will encounter.
So, with that background, please let me share from my heart what I am sensing as I enter this exciting final chapter of my journey. First, I do not look or feel 80—I tell people it is because I was born when I was 12. Seriously though, Exodus chapter 7 reminds us that Moses was 80 when God called him to give His demands to pharaoh. While I know in my heart there is so much more to do, I am also feeling an intense desire to get this next season of activity right.
My prayer may be like many of you who find yourself at this stage, Lord, please help me to understand all that You have built into this man—the experiences, wisdom and knowledge You have given, and to focus all of it on Your highest and best purposes at this important season. I have been praying this way now for a few years and I want to share with you my conclusions and some exciting news.
Through prayer and input from many wise counselors I am beginning a major initiative I want you to be aware of. It involves memorializing our full cadre of teaching sessions reflecting the essence of our message over these past three decades. Pat McGuire, our TV producer, will be editing our two-year Men On Target video curriculum and featuring the 12-minute sessions on our new YouTube channel along with several other social media platforms. This is also being built out in a new web app set up in a one-year devotional format. More on that later.
We have seen over 20,000 men give their hearts to our Lord since we began rolling this out. In addition, the testimonies from men who have truly become disciples of Jesus from going through this material is incredible. This effort will truly become the legacy of thirty years of ministry and live on for a very long time.
We are launching this on Thursday May 15th on YouTube, and it will also be posted to Substack, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter (X) and a few other platforms where we have an existing presence. Every week there will be short teaser clips posted to drive traffic to the weekly Thursday YouTube broadcast. Each video teaching session is 12-minutes long and builds precept upon precept to help men become The Man God Intended.
HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A MAJOR IMPACT
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