FW: Leading Noble Men, (Blood) Red is a Great Christmas Color, Family Christmas Traditions

Noble Notes December 8, 2010 In This Issue Leading Noble Men (Blood) Red is a Great Christmas Color! Family Christmas Traditions About Noble Warriors & Noble Notes Quick Links Read the Noble Warriors' Vision & Victories 2010 End of the Year Letter! Will you partner with the ongoing ministry of Noble Warriors to help Engage, Encourage, & Equip Men? It's not too late... TO INVEST IN YOUR MARRIAGE in 2010! Family LIfe will hold a Weekend to Remember marriage conference this weekend (Dec 10-12) at the Hilton Garden in Henrico! And you can still register with the Noble Warriors Group Discount of $79 per person! Click here for more info or to register today! Many of you receive these messages because they are forwarded to you by friends. Could I encourage you to add your name directly to our list? Leading Noble Men Many of you have heard of David Murrow's Book, Why Men Hate Going to Church. I've shared copies of this book and David's concepts with many pastors and men's ministry leaders. Now, I'm glad to let you know that I'll actually be able to share David Murrow himself with many pastors and ministry leaders in Richmond. Share this with your pastor! On Tuesday, January 18th, Noble Warriors will be hosting a ½ equipping opportunity for pastors and leaders. Our goal is to advance the priority of men's discipleship in the local church. I'll be revealing more about this with you in the coming weeks but go ahead and mark your calendars now! Even better forward your pastor a personal note and a link to this registration page. Here are some details... Featured Speakers David Murrow (Why Men Hate Going to Church) AND Patrick Morley (The Man In The Mirror and Pastoring Men) Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Time: 8:30 - 1:00 (Continental Breakfast provided at 8:30. Program starts at 9:00 AM) Register Online Here. Cost: Free - Please note, this opportunity isn't free because it's not worth anything. It's being offered free because committed sponsors have already made significant investments!) Location: Grove Avenue Baptist Church (Blood) Red is a Great Christmas Color! Hey Men, Our Bloodbanks are always short on blood at Christmas. Why not give the gift of life this season by participating in the Noble Warriors Blood Drive. The VBS Bloodmobile will be at the Noble Warriors office from 4PM - 7PM on Monday, December 13th. Come bleed with us! Register Here for an appointment Family Christmas Traditions Guys, many of you who have participated in The Quest for Authentic Manhood may remember Session 21: Twenty Five Ways to Be a Servant-Leader. I think this is one of the most compelling sessions in all of Men's Fraternity. Here are two of the items from the list of 25. A servant-leader initiates meaningful family traditions A servant-leader plans fun outings for the family on a regular basis. Gentlemen, the Christmas season is a great time for you to step up to real servant-leadership that will bless your family for many years. Here are a couple of ideas... Start a tradition of taking your children out to shop for mom. You may take them as individuals or in a group. But make this a memorable experience. Our kids enjoy going out to shop for Stacy! The boys get antsy and complain when we're looking at clothes but Hannah just loves it. Their reactions are even stronger when we go into a 'smelly' place like Bath and Body Works. The boys are gasping for air and Hannah basks in delight. When Stacy and her sisters were small, my father-in-law started the tradition of taking each daughter out individually for dinner and shopping. Stacy has already celebrated her 28th birthday several times, but each year she goes on a Christmas date with her dad. Our family always goes Christmas caroling. Typically with another family, or a small group. We share a couple of songs on the porches of friends and family and hand off a small bag of cookies. The recipients are blessed and we are blessed with wonderful memories. (We've even been known to wander around our neighborhood in July singing Beach Boys tunes. We call this Summer Caroling but that's a different story!) Perhaps you read the account of Christ's birth on Christmas Eve or bundle up and enjoy the Tacky Light Tour but the bottom line is this. Dad, be intentional and strategic in creating memories for your family. You don't have to be super creative or extravagant, just do it. By the way... make sure you use your traditions and activities to point your family toward Christ! About Noble Warriors & Noble Notes Noble Warriors exists to Engage, Equip and Encourage churches who Engage, Equip and Encourage men to walk with Christ and lead their families. Noble Notes is a weekly email touch that we hope will help accomplish the mission. Our desire is that you find it useful and applicable. Please feel free to pass it along to others or submit an email address of a friend so they will receive it also. You will find more helpful information at our website www.noblewarriors.org. Your comments and suggestions are welcome at noblenotes@noblewarriors.org.

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