The purpose of this project is to find effective ways of preaching to men, helping them to experience the Word, and see the relevance of the Word in their life. The goal is for the men to experience the message rather than simply hear it. By experiencing the Word, it is the hope that the male congregating would foster a new or renewed relationship with God, and increase male involvement and attendance in church. In the African American tradition specifically, preaching is the center of the worship experience. Preaching has transcending power and the ability to draw people by illuminating scripture and incorporating life situations. The projects seeks to help men make the connections to value their experience of the Word in any setting or mode of delivery, and be able to apply biblical principles to their lives that not only help them see God in a different light, but help them see themselves in a different light. Using theoretical conversation partners, along with the program course work, a series of sermons crafted for men were developed to see the effective of communicating the message.
A qualitative approach was used as the methodology to gain insight from this study. Date was collected from Sunday worship DVDs, surveys, interviews, testimonials, and special activities. Data was also gathered from appearance, behavior, interactional patterns, and consistency.
The findings of the study revealed the importance of men experiencing the Word for proper application of the Word. Findings also revealed that men need to be consistently engaged in male centered activities. This study also shows that men are more responsive to the preaching when it is targeted to them. There is not sufficient evidence to determine men are more committed after experiencing the Word.
