1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,800 And I am really excited to have Bill and Martin and JP joining me. 2 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:12,360 And we are going to learn all about the men's ministry that is sort of restarting up, I 3 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,600 think, this year. 4 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,960 There've been a few little things in the past couple of years, but we're going full force, 5 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:20,840 I'm pretty sure, into the next couple of months. 6 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:21,840 Is that right? 7 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:28,080 It's great to be here, Elizabeth, and represent a new intentional focus of the men's ministry. 8 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:34,040 We've been doing beer and banter for the last few years, which is an informal social time 9 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,200 for guys to get together to chat. 10 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:42,360 And we've done the men's retreat for the last couple of years. 11 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:48,920 But now we're trying to be a little bit more focused and to reach some more intentional 12 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:55,040 goals around bringing men involved in the church and sending them out. 13 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:56,640 Alright, so that's Bill. 14 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,640 Why did you want to get involved in this ministry? 15 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,400 And I'm going to ask all of you the same question. 16 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:07,640 Well, I guess one answer that we all share is that we're all men, men of Trinity, involved 17 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,960 in the church. 18 00:01:09,960 --> 00:01:14,280 I think over the years, I have benefited a lot from the church. 19 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,040 I've grown in my faith. 20 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:23,920 I have met with older men in mentoring relationships that have helped not just in my faith, but 21 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:30,280 in my career choices, and I think it's a little bit about giving back and creating those kind 22 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:37,360 of experiences, opportunities for younger men and for all men of the church. 23 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:38,360 That's awesome. 24 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:39,360 What about you, Martin? 25 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:42,760 I agree with a lot of the things Bill said. 26 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:50,280 For me personally, I recall when the men's ministry was more active back in the late 27 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,400 nineties and early aughts. 28 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,160 I was unemployed for a while. 29 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:59,920 The men's ministry, we had a men's prayer group, we had the breakfasts, we had other 30 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:00,920 things. 31 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:05,160 Lots of time for me to interface with some of the men, and they helped me greatly in 32 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:11,960 my discipleship because I had a lot of time, more time for that than I did when I was working, 33 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:13,680 and also in helping me in my career choices. 34 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:14,680 Oh, wow. 35 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:15,680 Thanks for sharing. 36 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:16,680 That's great to hear. 37 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:22,920 And JP, you're a little bit newer to the church, so why it encourage you to join the men's 38 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:23,920 ministry. 39 00:02:23,920 --> 00:02:30,760 Yeah, for me, prior to coming to Trinity, which was about a year and a half ago, just 40 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,840 never had the opportunity to be part of a men's ministry. 41 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:40,800 And that all changed since coming to Trinity. 42 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:45,320 Just immersed myself in a lot of different things, starting with the men's retreat last 43 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,840 spring, which was great. 44 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:55,080 My sort of view was just, I was new here, and just dive right in and just made some 45 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:59,160 excellent friendships and started building great relationships. 46 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:05,000 And then got involved with beer and banter and attending those. 47 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:12,280 And then got invited to join one of the men's life group. 48 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:20,920 And all these things have just really impacted my life in such a positive way and just made 49 00:03:20,920 --> 00:03:27,400 such a difference that, yeah, it's important and I want to do what I can just to help grow 50 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:31,680 it and so that others can experience the same thing. 51 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:32,680 That's exciting. 52 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,160 And I know there's some fun things planned, but before we get into too many nitty gritty 53 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:40,720 details about the men's ministry, it wouldn't be a fun Trinity Talks without a fun Trinity 54 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:41,720 Talks game. 55 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:46,280 So I'm going to pick my first victim, I mean, volunteer first here. 56 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,840 And I'm going to actually choose, JP, you were just talking, so maybe what I'm going 57 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:53,440 to have you do is just pick up that piece of paper that you have in front of you and 58 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:56,680 show the camera and then show it to your viewer. 59 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:57,720 I'm not looking at it, right? 60 00:03:57,720 --> 00:03:58,720 You're not looking at it. 61 00:03:58,720 --> 00:03:59,720 Is that right, Soda? 62 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,200 Yeah, so no, so there's the word up, no, flip it. 63 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:04,200 There you go. 64 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:05,360 Keep, yeah, there you go. 65 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:06,520 Show this camera right here. 66 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,880 All right, you've got a name of a famous man in the Bible. 67 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,480 Can you guys see that there, Bill and Martin? 68 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:13,480 Yep, yeah, we see that. 69 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:17,640 All right, now you're going to just give JP a single word and see if he can guess who 70 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:18,640 that person is. 71 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,720 And if he can't get it, then we're going to give him another word. 72 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:22,720 All right. 73 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:23,720 You first. 74 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:24,720 Bullrushes. 75 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:25,720 Oh, Bullrushes, yeah. 76 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,720 That's a good one. 77 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:29,120 Baby Moses. 78 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:30,800 Moses suffices, well done. 79 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,880 All right, I wasn't actually sure Bullrushes is a single word or hyphenated word, but we're 80 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:35,880 going to give it to you anyway. 81 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:36,880 Well done, all right. 82 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:37,880 You guys are great. 83 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:38,880 All right, Martin, you're next. 84 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,080 OK, my dad, I move here. 85 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:42,080 Yeah. 86 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,760 OK, without looking. 87 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,440 Now these weren't that challenging. 88 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:49,440 Maybe they are. 89 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:50,440 I don't know. 90 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:51,440 We'll see. 91 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:52,440 Single word. 92 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:53,440 Apostle. 93 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:54,440 John. 94 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:55,440 Another word. 95 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,960 All right, that's a good guess. 96 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,960 Go ahead, JP. 97 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:02,960 Blinded. 98 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,720 Temporarily. 99 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:07,720 On the road. 100 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:08,720 Paul. 101 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:09,720 All right, so that's done. 102 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:10,720 All right. 103 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:14,160 I think blinded temporarily on the road is all one hyphenated word as well, right? 104 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:15,160 I think so. 105 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:16,160 I think so. 106 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:17,160 Now it's my turn. 107 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:18,160 It's your turn. 108 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,080 No, I should have given you like the third son of. 109 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:21,080 Oh, I know. 110 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:22,080 I know. 111 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:23,080 I should have said Saul. 112 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,080 All right. 113 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:27,080 This is me. 114 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:28,080 This is you. 115 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:29,080 Your turn. 116 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,840 Without using any words in the. 117 00:05:32,840 --> 00:05:35,360 I think you understand what I'm saying here. 118 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,880 I'm going to use none of the words on the sign here. 119 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:39,880 You ready? 120 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,880 Can I call a friend? 121 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,560 You can call Mart. 122 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:47,560 Locusts. 123 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:52,200 I think it's a good word. 124 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:56,320 I can I can actually hear the wheels turning and bills ahead right now. 125 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:57,320 Yeah, Locusts. 126 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:58,320 I was Aaron. 127 00:05:58,320 --> 00:05:59,320 It's a good guess, perhaps. 128 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:08,160 Abraham. 129 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,120 Let's get another word out there. 130 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:12,600 baptism. 131 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,960 Oh, John. 132 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:19,840 I was trying to say baptism. 133 00:06:19,840 --> 00:06:21,440 It's New Testament Locusts. 134 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:22,440 Not Old Testament Locusts. 135 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:23,440 Exactly. 136 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:24,440 We could have been more clear. 137 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:25,440 Yes. 138 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:26,440 I Locusts appear in both testaments. 139 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:27,440 Isn't that interesting? 140 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:28,440 Well done, you guys. 141 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:29,440 All right. 142 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:33,360 Those are the famous men of the Bible that I had for you. 143 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:35,200 But let's get back into fun. 144 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:36,200 Fun fun fun. 145 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:37,680 This never ends here. 146 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:42,440 But men's ministry, for those of you who are just tuning in, we're talking about men's 147 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,360 ministry in a few sentences. 148 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,640 What exactly is men's ministry here at Trinity in particular? 149 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:49,640 All right. 150 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:52,640 Well, I guess I'll go first. 151 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:58,400 The it's basically want to create an opportunity or create space for the men of the church 152 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:07,800 to participate in the available programs, the stuff that's going on, to step up as leaders 153 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:14,240 in the church as the opportunities arise or as needed. 154 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:21,240 And then to be able to send out, to develop and send out men to volunteer and to serve 155 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,960 not just in the church, but in the community as a whole. 156 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:28,560 So that's kind of the three goals of the men's ministry program. 157 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:29,560 I think that's great. 158 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:34,240 But I'm going to ask a question that I think might be on some people's minds is why men's 159 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,960 ministry and not people ministry? 160 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:37,960 Why men specifically? 161 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:38,960 That's a good question. 162 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:42,160 Does anyone want to take a stab at that first? 163 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:51,480 Well, men, you know, men have certain gifts that not necessarily everybody else in the 164 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,560 community has, the other groups in the community. 165 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:58,040 I guess there's lots of ways to subdivide. 166 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:05,560 But men have unique gifts and some of those gifts can be used or nurtured and used. 167 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:09,880 And I think the men's ministry is one way to do that, to capitalize on it. 168 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:16,040 So as a church, not just Trinity, but all churches, I think we need to be all things 169 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:17,920 to all people. 170 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:23,320 And that's part of the development of healthy Christian community. 171 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:32,240 But then I think there's also time when you need to get together with a particular subgroup 172 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:39,080 and just kind of deal or focus on the needs or the wants of that particular group. 173 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:49,280 And so in this case, it's the men open to all men, regardless of race, age or creed. 174 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:53,040 We don't care what rock band you like. 175 00:08:53,040 --> 00:09:05,120 And it's just to create that opportunity for guys to get together and to get to know each 176 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,440 other better and to learn from each other. 177 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,800 And like I said, to volunteer and help out together. 178 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:12,800 Thank you. 179 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:13,800 Thank you. 180 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,240 All right. 181 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:19,400 So if you're interested out there and maybe getting involved in men's ministry, what do 182 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,800 you think some of the challenges or obstacles there are? 183 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:27,000 Like, what are some of the obstacles that men may face before they take that next step 184 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,760 in getting into the ministry? 185 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:36,280 I think it's usually the common ones are time. 186 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:43,960 We're all so busy with life, with work and home life and so forth. 187 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,680 So just finding the time. 188 00:09:46,680 --> 00:09:53,680 Which I guess the men's ministry is going to try and address by having events on different 189 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:55,560 times, different days of the week. 190 00:09:55,560 --> 00:10:00,560 So whether it's a Monday night at Beer and Banter or Saturday morning breakfast or something 191 00:10:00,560 --> 00:10:08,400 midweek so that if the idea being hopefully one of those times works for a particular 192 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,200 person time. 193 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:18,200 And then probably just kind of call it apprehension of especially if you're new here and I don't 194 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:21,080 know what it's all about, what to expect. 195 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:28,080 And just that sort of natural resistance to just trying something new. 196 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,080 So yeah, I think those are probably the common ones. 197 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:42,040 And maybe just not think or just sort of assuming, well, what am I going to get out of it? 198 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:47,440 How am I going to benefit? 199 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:52,200 So just not having that assurance, that desire to go. 200 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:53,600 And then it's not until. 201 00:10:53,600 --> 00:11:00,920 So that's why I think our sort of message is to men just, hey, just check us out. 202 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:01,920 Check us out. 203 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:03,760 Come to event, come and see. 204 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:09,880 And like I know for me personally, once you start building relationships, which to me 205 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:14,720 it's relationships are what it's all about. 206 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:21,840 And especially deep, meaningful ones, which is what I think I've experienced here just 207 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,280 by things I've gotten involved in. 208 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:32,800 And there's just something really neat about just opening yourself up and sharing what's 209 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:37,960 going on, challenges you're facing in your life and learning from each other and sharing 210 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,880 and just growing together, praying for each other. 211 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,960 It's just really, really impactful. 212 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:51,520 To build on what JP you said earlier, I think an obstacle for a lot of men is fear and anxiety 213 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:53,200 of the unknown. 214 00:11:53,200 --> 00:12:02,720 And they may not be involved themselves in the church and their wives who do come, want 215 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:05,280 them to engage, want them to become involved. 216 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:09,120 And they just didn't know what that path forward was. 217 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:15,720 And with the announcement of the men's ministry last week and with me as the leader, the coordinator 218 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:21,800 of the men's ministry, I've had a couple of women after the service come up to me with 219 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:27,240 hope in their eyes that there is now maybe some way that they could get their husband 220 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:37,120 to make that first step into community through an informal gathering of men, beer and banter 221 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,760 or other things that are coming up. 222 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:47,560 And that was just nice to see that the women who are faithful attenders of the church and 223 00:12:47,560 --> 00:12:55,520 just would love to have their husbands come out and become involved now see a way forward 224 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:56,520 for that. 225 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:57,520 That's great. 226 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:00,680 And women's husbands or partners or boyfriends, right? 227 00:13:00,680 --> 00:13:02,440 Or father, sons. 228 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:03,440 Father, son. 229 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:04,440 Yeah. 230 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:08,040 A couple of months ago at beer and banter, I knew a young dad came and he brought his 231 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:09,040 father along. 232 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:12,880 So that was kind of neat having father and son there. 233 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:17,360 That's a really good segue into my next question, which is about age. 234 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:22,600 And I'm assuming that men's ministry is really open to anyone who is a man. 235 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,520 So we're not talking about children or maybe even teenagers. 236 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:29,600 But for all men, regardless of age, let's say, I don't know, I think there's probably 237 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,160 a parameter on it. 238 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:36,000 But what are the benefits to having intergenerational men interacting with each other? 239 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,800 The word discipleship came up. 240 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,400 Martin, you had a story. 241 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:41,640 We just talked about father, son. 242 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:46,760 So what is the benefit that you've seen with having men of different generations interacting 243 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:47,760 together? 244 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:48,760 You guys have any? 245 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,760 Well, we all have things different. 246 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:57,400 I say strengths that we can bring. 247 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:01,640 And some of those are to do with your stage in life. 248 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:06,480 Older people maybe have been through a lot more, have made a lot more mistakes. 249 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,240 We can learn from those mistakes. 250 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:12,680 And we can certainly help the younger generation with them. 251 00:14:12,680 --> 00:14:13,680 But then what do you mean? 252 00:14:13,680 --> 00:14:15,160 I thought we were the younger generation. 253 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,160 No, I misspoke. 254 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:19,160 Speak for yourself. 255 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:20,160 Right. 256 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:21,160 I agree. 257 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:25,520 I think just everyone has different life experiences and the perspective that you bring. 258 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:30,560 So someone who's 25 years old is going to have a totally different perspective on a 259 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:37,520 particular issue or life experience or maybe a workplace issue. 260 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:39,880 They're navigating. 261 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:43,340 And then someone who's twice their age, for example. 262 00:14:43,340 --> 00:14:46,560 So it's just neat. 263 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:52,220 Despite the age differences and experience differences, I guess what sort of unites us 264 00:14:52,220 --> 00:14:57,320 together is that we're all brothers in Christ and we all want to encourage each other and 265 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,960 help each other and grow and learn together. 266 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:06,100 And do you see that there's a difference then in men's ministry, say here at Trinity versus 267 00:15:06,100 --> 00:15:08,600 just joining a community group or a sports team? 268 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:14,920 So what are those differences that are key and important to our church-based men's ministry? 269 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:15,920 Yeah. 270 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,640 Well, the camaraderie of a sports team is great. 271 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:20,400 It's a lot of fun. 272 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:27,480 But I think the focus of the men's ministries goes beyond just having fun together, which 273 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:32,000 we do have beer and banter when we get together, certainly. 274 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:44,440 But our focus goes beyond that to learning about being a man of faith and also service. 275 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:55,120 So, as opposed to just having fun, we have goals beyond that and that's to grow together 276 00:15:55,120 --> 00:16:03,440 and learn more what it means to be a faithful servant of Jesus at home, at work, and in 277 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,360 the community. 278 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:12,400 And then looking forward to opportunities that we could put out there for men to start 279 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:19,720 volunteering in the community or maybe as a group helping out and just being more involved 280 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:26,240 that way or giving opportunities for guys to engage in that way. 281 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:27,240 Awesome. 282 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:30,760 So what exactly does Trinity have in store for the men this year? 283 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:33,080 Do there any particular events that are already planned? 284 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:38,000 I think you mentioned retreat, you've mentioned beer and banter, breakfast. 285 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,520 What are the events that we have coming up? 286 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:46,520 Well, I can highlight first beer and banter and the retreat and highlight these guys as 287 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:47,520 well. 288 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:53,400 I'm really happy to say that Martin, who was really helpful last year in putting the retreat 289 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:57,960 together, has taken on a greater leadership role of the retreat for this year because 290 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:03,320 I'm becoming the coordinator of the men's ministry overall. 291 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:09,480 So Martin has agreed to step up with regards to the retreat, which is amazing. 292 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:11,400 All right, I'm just going to sorry to interrupt. 293 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:12,920 What is the retreat and where is it? 294 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:18,240 I was going to get to that, but I just want to say JP has agreed similarly around beer 295 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:21,400 and banter to take on a coordinating role with that. 296 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:22,400 So that's great. 297 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:26,720 But the retreat is the big thing that's coming up, and that's April 5th, 6th and 7th. 298 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:28,500 There are still spots available. 299 00:17:28,500 --> 00:17:32,080 So if there are guys that are interested, I would encourage you to get it. 300 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:33,080 But they're going fast. 301 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:34,080 They're going fast. 302 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:35,080 They are going fast. 303 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:40,080 So it's a great time. 304 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:45,760 We get together from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon at a retreat center that's about 305 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:50,720 two hours north of us here in Mississauga. 306 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:58,320 And it's a good time of fellowship, of learning, and then having fun together. 307 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,680 So there's a guest speaker this year. 308 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,240 Last year was Rob, did an amazing job. 309 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:06,140 This year is Rob and myself. 310 00:18:06,140 --> 00:18:10,920 So hopefully I don't drag him down too much in the guest speaker department. 311 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,960 And David Lee is our worship leader this year. 312 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:20,240 David did a great job this morning, as always, helping us grow closer to the Lord. 313 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,960 And we'll be doing that for us at the retreat. 314 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:29,160 And then we cook and eat our meals together and clean up altogether. 315 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:34,520 And then there's also some fun activities like hikes or going to the local cidery or 316 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,760 that kind of thing on Saturday afternoon. 317 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:41,960 So it's a good combination of fun and learning and prayer and worship and all that kind of 318 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:42,960 stuff. 319 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:43,960 Wow. 320 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:44,960 That sounds great. 321 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:46,800 And then JP, do you want to tell us a little bit about Beer and Banter? 322 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,000 So some people may not know what that is. 323 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,000 Sure. 324 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:55,560 So Beer and Banter is monthly gathering on the... 325 00:18:55,560 --> 00:19:06,760 It's the first or second Monday of each month, from September to June. 326 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:15,920 And just very informal, just the opportunity for guys just to get together and share what's 327 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:20,360 going on in your life, your week and common interests. 328 00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:21,460 And it's neat. 329 00:19:21,460 --> 00:19:30,800 Well, usually it's about anywhere between maybe eight to 15, 15 guys that come out. 330 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:32,360 And that's just neat. 331 00:19:32,360 --> 00:19:35,360 The conversations get going. 332 00:19:35,360 --> 00:19:37,960 And we talk about all sorts of stuff. 333 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:45,040 It's a great event to bring friends and neighbors and people, men who are not part of the church 334 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:49,360 to get that first step into meeting some guys and stuff. 335 00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:51,120 And if you don't drink beer, can you still go? 336 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:52,120 Absolutely. 337 00:19:52,120 --> 00:19:54,560 And there are people that don't drink beer. 338 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,120 So that's totally fine. 339 00:19:57,120 --> 00:20:01,920 Just guys that have tea, coffee, water, soft drink, whatever. 340 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:03,600 It's not about the beer. 341 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:07,240 It's about the banter. 342 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,320 We tell people it's beverage of your choice. 343 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:13,560 But beverage of your choice and banter doesn't really roll off the tongue as well. 344 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:15,560 So we're not going to change the name. 345 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:16,560 No, no. 346 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:19,680 It's just a neat way for just guys to hang out and just start building relationships. 347 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:26,000 And you run into, you just get to know people and get connected with Trinity. 348 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:30,320 And it's a great outreach event, too, like in Words Health and Kukalans. 349 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:35,400 We've developed a great relationship with them and the staff there. 350 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:40,520 And there's other guys that are doing the same thing, guys whatever after work or hockey 351 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:41,520 teams. 352 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:42,520 They see us. 353 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:43,520 You're out in the community. 354 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:44,520 Yeah. 355 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:49,600 Which really ties into that talk that Kyle had, getting connected in with our community. 356 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:50,600 Yeah. 357 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:51,600 All right. 358 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,920 So while we still have a few more minutes here, Bill, what else is in store? 359 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:55,920 OK. 360 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:56,920 Well, thanks for asking, Elizabeth. 361 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:57,920 It's on my list. 362 00:20:57,920 --> 00:20:58,920 So I've got to get to it. 363 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:02,600 And I read your list, so I knew that was coming. 364 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:03,600 There's lots. 365 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:04,600 Yeah, there's lots. 366 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:07,720 Stay tuned to have us back for part two. 367 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:16,600 After the retreat and on Good Friday, so the end of March, the, I don't know, sorry, before 368 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:20,240 the retreat, because the retreat is the weekend after Easter. 369 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:27,880 So on Good Friday, we are starting up or restarting for those guys who have been around a couple 370 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:31,200 of decades, the men's breakfast. 371 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,280 So we'll do a Good Friday men's breakfast. 372 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:40,800 And so there's opportunities to come and help, to cook breakfast, to set up, to clean up. 373 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:45,640 And then, of course, we'll put it out there for people to sign up for the actual breakfast. 374 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:51,120 And so the format for that will be, of course, breakfast, but then we'll also be a facilitated 375 00:21:51,120 --> 00:21:56,480 discussion or a guest speaker that will come in and talk about a topic of faith or, again, 376 00:21:56,480 --> 00:22:04,360 some connecting our experience, either family or work with our faith and how does it all 377 00:22:04,360 --> 00:22:07,480 interact and work out. 378 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:13,360 And so the kickoff is on Good Friday, but we will be doing them. 379 00:22:13,360 --> 00:22:17,140 We're still trying to figure out whether it's monthly or bimonthly, but we'll be doing them 380 00:22:17,140 --> 00:22:21,480 on Saturday mornings, the last Saturday of the month, either every month or every second 381 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:24,160 month going forward after that. 382 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:31,160 And then in the future, we're looking at a dads and kids event, so recruiting some younger 383 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:40,720 dads and their kids to just go out on fun activities, going for a hike or biking or 384 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:48,120 going to a sugaring off event or just all sorts of different things. 385 00:22:48,120 --> 00:22:52,980 Same idea, though, just creating that space for the young dads to get together and have 386 00:22:52,980 --> 00:22:57,760 a social time, not just with each other, but with their kids interacting with each other 387 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:58,760 as well. 388 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:00,360 And encourage one another, I suppose, in that shared experience. 389 00:23:00,360 --> 00:23:01,360 Yes, of course. 390 00:23:01,360 --> 00:23:02,360 Yes. 391 00:23:02,360 --> 00:23:03,360 That's really exciting. 392 00:23:03,360 --> 00:23:04,540 And so a lot to look forward to. 393 00:23:04,540 --> 00:23:07,520 So if you're interested in joining the Men's Ministry, and I'm going to talk to the camera 394 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:12,080 here now, but if you're interested in finding out more about the events or participating 395 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:16,720 or helping out in any way, you can contact or get in touch with Bill directly or contact 396 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:21,680 the church info at trinitystreetsville.org and the church will get you in touch with 397 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:26,160 Bill or one of the guys on the team and they will let you know everything you need to know 398 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,760 and get you connected in ways that you want to connect. 399 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:31,360 So I just want to say thank you for joining me. 400 00:23:31,360 --> 00:23:33,000 Well, thank you for having us. 401 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:34,000 This is a lot of fun. 402 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:35,000 You're welcome. 403 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:36,000 We will have to have you back again. 404 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,280 We'll find out how the breakfast go. 405 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:39,280 For sure. 406 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:40,280 I know. 407 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,760 I just have to say, last time I remember there was a breakfast, there was a smoke alarm went 408 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:43,760 off. 409 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:49,880 So I think we just need to make sure that we don't set any toast on fire. 410 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:57,400 I was there and there's one guy who tells a story saying that the fire went off at the 411 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:02,080 men's breakfast and a whole bunch of firefighters showed up. 412 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:06,960 And I think his comment, this is not mine, but his comment was that it was a missed opportunity. 413 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:11,560 It really should have been a women's breakfast to properly appreciate all these handsome firefighters 414 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:12,560 that were coming in through the building. 415 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:13,560 Missed opportunity. 416 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:33,960 I have no comment.