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SAM PLE: COLLEGE STUDENT PERSONAL M ANHOOD PLAN

M ISSION STATEM ENT My goal is to becom e an au th en tic m an an d to m odel th at for th ose God brin gs in to m y life. In order to do th at, I m u st establish biblical p riorities th at will p rom ote sp iritu al growth . My p erson al walk with Jesu s Ch rist will be con sisten t on ly if I h ave a daily qu iet tim e an d a regu lar stu dy of th e Scrip tu res. On ly th rou gh th e Scrip tu res an d con stan t p rayer for m y decision s will Jesu s stay th e cen tral focu s of m y life. As I grow, His Sp irit will con form m y ch aracter to th e im age of Ch rist an d create a m an wh o in itiates, takin g resp on sibility an d cou rageou sly leadin g both m en an d wom en . He will call m e an d equ ip m e to be th e h ead of m y h om e an d to reject m y n atu rally p assive n atu re. Th is is th e abu n dan t life He h as p rom ised an d will lead m e to th e greater reward--His reward.

PERSONAL GOALS

Things to Address from My Past ? To establish clear biblical bou n daries between m y m oth er an d m yself before I leave for college.

Short-Term Issues for This Year ? Take on a p osition of resp on sibility an d leadersh ip du rin g m y fresh m an year at college. ? Be aggressive in in itiatin g datin g op p ortu n ities an d leadin g th em by settin g th e sp iritu al ton e, bein g creative in ou r activities an d treatin g m y dates as a gen tlem an sh ou ld. ? Fin d an d becom e p art of a sp iritu ally focu sed grou p by th e en d of m y first sem ester. ? Pray for an d fin d a m ale m en tor wh o can en cou rage m e an d ch allen ge m y sp iritu al growth . ? Make m y stu dies a p riority an d establish at least a 3.0 GPA in m y fresh m an year. ? Take a stan d for m y faith on th e cam p u s, both in m y dorm an d th e classroom . ? Regu larly sp en d tim e in th e Word an d in p rayer to fu el m y sp iritu al growth .

Long-Term Issues for My Life ? To becom e a servan t-leader an d a sen sitive, godly m an (Mark 10:45). ? To be a m an of h u m ility, stron g con viction s, an d in tegrity (Ph il. 2:1-8). ? To love God an d follow Him an d becom e kn owledgeable of th e Scrip tu res (2 Tim . 2:15). ? For m y life, con viction s, an d witn ess to ch an ge th e lives of th ose arou n d m e (1 Th ess. 1:2-10). ? Wh en I die, to kn ow th at I h ave fou gh t th e good figh t an d fin ish ed th e race (2 Tim . 4:7). Also, to kn ow th at I h ave p eace abou t leavin g th is world to receive God's greater reward.

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SAM PLE: SINGLE M AN PERSONAL M ANHOOD PLAN

A LOOK BACK: THE FOUNDATION OF M ANHOOD

Unfinished Business and How I'll Deal with It Th ree wou n ds still n eed to be addressed in m y life--fath er wou n d, m en tor wou n d, an d dep ravity wou n d. Fortu n ately, n on e of th ese wou n ds are crip p lin g or even stan din g in th e way of m y h ap p in ess an d p u rsu it of God's will in m y life. However, Men's Fratern ity h as con vin ced m e th at to tru ly be a m an of God, I do n ot n eed to h ave an y u n resolved issu es from m y p ast.

Wh ile I didn't disresp ect or dish on or Dad ou twardly to an y great exten t wh ile growin g u p, I did in m y h eart. I still feel rem orse over th is. However,Dad an d I h ave grown closer th is p ast year th an p erh ap s we h ave ever been ,du e in large p art to Men's Fratern ity. Bu t I really yearn to kn ow Dad better. I p lan to take th ese sp ecific sh ort-term step s to address th is wou n d: by m id-su m m er I will h elp at th e store on e Satu rday; later in th e su m m er, I will go fish in g with Dad an d/ or p lan an overn igh t trip.

With regard to a m en tor, I will con tin u e to p ray an d actively seek a m en tor.

Man y p ast sin s still h old m e in bon dage. Th is su m m er I will read Neil An derson's Bon dage Break er with m y accou n tability grou p.

A LOOK AT NOW: M Y PRESENT PURSUIT OF M ANHOOD I can h on estly say th at m y relation sh ip with Ch rist is m y n u m ber on e p riority. I don't ever wan t th at to ch an ge. Develop in g a closer relation sh ip with God an d bein g tran sform ed in th e im age of Ch rist are th e drivin g forces of m y life. Th at focu s h as resu lted in m an y victories in m y p u rsu it of bein g an au th en tic biblical m an . Cu rren tly, I am su ccessfu l as a m an in th e areas of sexu al p u rity, bein g a m an of m y word, seekin g God's direction th rou gh p rayer p rior to an y m ajor decision s, sp en din g tim e stu dyin g God's Word, develop in g a few close frien dsh ip s, an d servin g through m y church.

I feel I am stru gglin g as a m an in bein g a good steward of m y fin an ces, allowin g em otion s to clou d m y ju dgm en t too often , an d failin g to recogn ize or rem ain focu sed on God's reward an d etern al thin gs.

I believe God gives sin gles u n iqu e an d sp ecial op p ortu n ities for service with regard to tim e, fin an ces, an d relation sh ip s. Not h avin g a wife or ch ildren frees m e u p to in vest in th e lives of oth ers an d th e ch u rch to a larger degree. An d m ore im p ortan tly, I h ave m ore free tim e to sp en d with God in th e Word an d p rayer. I do n ot take fu ll advan tage of th ese op p ortu n ities.

My top sp iritu al p riorities at th is tim e are: rem ain sexu ally p u re an d treat with resp ect an d h on or th ose wom en with wh om I am frien ds an d date (Ps. 119:9-16); en cou rage oth er believers (Heb. 10:24- 25); exh ibit godly ch aracteristics in th e workp lace--ch eerfu ln ess, h on esty, in tegrity, an d h ard work; m ain tain a good balan ce between service an d sp en din g on e-to-on e tim e with God.

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A LOOK AHEAD: M Y PURSUIT OF REAL M ANHOOD OVER A LIFETIM E My n u m ber on e p riority is to discover m y sp iritu al gifts an d sp iritu al m ission . I h ave iden tified m y sp iritu al gifts as exh ortation / en cou ragem en t, leadersh ip / adm in istration , an d h elp / service. Poten tial gifts in clu de sh ep h erdin g an d ap ostlesh ip / m ission ary. I h ave looked forward to an d taken advan tage of op p ortu n ities in th e ch u rch to serve. I wan t to look for op p ortu n ities th at requ ire th ese gifts an d fin d an en viron m en t wh ere th ey can flou rish . I believe th at th rou gh variou s kin ds of service, p rayer, an d in p u t from fellow believers, God will reveal His sp iritu al m ission for m y life. Mission Statem ent To seek to kn ow God better every day of m y life. To m ain tain an d develop a deep er, m ore in tim ate relation sh ip with Ch rist. To u se m y sp iritu al gifts to accom p lish God's will for m y life. Physical: Main tain an d im p rove on m y p h ysical con dition in g to keep m y m in d alert an d en able m y body to react to a variety of dem an ds. Relational: Develop a few close relation sh ip s with m en to h old on e an oth er accou n table in all areas of ou r lives. Treat th e wom en I date with resp ect an d h on or. Financial: Be a stron g steward of m y fin an ces. Begin to p lan for th e fu tu re years wh en earn in g p oten tial lessen s. Give gen erou sly.

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SAM PLE: YOUNG M ARRIED PERSONAL M ANHOOD PLAN

AS A M AN/ SON

I wan t to h ave h on ored m y fath er an d m oth er th rou gh ou t th eir lives by: con stan t verbal an d written con firm ation of m y love for th em ; con sisten tly seekin g th eir advice an d cou n sel; seekin g m y fath er's written an d verbal blessin g; p resen tin g th em with a written tribu te (Ex. 20:12).

Sp ecific goals: Write m y p aren ts a tribu te an d h ave it p rin ted an d fram ed for p resen tation at Ch ristm as. Take m y fath er on a golf weeken d an d u se th e op p ortu n ity to con firm m y love an d ap p reciation for all h is sacrifices on m y beh alf.

AS A M AN/ HUSBAND

I wan t to h ave exp erien ced a lifelon g, in tim ate, an d fu lfillin g relation sh ip with m y wife. I wan t h er to h ave felt secu re in m y love for h er, h on ored for h er role as a wife an d m oth er, fu lfilled em otion ally an d rom an tically, en cou raged sp iritu ally, an d lovin gly led by a m an com m itted to servan t-leadersh ip (1 Pet. 3:7; Ep h . 5:25-29).

Sp ecific goals: To p ray togeth er every n igh t before bed. To date m y wife at least every oth er week. To p lan a weeken d getaway on ce a year to evalu ate, p lan , an d discu ss ou r relation sh ip. To stu dy h er wan ts, desires, an d n eeds by keep in g a written record of th em for frequ en t referen ce. To take th e in itiative in decision m akin g, sp iritu al leadersh ip, an d ch ild discip lin e.

AS A M AN/ FATHER

I wan t each of m y ch ildren to kn ow, em brace, an d clearly u n derstan d ou r fam ily valu es (Prov. 22:6).

Sp ecific goals: Com p lete a fin al draft of ou r fam ily valu es in th ree m on th s. Presen t a fram ed fam ily-valu es docu m en t to m y fam ily for Ch ristm as.

I wan t m y ch ildren to u n derstan d biblical m an h ood an d wom an h ood an d to h ave celebrated th at with m e th rou gh sign ifican t cerem on ies (Deu t. 6:6-9).

Sp ecific goals: Create a series of u n iqu e cerem on ies for each ch ild p rior to th eir 10th birth day an d ch oose an oth er cou p le or cou p les to join u s in th is p rocess.

I wan t to h ave m odeled an d bu ilt in to m y ch ildren's lives th e followin g ch aracter traits: in tegrity, p u rity, faith , an d con fiden ce (Deu t. 6:6-9; Ps. 15).

Sp ecific goals: Develop a p lan for teach in g an d m odelin g th ese ch aracter traits by th e en d of th e year (book lists, videos, design ed dilem m as).

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