Elgin New Life Baptist Men's Ministry

06/15/2025

Another successful work day! Installing the artificial turf in the playground. Thanks to all that showed up!

06/07/2025

Thanks to all the men and Kim Duren that came out to help move the playground equipment! I expect we will have another work day next Saturday.

03/30/2025

Cleaning up the front of the church.

03/24/2025

We will be having works days on the 28th and 29th. The objective is to get the flower beds cleaned up in anticipation of river rock.
We will start at 8 and go to whenever. Please bring gloves, shovels, rakes, and a hat. I will bring my tractor.

During the week we will have the river rock delivered. Work days will be the 4th and 5th to lay the paper and spread the rock. I will have the tractor which should help a lot.

We need some young strong backs not just a geriatric work crew. So please plan on helping out. This is a good opportunity for your service tithe not just money. Any questions or suggestions let Patrick, myself or the pastor know.

Easter coming up soon and we would like the facility to look good. Remember you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. Hope our visitors will want to come back as we try and reach our community.

In His Service
Mike Keller

01/07/2025

He Calls Us Still
[ 1 min read ★ ] . . for all have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God—Romans 3:23

As his men, we’re called to be like Jesus. We’re commanded to love just like he does (John 13:34-35). That’s a tall order. It’s easy to feel less-than-qualified, what with all our faults and bad choices, both intentional and unintentional. In fact, it’s easy to feel totally disqualified. Our mistakes—we carry their shame, we try to forget them. But we can’t forget. So we hide them instead, hoping, at least, to appear qualified. But they’re always there. And the thing is, when everyone else is hiding their mistakes too, it can feel like we’re the only ones with failings. So, not only do we feel disqualified, we can also feel separate.

But our mistakes don’t separate us from everyone else. They actually connect us. Whether we admit them or not, they’re one thing we all share (Romans 3:23). Our mistakes make us human. They also don’t disqualify us from the call to love like Jesus. You see, Jesus knows our mistakes; we can’t hide them from him. And yet he calls us still. We must confess and repent the mistakes we’ve made—and try to make fewer going forward—but Jesus doesn’t give up on us because of our mistakes (Mark 2:17). And, in fact, our mistakes (and the darkness that follows) can actually prepare us for his call. They can prepare us to love. They can teach us compassion and humility. They can also give us the authority to speak, as men who’ve been through darkness and pain, and who’ve returned.
Okay, so what do we do?

Make a list. Write down mistakes you’ve made. Pray over them. Consider how you’ve grown from them. Consider how God might be redeeming them—how they might have actually prepared you to love and help those people for whom your heart moves.
Justin Camp

In His Service
Mike Keller

12/25/2024

12/22/2024

Our youth group!

11/22/2024

Are you a kingdom man? Join us tomorrow at 8:30 for breakfast as we discuss what it means to be a kingdom man!
Elgin New Life Baptist Fellowship. Open to all men.

11/22/2024

Mens breakfast this Saturday the 23rd at 8:30 at Elgin New Life Baptist Fellowship. All are invited you don’t need to be a member or a Christian just someone that wants to be Great! Come fellowship with us. Breakfast is on the honor system. Put in what you can.

11/11/2024

The men’s breakfast that was scheduled for Saturday the 16th has been rescheduled to the following Saturday the 23rd. Look forward to seeing y’all. Bring a friend.

11/01/2024

Men! Armor Up!

10/19/2024

We had mens breakfast this morning. Great food and study.