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For the 2025\u201326 season, our 38th, we will spend the year in Authentic Brotherhood<\/strong><\/em>\u2014a series designed to help us live with purpose, build real relationships, and cultivate mindful balance. Each session will stand alone while building toward a year-long journey of growing together as men in Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2025-26 Session Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Lesson Date<\/strong><\/td>Lesson Title<\/strong><\/td>Text<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sep 9<\/td>Mental Fitness Bootcamp<\/strong><\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		Romans 12:2<\/td><\/tr>
Sep 23<\/td>Battlefield Tactics<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		Ephesians 6:10-17<\/td><\/tr>
Oct 14<\/td>Prayer as Breath<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		1 Thessalonians 5:16\u201318<\/td><\/tr>
Oct 22<\/td>Luncheon: <\/strong>
Flyer<\/a> | Register<\/a><\/td>		Mychal Doering
Parking Flyer<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Oct 28<\/td>Soul Resilience Training<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		Lamentations 3:22\u201324<\/td><\/tr>
Nov 11<\/td>Digital Detox & Discernment<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		1 Corinthians 6:12<\/td><\/tr>
Nov 25<\/td>Purpose GPS<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		Ephesians 2:10<\/td><\/tr>
Dec 9<\/td>Blueprint Study<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		2 Timothy 3:16\u201317
BibleProject Lesson<\/a> <\/td><\/tr>
Jan 13<\/td>Worship 360\u00b0<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		Psalm 148:13<\/td><\/tr>
Jan 27<\/td>Kingdom Entrepreneurship<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video 1<\/a> Video 2<\/a><\/td>		Colossians 3:23-24<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 10<\/td>Servant Leadership<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		Mark 10:45<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 24<\/td>Emotional Intelligence<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		Galatians 5:22-23<\/td><\/tr>
Mar 10<\/td>Relationship Dynamics<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		Matthew 7:12<\/td><\/tr>
Mar 24<\/td>Legacy Lab<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video 1<\/a> Video 2<\/a><\/td>		1 Timothy 2:2<\/td><\/tr>
Apr 1<\/td>Luncheon: <\/strong>
Flyer<\/a> | Register<\/a> | Parking<\/a><\/td>		Stuart Reimers, Hayden King,
Alex Barger, Nick Frische<\/td><\/tr>
Apr 14<\/td>Brotherhood Game Night<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Games<\/a> | Checklist<\/a><\/td>		Proverbs 27:17<\/td><\/tr>
Apr 28<\/td>Kingdom Finances Playbook<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		Proverbs 3:9-10<\/td><\/tr>
May 12<\/td>Doubt Detox<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		Mark 9:24<\/td><\/tr>
May 26<\/td>The Big Picture<\/strong>
Handout<\/a> | Video<\/a><\/td>		Revelation 21:5<\/td><\/tr>
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Lesson List for 2025-26 Season<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Week 1 | Mental Fitness Bootcamp: <\/strong>Exploring how renewing your mind in Christ (Rom\u202f12:2) builds resilience against stress, anxiety and cultural noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 15 | Kingdom Finances Playbook: <\/strong>Practical stewardship: budgeting, generosity and contentment as acts of worship\u2014and how they set you free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 14 | Brotherhood Game Night: <\/strong>Why authentic male friendship matters, how \u201ciron sharpens iron\u201d (Prov\u202f27:17), and simple rhythms for deep community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 4 | Soul Resilience Training<\/strong>: Tools for handling pain, grief and burnout\u2014rooted in lament, hope and God\u2019s unshakeable promises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 6 | Purpose GPS:<\/strong> Discovering your unique calling by aligning gifts, passions and life circumstances with God\u2019s mission in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 5 | Digital Detox & Discernment:<\/strong> Navigating social media, podcasts and gaming through the lens of wisdom\u2014guarding your heart and mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 2 | Battlefield Tactics:<\/strong> Spiritual warfare basics: recognizing lies, wielding truth, prayer strategies and putting on God\u2019s full armor (Eph\u202f6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 9 | Kingdom Entrepreneurship:<\/strong> Treating work as worship: ethics, innovation and influence on the job or in side\u2011hustles for Christ\u2019s glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 12 | Relationship Dynamics:<\/strong> Building healthy friendships, dating\/marriage keys and navigating conflict with grace and truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 13 | Legacy Lab:<\/strong> Investing in the next generation: discipleship, mentoring and leaving a faith \u201chand\u2011off\u201d that outlasts your lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 7 | Blueprint Study: <\/strong>How to read the Bible in a way that makes sense, feels doable, and speaks into real-life situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 3 | Prayer as Breath:<\/strong> From \u201cvain repetitions\u201d to conversational intimacy: modeling your prayer life on Jesus\u2019 rhythms and posture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 8 | Worship 360\u00b0:<\/strong> Understanding praise beyond music: an everyday lifestyle of gratitude, obedience and awe before God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 16 | Doubt Detox: <\/strong>Facing hard questions\u2014science, suffering, Church history\u2014so that honest wrestling leads to stronger faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 10 | Servant Leadership: <\/strong>Leading like Jesus: influence through humility, listening skills and putting others\u2019 needs first (Mark\u202f10:45).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 11 | Emotional Intelligence:<\/strong> Identifying and managing emotions through the Spirit\u2019s fruit, so you lead well at home, work and church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 17 | The Big Picture:<\/strong> Eschatology made relevant: God\u2019s grand storyline from Genesis to Revelation and living in light of eternity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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