Boyz To MenTors

The Young Man in the Mirror: The Rite of Passage into Manhood, by Patrick Morley


The Book topics include the following, and could be converted into a lesson plan for the boys.



 Becoming a MAN
 You are not alone
 Manhood: What Does It Mean to Be A Man?


 Direction
 Finding a “System” that makes sense of your life
 A Man’s Identity
 A Man’s Purpose

 Christianity
 The Story of Jesus
 Joining the Revolution

 Healthy Relationships
 Dating & Sex
 Family
 Friendships

 Life Skills
 Becoming Independent
 How to make important decisions

 Integrity and other Values
 Your Secret Thought Life
 Suffering

Vision


This is a mentoring program designed to help young boys experience and work through the rites of passage to becoming a man. The group addresses personal spiritual, emotional and social needs.

Goal

The goal of BTM is to teach young men what it means to be a Christian man spiritually, naturally, culturally, and physically. These dimensions are self-explored thoroughly to infuse these young men with a strong self-image and positive self-esteem by knowing who they are in Christ.

The basic method by which this goal will be met is to invite other Christian men (and BTM graduates) I to engage the boys in personal relationships and thus model and teach Christian manhood to them. The BTM curriculum provides a format and structure to facilitate this dynamic.

Philosophy

The Boyz to MenTors rites of passage program addresses the experience of young men from a holistic perspective of Christian ministry. Additionally the curriculum explores and affirms the innate spirituality and moral fiber of American culture, heritage, and traditions placed in the context of scripture. Boys to MenTors examines issues of male adolescents and puberty, addressing everything from personal hygiene to human sexuality.

This provides an affirming atmosphere in which to examine the social and emotional aspects of daily life specific to the experience of young men. The gospel is communicated in the context of Christian community and in a manner relevant to the experience of boys. Our methodology is to put nurturing man in a position to teach young boys for the purpose of instilling hope for what they can be. Boys to MenTors works to cultivate and developed in their person.

Through actively engaging the curriculum the boys will internalize positive Christian beliefs about who they are in the world and about their inherent value as creations of God. We want to infuse Christian spiritual values so that the boys will gain and possess inner peace and strength to bring to bear on their external situation, whatever it might be. This program helps boys to grow like Jesus, “in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man”, according to Luke 2:52.