What Men Are Saying About MVM

 

 

1.  “For me MVM is a place of refuge, a place where my faith is grown and re-enforced.  It has been a place where I get to support and be supported by other Christian men.  It has been a place that has provided me with opportunities to change and grow.”  DM

 

2.  “It has been a life saving event in terms of my marriage, family life, witnessing to lost men just like me!  It is a vehicle of hope, accountability and friendship, a movement of God that gets richer each year period!” WB *

 

3.  “The men are uninhibited, they are placed in an arena with other men who are just like them, looking to do battle with themselves to rid themselves and/or change the things that God wants them to change.  It’s effective because simply put, it works.”  JB

 

4.  “It is a place that God has chosen for men to come to get what they need and some.  MVM is a gathering of men with a desire to please God, to learn how to identify and overcome weakness in their Christian walk.  Along with other men of equal standard God neutralizes all barriers and permeates a renewed spirit among all who attend.”

 

5.  “MVM has been a life-changing event for me for the 11 years I have attended.  It is an opportunity to hear some of the finest preachers and teachers around the world.  Men can see they are not alone in this Christian walk, we all have issues and we need each other.  The bonds that are formed between the men in some cases they become life-long friendships.”  DW

 

6.  “It is a conference of healing, restoration, enrichment, encouragement, love, and support.  A wonderful time of praise, worship, and fellowship.  You cannot find this type of teaching an preaching nowhere.  It is a life-changing, character challenging, and soul searching conference.”  DW *

 

7.  “As a pastor, each year I have been privileged to take men to this conference and the response has been simply overwhelming.  The workshop presenters have been practical and applicable to their lives.  Conference preachers have been anointed and used mightily during the general sessions.  The conference has afforded men an opportunity to grow together and experience true fellowship.”  PW

 

8.  “MVM has been a powerful and impacting movement of men that has benefited me in ministry and my personal life.  I have met countless men in my journey over the years at MVM, and consider it the premier conference for men in the nation.  I have witnessed it growth from the first year in Harrisburg, only missing 3 out of the 13 years.”  PW

 

9.  “It delivers a rich worship atmosphere that is structured and appealing to men.  The conference brings together speakers and presenters that speak to men from a well and wealth of experience.  I believe the conference provides any man and any church the opportunity to deliver power packed sessions to their men. That few local churches could do on their own.”  PW

 

10. “A major difference in this conference is the layman’s ability to interact with the speakers and presenter.  Our men always enjoy moments with Pastors they have see from a distance but rarely have the opportunity to engage in conversation. Additionally, the atmosphere is inviting for every man regardless of age, or spiritual maturity.  We have men as young as 16 and as old as 83 who attend from our church.  Some men are new converts and some have walked with the Lord for many years.”  PW

 

10.  “MVM is effective because Dr. Ashe and his team are intentional about discipling men.  The conference has held true to its purpose across the years.  It has not tried to become all things to all people.  It is as rewarding an experience today as it was at the very first conference I attended more than a decade ago.  It is as powerful to our men in the large urban area I pastor now as it was to the small rural community I pastured back then.”  PW

 

11. “One of the major dynamics is the freedom to worship as men, in a non intimidating or threatening environment.  Each year the worship team takes us to a place in worship that spills over into the lives of the men.  I sense a renewal of energy and excitement about worship among our men upon their return that measures for weeks and months after the conference has ended.  Many songs we learn at the conference become a part of our Male Chorus’ repertoire.”  PW

 

12. “Any pastor that is serious about discipling men will find MVM well organized, kingdom focused, relevant teaching, enriching fellowship, and powerful worship.  All at a very reasonable cost to the men and the ministry.”  PW

 

13.  “MVM over the years has challenged me to become more bold and expressive in my growth with the Lord.  Being around other men who are not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ helped to demonstrate for me how a true Christian man is supposed to look and act.”  JP *

 

14.  “Men return from MVM with more knowledge, zeal and a desire to do more for Christ.”

 

15.  “MVM has given me the opportunity to be free to worship among men and not think about how I look or how I act.  I can be emotional and still feel manly.”  KB

 

16. “The kingdom benefits because the conference edifies and uplifts and educates men about God and it causes us to look at ourselves thru God’s eyes.  It also identifies our short comings as men and leaders in our homes and gives biblical solutions so that we can be the best leaders we can be.”

 

17. “I feel that MVM is effective because it is real and authentic and the speakers are genuine.  Also the topics current and relevant to todays issues and concerns.”

 

18. “The MVM conference is a breath of fresh air, a time for authentic worship, a time for real men to let their hair down and praise the Lord in spirit and in truth.  It’s a time when men experience God in a new and different way and free themselves of issues and concerns of life.”  *

 

19. “I found what I was looking for in terms of who and what and where I am as a man and I am not alone in my struggle to become what God has called me to be.  This conference helped me determine to seek the kingdom first and understand my role as the Man in it, as well as aspire to be that man and go where God directs me.”  MH

 

20. “I experienced the true move of God among men and it was very different experience because in the past, men’s conferences were usually the breeding ground for sin and self-promotion.  The depth of the word was profound.  The praise and worship was so open and void of self-consciousness.  There was just so much freedom in the atmosphere that it made me want to stay right there.”  JP

 

 

21. “MVM has found the formula for sustained change not just a weekend of good feelings and experiences.  It is a high impact spiritual experience that quickly addresses where a man.”  JP *

 

22,  “Men arrive one way and leave changed.  The change may be immediate, delayed, or subtle.  Nevertheless, MVM changes men into stronger, smarter, willing and courageous men.  MVM is the catalyst for the 21st Century Christian Man.”  MH

 

23. “One of the major dynamics men experience at MVM is an ‘Awakening!’  An awakening from their personal thoughts and beliefs into ones that are based on Scripture.  Their wives and families and those close to them most readily recognize this awakening.”  JP

 

24. “MVM is a pastor’s gift from God.  His men that attend will begin to take their respective positions in their homes, jobs and church.”  WY

 

25. “MVM has spurred me to immerse myself in the Word, to be totally out front with my faith and to look for opportunities to minister to or disciple others.”  RG *

 

26. “For me as a leader and now a Pastor, what an incredible opportunity MVM presents for personal growth” FW *

 

27.  “In my 4 years with MVM it has had a different meaning each year.  The initial years was for friendship with Cliff Ashe, the latter years have been for friendship with the Lord.  MVM has provided the turning point in my personal life as a father and a Pastor.  I have learned through the transparency of national speakers the normalcy ministering through tears.  I have been challenged to go beyond my comfort zone and to see Men’s ministry from a national platform.”  BC

 

28. “There is no greater forum for men to be set afire for Christ and then sent back to their families and local congregation to stroke a lasting blaze.  The men who attend MVM leave exuding spiritual confidence and courage; mobile inspiration.” FW *

 

29.  “I have never attended anything that has moved me as much as the MVM conference.”  RG *

 

30.  “The MVM conference is indescribable.  It is an overwhelming infusion of the Spirit of God to a man willing to receive it.  The preaching and teaching is time-released, working on you over the next few days/weeks/months.  It is real men saying God-breathed manly things in a manly way, as only a man could say it.  No worries about political correctness, or hurt feelings, or sugar-coating the facts.”

 

31.  “When a pastor brings or sends his men to MVM when the men return to their local church the foundation of the congregation is strengthened exponentially one they have encountered the impact of the MVM experience.”  FW

 

32.  “MVM has been a tremendous “eye opener.”  Many men have never heard the Word preached or taught like this.  Some have never heard ministry leaders be as transparent as they at MVM.  This is a “man’s – man “ conference where you can really get in touch with who you are, and who you can become, without a doubt.”  WW *