"The book published in the United States is set for release across the West coast of Africa in May. It will, in fact, be formally presented during the Kingdom Global Ministries African convention slated for Port Harcourt."
The Teleios Man is therefore, the perfect man, the
man of excellence and it is the title of a book for men who cherish
Christlikeness. It is the title of a book by Larry Titus, pastor of Kingdom
Global Ministries and quintessential minister to men and mentor directly to
hundreds of men across the globe and thousands of others indirectly.
The book published in the United States is set for
release across the West coast of Africa in May. It will, in fact, be formally
presented during the Kingdom Global Ministries African convention slated for
Port Harcourt.
The West African edition is being published by KP Books (www.kpbooksnigeria.com), an outfit of KINGDOMPeople where yours sincerely is a
steward. I have read many books written to men and many of them are so good
you’ll wonder what anyone else can add; until you read this!
Put simply, The Teleios Man is the most comprehensive
single-volume to men available.
With foreword by no less a veteran as Pastor Jack Hayford, former International President of Foursquare Church
Worldwide, Chancellor of The King’s University and Seminary and Founding
Pastor, The Church On the Way, the book has received ringing endorsement across
all denominational boundaries in the Church.
Dr
Hayford’s had this to say about Teleios Man:
“It’s been twenty years
since I heard one of my favorite quotes. Its appeal to me is the way it cuts to
the core—being more than just clever, it’s Christ-like: “The main thing
is to keep the main thing the main thing!”
“I hope it doesn’t offend anyone that it isn’t a quote from the
Bible, especially since I said I see it as very much “like” Jesus. But I’ll
stand by it, because what Jesus modeled in the way he spent his time indicates
“the main thing” as he saw it. Jesus’s ministry spent more time on “discipling
men” than anything else.
“That’s what this book is about—discipleship. It’s about shaping,
growing, mentoring, teaching, nurturing guys in ways that they become very
real though not “very religious.” It’s about precisely the same
thing Jesus did in laying the groundwork for establishing his church.
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Yes, he died to provide salvation
for humankind and birthed the possibility for his church.
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Yes, he rose from the dead, and
in verifying his cross did achieve #1; he gave the church a life-giving
message.
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Yes, he sent his Spirit, pouring
out “power from on high” to enable the church—his people—to effectively “go
into all the world” with his works as well as his Word (Luke 24:49, Mark
16:15).
“But
Jesus focused on discipling men. There’s no reason to apologize for that as
though he was or is indifferent to women. His ministry not only elevated the
place of women in his day, but also timelessly opened doors of purpose and
ministry for women, overthrowing ancient traditions of male chauvinism. But
nonetheless, his first priority was discipling men. He invested an incredible
amount of time enabling a group of men to find their way past the habits,
syndromes, preoccupations, and patterns that tend to trap guys.
“This is the pattern the living church has employed from that day
to this, and where leaders “get” this, they always welcome resources that help
cultivate effective ministry to men. That’s why I’m so happy to introduce this
book by Larry Titus.
“Larry has a plan for “springing the traps,” and I’ve seen the
evidence of what happens when men open to the kind of “male liberation” his
resources provide. Whether as a writer, as a pastor, as a teacher, as a
one-to-one mentor, as a small-group or large-crowd speaker, as a counselor, or
as an apostolic missionary to nations, Larry effectively communicates with and
helps men become what real discipleship in Christ can make them.
This handbook may be his best condensation of those principles—a
dynamic handbook you can use, sir—as a leader with others, as a buddy teaming
with another to move forward in Christ together, or simply as a discipling plan
to get started on your own.
“So make “the main thing the main thing.” Get into discipling men —
beginning with the man God can bring you to be yourself. This book will help
you use The Book to get there: It’s ‘the right stuff.’”
I particularly like Dr Hayford’s
concluding declaration in the Foreword: “The Teleios Man is for God and for guys, because when husbands grow, wives win;
and as men grow, women are freed.”
May I add: our nation needs men, men, like Joseph, prime minister
of ancient Egypt; this book will be of immense help in raising real men. I
consider it a privilege to be used of God to bring it to our shores. Get ready.
