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Men’s Prayer Network is a ministry blessed by an awesome, righteous God. We are here to serve the men of this country and of this world thanks to a God who accepts and uses repentant hearts.

Six years ago, in 1998, a tragedy led to the separation of two best friends. One allowed resentment and pride to grow and fester, the other moved forward with his life hoping the first would some day come to his senses. During the years of separation, God moved in each of their lives. Evangelism and outreach pressed at each mind, each heart knowing that God wanted them to step up and be accountable. It seemed the timing was never on cue, something always kept them from grasping the magnitude of the task God had in mind.

Then God moved. Not a subtle shift, but the seismic breaking of a concrete heart. During a sermon series at his home church, the first young man was floored by the pressing of God to forgive and be forgiven. The only person on his list was the long time friend he had pushed out of his life.

With humility and fear, he picked up the phone one day. The least he could do was call in the middle of the day and leave a message. Maybe that would be good enough to relieve the nagging sensation in his heart. He really didn’t know if his friend would respond anyway, at least he could say he had done his part to reconcile.

"Hello" Jennie said. What now? Hang up! Tell her you have a wrong number! Or take a deep breath and say, "hey this is Joe….. How are you Guys doing?"

Joe: God is an amazing, forgiving, and Worthy Lord. Not only did she not hang up the phone but she was GLAD to hear my voice. After some small talk and catching up, I agreed to call back when Tim got home. What a blessing it was just to hear his voice. We talked for a while that first night just healing the old, open wounds and catching up on the families that had grown and each had missed out on. Our friendship seemed to fall back into place like a well worn gear, although on a deeper spiritual level. Neither of us had any idea the seed that God had already sewn.

We continued interacting via email for the next week. One day I noticed that Tim always had a core group of men that he sent emails too. That sparked something inside.

The next time we spoke I asked him, "have you ever considered doing some sort of email or web based ministry for men?" the silence on the other end of the line led me to believe that I had lost the connection.

Tim: God placed in my heart a vision of a men’s ministry ten years ago. I had envisioned a group of men united through Christ all across America. Unfortunately, at that time contact between the group members would have to be by mail and long distance phone calls. The first required a lot of time and the second required money, this was before everyone carried two cell phones with them. The idea died quickly and quietly.

Meanwhile, a friendship had been severed due to a misunderstanding. I longed to fellowship with my friend, but knew that I could not heal the rift and waited for God to move. God is amazing, as I grew and matured in the Lord to a place where I was open to be reconnected without any anger or resentment, my wife called to tell me that Joe had called and would call me later. He called and thanks to God’s influence our friendship has grown immensely in the last several months.

God’s timing is amazing. Not long after we reconciled, Joe mentioned a ministry that God placed in his heart. A ministry to connect men in prayer groups locally, then connect them to others via the internet. I had formed a small group of guy friends locally who have various levels of relationship with God, but had forgot about my original idea of linking them with groups from around the world. I intended for this band of brothers to stand with each other in prayer and service. I hoped that through the group, those who simply go to church because that is what you do would come to see Jesus more intimately as a personal savior, and that the wiser members of the group would help the rest of us learn discipleship. It is amazing where God leads us. I pray that God will bless this ministry and that His will be done. I hope that this site will be a blessing to all who come in contact with it. Please pray for us as we faithfully step out into obedience to what God has called us to do. God bless you all.

It is sometimes subtle, sometimes profound how God speaks and moves in our lives. God has chosen two ordinary men, not theology teachers, not overly "religious" individuals to be tools in His hands. God knows that Men need other men; to talk to, to be accountable to, and to learn from. The hope is that you will find all of these opportunities here on this site. This ministry will only work if everyone is sold out to Jesus and committed to the other members. The premise is not that you be "loyal" to Men’s Prayer Network, it is that you are faithful to the God who has called you to an immense responsibility as MEN in a lost and misguided world.  Other men will rely on you, and in turn you will find yourself needing others as well.  Pray for them, and participate with them as we all take this journey of faith.

Men’s Prayer Network

established Nov 2004 by:

Joe Rice & Tim Wiley