Man On Purpose Ministries Founder – Richard Rice

Hello Everybody,

Well it’s been awhile since I’ve blogged and so I figured I needed to, or was it Carrie, my wife who said I needed to? Anyway, I’m writing. Actually, I was up last night to the wee hours writing, was pretty much finished, clicked on something I guess I wasn’t supposed to and…………..everything I wrote GONE!! It seems like every time I do try and blog something is always happening. That wasn’t the first time I had to re write a blog either. So, I’m going to give it another go.

How are you guys doing? I hope all is well with everyone. it has to be right, I mean God IS in  control regardless of all the mess going on in the world today, right?

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to    those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28

Ok, I actually want to talk about what God has been doing in Man On Purpose Ministries more recently. As you all know by now I started a blogtalkradio show on September 27, 2012. Well, maybe you know, I don’t know, but you know now. It airs on Thursday nights at 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. It’s doing pretty well. The show has had 6,196 total listeners so far! These aren’t live listeners, they have been listening to the show from the archives, which is great. The last three or four shows have kinda diverted away from what I initially wanted to do with the show. Man On Purpose Blog Talk Radio was supposed to be more of a platform for men to share and discuss things that we have been dealing with. Things we are struggling with. I’m not really sure how it went from that to teaching and discussing leadership. I am a John Maxwell certified teacher, coach, and speaker and along with another JMT certified member we have been teaching on “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” and John Maxwell’s newest book “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth”.

Of course, I love teaching and talking about leadership, and it surely has a place among men. I believe though, that we really need to examine ourselves and deal with the issues. We have hurts, habits, and hang-ups that will hinder us from becoming all that God has for us if we don’t face them and work on removing them. I believe talking and bringing the “stuff” to surface is just the beginning. Men need to start somewhere and I believe Man On Purpose can help with that.

So, what I’ve decided to do to fill that void is to create another blogtalkradio show. This show will air on Wednesday nights at 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. This show will be entitled: “Real Life Man Talk”. It will be a platform for men to call in and share what’s on their mind. The callers can remain anonymous and just share what’s going on with them or ask questions or just whatever. There will be some nights where we will talk about a specific topic and have an expert guest on to share and give insight.

As you can see from the banner, the Thursday night show will be called: “ConnectionLeadership” and the Wednesday night show, as mentioned earlier is : “Real Life Man Talk”. I believe between the two shows, we will be able to cover a large range of “man stuff”. I believe through men coming together and sharing it will have a huge impact on men’s lives. The goal is to break down the prideful, macho men stereotype that says we have to be a muscle wielding “tough guy” that isn’t supposed to cry or share our feelings. I’m not saying that we are supposed to walk around being babies either. We as men have to learn to have a balance and be in tune with our feelings and how to channel them.

I encourage you to tune in to one or both shows. I believe you, the listeners and participants are what make the shows. Men sharing and participating is what makes the difference in other mens’ lives. Together we can make a difference. There are many, many guys that need to hear from you, your victories and your failures.

Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another . Proverbs 27:17

Thanks and God Bless!

For more info: blogtalkradio/manonpurpose