tmiy - becoming a man after god's own heart - week 1

S E S S I O N 1

The Issue is Leadership

A Top Ten Quiz

1. Alabama

2. New York Yankees

3. Beatles

4. Whistler

5. Avatar

6. U.C.L.A.

7. Nolan Ryan

8. Green Bay

9. Lord of Rings/Titanic/Ben Hur

10. Ted Williams

Popular Culture The Ten Commandments1. No graven images or false gods.

2. Shall not take God’s name in vain.

3. Shall honor the Sabbath.

4. Shall honor father and mother.

5. Shall not kill.

6. Shall not commit adultery.

7. Shall not steal.

8. Shall not bear false witness.

9. Shall not covet neighbor’s wife.

10. Shall not covet neighbor’s goods.

• Very high risk.

• Market dominated by factors beyond control.

• Difficult financial instrument to trade.

• Attractive to intelligent men who love challenge.

• Traders conversant on current affairs.

• Opportunity for large financial rewards.

• Incredibly pagan environment.

Trading Energy Derivatives

• Trader claims to be “a good guy.”

• No one agrees.

• Selection of Ten Commandments as an objective standard.

• No one can name Ten Commandments.

• Public examination of conscience.

• Claimed 3½ out of ten. Actually 2 for 10.

• Average of traders was 2½ out of 10.

To be “A Good Guy”

Where are we as men, if leaders are 2½

out of 10 on the Ten Commandments?

Have we failed ourselves, our families,

and greater society?

That Man is You! is a 26 week interactive men’s program

combining the best research from science with the

teachings of the Catholic faith and the wisdom of the saints

to develop the vision of a man fully alive. By honestly

addressing the pressures and temptations that men face in

our modern culture, That Man is You! seeks to form

authentic leaders capable of transforming themselves, their

homes and greater society.

• Designed to help men understand the leadership roles entrusted to men.

• Designed to help men understand the consequences of failing to fulfill these roles.

• Seeks to form authentic leaders capable of transforming themselves, their families and greater society.

That Man is You!

A Leadership Program for Men

A Focus on Leadership• We will identify the four roles that define authentic

male leadership.

• We will identify the five personal traits necessary to fulfill authentic leadership.

• We will make an honest assessment of leadership in our society today.

• We will see the consequences of failed male leadership.

• We will see why and how Satan always attacks authentic male leadership.

• We will put in place an action plan to become authentic leaders.

Be not conformed to this world; but be transformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good, and the acceptable, and the perfect will of God.

Romans 12:2

Faith and reason are like two wings

upon which the human spirit rises to

the contemplation of God.

Pope John Paul II

Fides et Ratio

The Tools at our Disposal

• The best research from secular science (especially medical and social science).

• The teachings of our faith (based upon Scripture, Tradition and the teachings of the Magisterium).

• The wisdom of the saints handed down through the centuries.

The Three Wisdoms

The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety. And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.

Isaiah 11:2-3

Becoming a Man after God’s own Heart

• We will transition to an action orientation to implement the vision.

• We will identify the three fundamental orientations of every person.

• We will identify the three ways by which Satan tries to disrupt these orientations.

• We will see how God tries to encounter us according to these three orientations.

• We will identify seven steps to Become a Man after God’s own Heart.

A New Focus for Spring

Faculty Formation ExcessIntellect Intellectual

Rationalism

Will SpiritualFundamentalism

The Formation of the Human Person

This program is desperately needed in the Roman Catholic Church today. It is the most eye-opening and rewarding program that I have ever attended! I honestly believe this course will make Catholic men better leaders of their families, which will renew the Church and change the world.

Program Participant Texas

Next WeekThe Price of Failed Leadership

Small Group DiscussionStarter Questions

1. Where are you in your leadership today and how can you improve it?

2. Who are you going to bring with you next week?