This is an event designed for fathers to help their young teen boys understand and take ownership of the real duties and calling of manhood. This event may just be the start of the youngsters walk towards true manhood, but the results could mean a lifetime of difference for the boys whose lives we are entrusted with. Our goal is to instil a true measure of manhood into young boys so that it will make a huge difference in future marriages, families, workplaces and communities. We strive to prepare and lead our boys to be men rather than let them stumble around and find out the hard way what it means to wear that title. This event will not make men of our boys overnight, but it does serve to give them a Godly roadmap to that manhood and hopefully thus avoiding its elusiveness.
In order for manhood to be attained, it must first be well defined. We help young boys gain an understanding of what is required to be a true man, not merely an adult male. We have selected six attributes that typify spiritual and masculine maturity. These are righteousness, integrity, courage, self-control, obedience to authority and caring for the weak. Again we must stress that this event will not make an instant man of the boys, but will rather set out a clear roadmap to help them become men.
This ROPE Experience (Rite of Passage Event) begins with a number of sessions where the basics of the passage are covered, including the attributes of God manhood and the fathers role in this passage. The Event includes a weekend away, where they will learn: