Laura Mayfield Tharp - Panera Bread Customer - Snellville, GA
February 26, 2014
Over the years, Panera has become my Study oasis on Saturday Mornings. I decided on Panera over Starbucks, IHOP and the library because of a phenomenon that occurs at Panera early on Saturday mornings. A group of men, and not a small group, gather together to dive deeper into their faith, together.
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Chris Singleton
May 19, 2016
Men need an intimate community where they can be real with their struggles and experience authentic connection and engagement with others aspiring to live fully for Christ. EncourageMen Ministries provides a safe yet challenging environment for men to do just that.
Apostle Steve Brock
February 12, 2014
You’re invited to a dynamic meeting that is blessing many men in our church. It’s called EncourageMen. You will enlighten yourself in the word, grow in the grace of God, and experience great Christian fellowship. The meeting are every other Saturday. By all mean do your best to be there. God bless you is our prayer…
Richard Welch
January 08, 2014
I've been apart of EncourageMen for almost two years and I must say that I prayed for God to send me a group of men like this. I've been blessed at every meeting I've attended.
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Pastor Tony Brock
January 25, 2015
It’s a safe place for men to build faith, friendship and character. I never leave the Bible study without feeling stronger in my walk with Jesus!
Diego Hodge
February 07, 2014
I can't remember who invited me. All that I can remember is sitting in a seat during my very first time meeting. It was at least 20 men of all walks of life sharing their story filled with difficulties and opportunities. These 20 or so men that believe in the same God that I believe, going through the same things that I've been through
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Andrew Latham
January 09, 2014
EncourageMen has been an amazing blessing to me to be able to receive. The true blessing however has been when I get to bring the Word to our group of amazing men. Thank you Lord for this amazing group of men to be led by and to lead.
Arthur Boyd
January 24, 2014
EncourageMen is exactly as the name implies. It has truly been a blessing and an honor for me to have the opportunity to be involved in such a wonderful group. I've been blessed in more ways than words can describe.
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Scott Gower
July 10, 2016
Yesterday, as we do every Saturday morning, several men - an eclectic group made up of African Americans, Caribbean Islanders, Whites, Africans – people that have jobs as Judges, mechanics, IT professionals, surveyors,
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Clayborn Knight
January 24, 2014
I’ve been a part of EncourageMen for the last 3 years and the men have seen me in both up and down times. I've been on the giving and the receiving end of encouragement and it makes a big difference. I’ve made friends and established a brotherhood that otherwise would not have happened.
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Rob Young
January 29, 2014
EncouargeMen is all about transparency. It's about being real with each other. Real enough to admit your mistakes. Real enough to man up and make some changes where necessary.
Real enough to realize your God given strengths. Real enough to use those strengths and experience to help others.
Mike Dupree
January 24, 2014
It’s so easy to think and feel like you’re the only one with struggles, shortcomings and guilt. EncourageMen is not only a group of men that helps one another deal with the issues of life but also provides a safe place for men to be open and honest about the issues we face. This is not a bible study….it’s not a prayer meeting……
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Randy Brown
February 11, 2018
In 2009 I was invited to meet with some friends on a Saturday morning to discuss life. The more we met, the more I began to share my hardship, joys, etc… with them. Those meetings led to the development of EncourageMen. This became a place where I am able to have men support me when I am low points and rejoice in my victories. …
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Michael T. Weekes
February 16, 2018
EncourageMen provides me with a sanctuary where I can openly share my experiences with other men without fear of condemnation. Getting up early on a Saturday morning to attend meetings can sometimes prove to be a struggle, but I am never left disappointed after spending time with this group of men.…
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Rev. Joseph Manu
January 24, 2014
I am Rev. Joseph Manu attending First Baptist Church of Loganville in Georgia. I have been attending EncourageMen fellowship meetings almost a year now and it has been a tremendous breakthrough and blessings in my life. It has helped me to grow spiritually in Christ and
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David Clack
January 09, 2014
I have been a regular at our EncourageMen group meetings for just over two years. From the first meeting that I attended until the last, I have always received a blessing.
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Clyde Dowling
January 09, 2014
I’ve been attending the EncourageMen men’s fellowship breakfast for about 2 years now. After being persistently “encouraged” attending the meetings by Leon Byrd on numerous occasions, I finally decided to attend. For me, 7:00 am on a Saturday morning was usually reserved for catching up on sleep after a long week.
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Jimi LaBonte
January 26, 2014
Hello brothers in Christ, several years ago I was in Atlanta for business. I called one of my brothers, Leon, and asked if he and the Men of EncourageMen still got together on Saturday mornings for coffee, bagels and to share their faith. He said yes and bright and early Saturday morning I was greeted by 25-30 men.
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Beverly M. Ellis - Denison Ellis' wife – RIP
April 18, 2014
Gentlemen of Encourage Men,
My heart remains filled with the love and support that was expressed to the family during the days following Denison’s death. Though I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting the group,
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Rick Steward
May 07, 2019
I have been involved with EncourageMen Ministries for over four years and can attest to the wonderful benefits of being engaged with man to man and brother to brother Christ Centered fellowship. Every week, I have the opportunity to grow In Christ as men share there perspectives, hearts and challenge me to look a little closer at my walk with God and my family.
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Cassandra Black - Manager - Panera Bread - Raleigh, NC
February 26, 2014
Hey guys- This is a letter that I received from a peer in Raleigh, NC. I just love how the message and good news spreads across the land at Panera. Hello everyone, I just wanted to say how touched I was by Juanita's story. It's sad to say that there aren't many out there willing to just do good for the sake of doing good and I was moved to tears
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Tim Hyre - Manager - Panera Bread - Snellville, GA
January 31, 2014
I just thought I would share with you how what ya'll have done for Juanita is spreading throughout Panera. I passed this along to a couple of individuals that pass certain communications on to the rest of the 'Panera World'. This is what got posted to a website that is called Panera Connect.
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