Covenant Men
Discipling Men to impact generations
Discipling men to be strong enough to accept responsibility, humble enough to receive correction, wise enough to understand people, patient enough to listen, courageous enough to speak truth, loving enough to walk with sufferers, and mature enough to prepare others to flourish without controlling them.
A Three-Year Heritage Life Discipleship Track Covenant Men is a three-year, role-specific discipleship track designed to equip men to embrace biblical masculinity through redeemed character, covenant headship, humble leadership, relational wisdom, household faithfulness, and generational discipleship.
As a supplement to Heritage Way Discipleship, Covenant Men applies sound doctrine and a biblical worldview to the particular responsibilities God gives men in the home, church, vocation, and community. The aim is to form men who are strong enough to accept responsibility, humble enough to receive correction, wise enough to understand people, patient enough to listen, courageous enough to speak truth, loving enough to walk with those who suffer, and mature enough to help others flourish without controlling them.
Yr.1 Man Under Authority
Biblical Manhood, Redeemed Character, Self-Government, and Brotherhood
Before a man can faithfully lead or counsel others, he must learn to live under the lordship of Jesus Christ. Year One establishes a biblical understanding of masculinity while focusing on the character, self-government, purity, humility, and relational faithfulness required of a mature Christian man.
Participants will examine God’s design for men, learn to recognize the desires and patterns of their own hearts, pursue lasting change through the gospel, confront sexual temptation, and develop meaningful friendships with other men.
The goal is not merely to produce stronger personalities, but men whose strength is governed by Scripture, whose character is shaped by grace, and whose lives are marked by repentance, integrity, courage, and brotherly love.
Year One Books
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Masculine Christianity — Zachary Garris
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The Redeemed Man — edited by Joel R. Beeke, Dan Smalley, and Richard D. Phillips
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How People Change — Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp
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Finally Free — Heath Lambert
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The Company We Keep — Jonathan Holmes
Year One Progression
Biblical masculinity → redeemed character → understanding the heart → sexual integrity → faithful brotherhood
Yr.2 Man In Covenant
Marriage, Communication, Reconciliation, Household Leadership, and Fatherhood
Year Two equips men to apply biblical masculinity within their closest covenant relationships. Participants will study the husband’s responsibility as covenant head, learning to exercise real authority under Christ through sacrificial love, patient understanding, wise communication, humble repentance, protection, provision, and faithful household leadership.
Special attention is given to the relational skills men need to strengthen rather than alienate their families. Men will learn to listen before reacting, speak truth without harshness, resolve conflict biblically, confess sin without excuses, and pursue reconciliation when relationships have been damaged.
The year also addresses the changing responsibilities of fatherhood. Men will learn to lead younger children with loving authority, coach teenagers toward increasing maturity and responsible freedom, and transition from direct parental government to wise relational influence as their children enter adulthood.
Year Two Books
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The Exemplary Husband — Stuart Scott
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War of Words — Paul David Tripp
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The Peacemaker — Ken Sande
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How to Lead Your Family — Joel R. Beeke
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Tough Guys and Drama Queens — Mark Gregston
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Doing Life with Your Adult Children — Jim Burns
Year Two Progression
Covenant husbandhood → healthy communication → biblical reconciliation → household discipleship → coaching teenagers → influencing adult children without controlling them
Yr.3 Man for Others
God-Fearing Leadership, Loving Care, Biblical Counsel, Mentoring, and Generational Faithfulness
Year Three prepares mature men to use their strength, experience, wisdom, and influence for the good of others. Leadership is presented not as status or control, but as a stewardship exercised before God for the protection, growth, and flourishing of those entrusted to a man’s care.
Participants will learn to lead from the fear of the Lord, exercise authority with Christlike love, listen carefully, understand the struggles of others, and offer biblical counsel with patience and humility. They will also learn the limits of lay counseling, including when to seek the help of pastors, elders, medical professionals, or trained counselors.
The year moves toward spiritual fatherhood and generational multiplication. Men are equipped to mentor younger men, shepherd people responsibly, invest in adult children and grandchildren, and continue serving faithfully through every season of life. The goal is to form men who not only live faithfully themselves, but intentionally help other men become faithful husbands, fathers, churchmen, workers, mentors, and disciple-makers.
Year Three Books
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Leading from the Foundation Up — David M. Cook and Shane W. Parker
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Leading with Love — Alexander Strauch
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Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands — Paul David Tripp
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Men Counseling Men — edited by John D. Street
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Mentor Like Jesus — Regi Campbell
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The Shepherd Leader — Timothy Z. Witmer
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Grandparenting with Grace — Larry E. McCall
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Finishing Our Course with Joy — J. I. Packer
Year Three Progression
Fear God → lead with love → understand and care for people → counsel men wisely → mentor younger men → shepherd responsibly → invest in future generations → finish faithfully