• > Improve the basic preaching skills of the designated preachers in our HOFCC congregations. 
• > Develop the Bible-study skills of all participants. 
• > Ensure that our HOFCC congregations are consistently fed with quality, inspirational, doctrinally sound expository sermons. 
• > Cultivate future HOFCC elders, deacons, preachers and church planters. 
• > Aid in the equipping of fathers as the spiritual leaders of their homes. 
• > Engage the next generation of men in intentional Christian leadership development.

7:00 Prayer – giving everyone the opportunity to pray for the meeting and/or needs of the body.
7:15 Critique of the Sermon - from the previous Sunday. The objective is to encourage. It would be appropriate to share three positive things from the message and one potential area of improvement for the speaker. Some groups use a prepared critique sheet, others do not. We have pasted to the right a simple outline that may be helpful in getting started in the critique process.
7:40 Pastoral Moment – during this time an elder or designated leader guides the group through a planned activity. It may be a discussion of a chapter from a book the group is reading through together on preaching, pastoring or parenting. It may be taking the men through a staged counseling situation or a discussion of a doctrinal problem or moral challenge that someone has faced. The key is to get the men involved so that everyone is engaged in developing an increasingly more biblical worldview in every issue of life.
8:00 Break for Dessert – suggest that a great effort be made to offer high-quality desserts or hors d'oeuvres. The hospitality of the host family, including the presentation of unique and delicious food, has shown the greatest honor for our men and created a refined atmosphere that the men of every age appreciate.
8:15 Sermon Prep – for the message following on the second Sunday after the meeting (12 days after a Tuesday meeting). As we begin to look forward to this upcoming message, the meeting is turned over to the preacher designated to preach on that week. In order to give the group some context and a head start with the text, the preacher should come with some idea of what he expects to present. Depending upon how far the preacher has pre-developed his message, the group can help him with shaping the sermon. We like to use the following outline in assisting the designated preacher:

1. > The Big Idea: Identify the “golden thread” or key theme that the author has presented in the text?
2. > Observations: What are glaring observations in the text? What is key to the context or timeframe? Who are we talking to? What is the prevailing theme? Why this theme now and to this audience? What are the surprises or apparent contradictions in the text?
3. > Interpretation: Considering the observations, and rightly dividing the Word of Truth, what interpretations do we have of the scriptures in view? Interpreting scripture by scripture, what other texts bear out the message or enlighten the passage?
4. > Principle: What key principles can we derive from the text? Are they prescriptive or descriptive? Do they apply to us today? Has God given here a blueprint that applies to us in a given way?
5. > Application: How can we apply the teaching to our lives today? Present to the body thought-provoking themes in a digestible manner where, at some point, members of all ages can understand, at minimum, the central elements of the sermon.