January is a time many of us make New Year's resolutions about behaviors we want to change, habits we want to break or commitments we want to keep. Below are some excellent resources to help you work through this process of making and keeping resolutions:

Annual Spiritual Check-up (from the C.S. Lewis Institute) HERE

Ten Questions To Ask at the Start of a New Year by Donald Whitney HERE

Why Would You Like To Change (an excerpt from Tim Chester's book You Can Change: God's Transforming Power for Our Sinful Behavior and Negative Emotions) - HERE

Start your New Year off right with the brothers by joining us this Thursday January 6 for our next "open door"  WACMM meeting.

You'll connect with men from around the DC region and learn about events and opportunities for you to be encouraged and equipped in 2011. You'll run into old friends and make new ones as we share together what God is doing in our lives and churches. There's no sign-up...just show up!

Thursday, January 6 --- 7:00 pm 9:00 pm at Providence Baptist Church (8980 Brook Road McLean, VA). Call 240.447.1363 if you have any questions. Hope to see you Thursday!

Pastors, church staff, men's leaders and  other men who want to hone their leadership and discipleship skills can take advantage of some of the best training available on the principles and practices of ministering to men. Next classes are on Saturday January 8 at our DC Campus and January 11 at our Baltimore Campus. This month's classes will deal with Building Men's Small Groups. For more information click HERE. If you want to register for the classes click HERE for January 8 or HERE for January 11. If you have questions contact chris@menwithapurpose.org or 970.988.0440

Once again hundreds of men from VA, DC, MD. DE, and PA are planning to spend a day together at the Region's best conference. Iron Sharpens Iron will come to Woodstream Church in Mitchellville MD (just off the DC beltway near FedEx Field) on Saturday April 9. Keynoters Kenny Luck and Ray McKelvy will be joined by 16 other outstanding men's speakers and the ISI Praise Band. Registration is now open with special discounts for this powerful day of teaching, worship, and camaraderie. Check out the details HERE.

The 2011 RED ZONE National Men's Conference comes to Charlotte NC Saturday March 26 at The Park Expo and Conference Center. James "JB" Brown will once again emcee an NFL lineup of speakers. For more information and to take advantage of early discounts, check out the WEBSITE. RED ZONE is sponsored by Foundation for Manhood.