Author: Rich Gorecki

Men “Sharpen” Men

September 9, 2019 No Comments

Now that I finished the previous set of posts on Traits of a God Buddy Relationship, I’m going to write a series about what I have found as some of the foundations to my God Buddy concept. The first is my favorite Bible verse: Proverbs 27:17. I first discovered the power of being involved in the men’s group at our church during my personal struggles with work-life balance (which I wrote about in Why I needed a God Buddy). Not only did participation in the group get my mind off of the stressful job situation and help me through this struggle, but it also led to finding my original God Buddy, Bill Johnson. It was in that same men’s group that I began to learn some biblical concepts that helped my journey as a man and the realization that men need to have other godly men in their lives. As

Traits of a GB Relationship: Summary

September 2, 2019 No Comments

To conclude this series on the unique traits of a God Buddy relationship below is a brief summary of all the traits together. I’d ask that you reflect on which of the traits are helping you deepen your friendships and which need more of your attention. As you learned in the prior post on Teachability, when men become disciples, we can become the men that God intended. So use this series to work on yourself so you can also help your God Buddy! In my opening post with the Introduction to Traits of a GB Relationship, I explained some basic differences between male and female friendships. Male-male friendships tend to be more “tactical” or “transactional” Female-female friendships are more nurturing and based on emotions. Men are usually side-by-side while women are face-to-face. Women invest more time maintaining their friendships whereas men move to the next task quickly and don’t feel

Traits of a GB Relationship: Teachability and Desire to Improve

August 26, 2019 No Comments

As I begin to conclude this series on the traits of a God Buddy relationship, I need to include Teachability and the willingness to improve can help you become more Christ-like and help your life in many ways. A desire to learn about improvement often comes by becoming a mentee, student, or disciple of someone you admire. While being a “disciple” is most often used in relation to your faith-life, it can also mean learning from a man that “has been down the road” before you and has the life experiences you need. Discipleship Definition According to Dictionary.com, the literal answer to the question, “What is discipleship?” is “To be a learner”. For example: A person who is a pupil or adherent to the doctrines of another. One who embraces and assists in spreading the teaching of another. Any follower of another person. Sp becoming a disciple – both for