Preach for the Stars

And Ryle feels inspired, too.
"The Lord has shown me how to build great men," he says. "I am undertaking the responsibility of leading the men of this church. Our motto: Building great men to build great people who will love the great savior and fulfill the Great Commission. If this doesn't happen, we're just blowing smoke. We need to exemplify for our wives and children. We will be the princes who will take the lead."

Forming small groups of men to bond with is the answer, he instructs. Five values are the key: Worship, discipleship, community, ministry and evangelism.

Ryle drills his men on the characteristics of those five values, making them write their thoughts on color-coded cards that have been distributed to each table.

Uh-oh--is that a pink card? "I don't want to say 'pink' in a group of men," says Ryle, "so I'll call it a 'salmon-colored' card."

Whew!
His goal for the Chapel of Champions is the creation of eighty small groups of five men each. "That's the target," he says, "and I won't rest until I'm surrounded by people who do those five things, sharing Christ with unbelievers.

"You fill a place with people like that, and we'll kick some butt and take some names. Right? Right!