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Character That Counts: Who's Counting Yours? with Discussion Guide
Re-released in July 2012 with new content, this study guide includes a section for small group, married couples and personal devotions.

Life in View of Eternity
Designed to teach character qualities to teens and adults, but can also be utilized personally as well.

Character Counts for Quiet Time and Small Groups, Volume 3
Released in 2004. The purpose of this book is to identify 16 additional character qualities that will make a winning difference in your life. Designed just like Volume 1 2. Character qualities include...

Wolves Can't Fly (by Dan Meers)
You will be encouraged and inspired by Dan Meers' ("KC Wolf") remarkable story which includes his 25-year career as an NFL mascot.

Mascot On A Mission (by Dan Meers)
AVAILABLE December 1, 2019

Team Workouts on Character, Vol. 1 (of 9)
Team Workouts on Character, Vol. 1

Team Workouts on Character, Vol. 2 (of 9)
Team Workouts on Character, Vol. 2

100%: Team Studies on Character
Released in 2020. 16 character lessons in each book designed specifically to take your team from the opening practice all the way to the year-end banquet. These lessons include various sports illustra...
What's Happening at Character That Counts
New Character That Counts Web Site!
We are excited to have our new web site online! Be sure to check out the updated schedule, ministry resources, products and gift donations to all the different CTC ministries.
Plus, we can now process credit card orders for your purchases. If you have an order exceeding $100, call our office for quantity discount pricing.
Excellence in Giving
We just earned the Excellence in Giving Transparency Certificate by submitting 175 strategy, leadership, financial, and impact data to @NonprofitAnalytics. Review our cost-effectiveness at link below!!
2022 Event Schedule
Check out where Rod, Dan, Greg, Tim, Bill, Patricia and the rest of the CTC staff is speaking!!
For those who receive our CTC/TGIW Spring Newsletter, it will arrive in your mailbox sometime in late March/early April 2022. Look for information on two new books (Team Workouts on Character, Book 1 & 2), plus more updates!!
Character That Counts YouTube Channel
Check out a brand new YouTube Channel (effective April 1, 2020) with TGIW lessons and notes. As of May 19, there are 291 subscribers.
KC Royals Faith & Family Day - July 9, 2022
Once again we will co-host this event on July 9, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium with special guest concert artist (CROWDER). Also, Scott Dawson & Royals players will share the Gospel.
To prepare for this event, there was a special Pastors & Ministry Leaders Luncheon for the Faith & Family Day on May 3, 2022 with special guest speaker Royals President Dayton Moore.
For special ticket pricing, visit https://www.royals.com/faith or use the link below.
For orders of 20 or more: Contact Royals Group Sales: 816-504-4040, Option 4
Valor & Virtue Conference with "FIGHT THE NEW DRUG" - Fall 2022
MAIN EVENT: Fall 2022 @ College Church of the Nazarene; Olathe, KS (6:00 - 9:00 p.m.). An inspiring educational event for students (6th grade and up), parents, youth groups and adults. Chick-fil-A dinner included with registration fee.
TRAINING EVENTS: Fall 2022 @ Holy Trinity Catholic Church; Lenexa, KS (8:30 - 11:30 a.m. OR 1:30 -4:30 p.m.).
Two identical training events for youth and ministry leaders, pastors, school leaders, school counselors, and professional counselors.
NOTE: These events were originally scheduled for April 22, 2020; September 16, 2020 & April 21, 2021, but had to be re-scheduled due to COVID-19.
TGIW--Lee's Summit ZOOM Meetings & YouTube Page
Due to COVID-19, we began meeting via ZOOM on March 25, 2020 for TGIW--Lee's Summit. All 112 ZOOM lessons, plus outline notes, can now be found on our YouTube page. Please go their through the link below and become one of our subscribers.
Lessons posted for CTC Staff Members:
Rod Handley (7 Signs/Miracles July - Dec 2020; MoMENtum--Jan 2021 - Dec 2021; Identity--Current)
Greg Griffin (2 Peter June 2020 - Mar 2021; Philippians Aug 2021 - Present)
Damion Cooper (7/15/20; 3/21/21; 7/20/21; 8/25/21; 12/1/21; 2/2/22; 3/2/22)
Dr. Dan Gerdes (8/5/20; 1/21/21; 4/28/21)
Glen Nash (10/20/21; 3/16/22)
Tim Truesdale (6/24/20)
Dalton Vann (6/30/21)
Other Speakers (in alphabetical order):
Mike Bayly (1/28/21)
Eric Boles (5/6/20)
Ron Brown (4/22/20)
Joe Calhoon (6/3/20; 6/2/21)
Paul Coffman (12/30/21)
Dustin Doll (11/11/20)
Charles Graham (8/26/20)
Jake Handley (12/29/21)
Bill Hildebrand (2/17/21; 5/5/21; 4/20/22)
Evan Lange (9/16/20; 3/10/21; 2/16/22)
Jeff Kemp (5/13/20)
Scotty Kessler (5/27/20)
Jon Kitna (5/13/20)
Dan Meers (12/22/21)
Brian Phillips (7/14/21)
Jim Ramos (9/29/21)
Tass Saada (10/7/20; 11/4/20)
Byron Shepherd (7/28/21)
Lance Spencer (9/1/21)
Scott Stanger (8/12/20; 12/23/20; 2/24/21; 6/23/21; 1/19/22)
Cory Stout (4/27/22)
Mike Sweeney (5/20/20)
Team Jesus (7/29/20; 10/28/20; 3/3/21; 10/27/21; 1/26/22)
Trace Thurlby (4/15/20; 8/4/21; 3/23/22)
Terry Towles (6/9/21)
Clay Withers (12/2/20; 4/14/21; 11/17/21; 3/30/22)
TGIW/CTC/PMM 20th Annual Golf Tournament - September 22, 2022
2022 Special Speaker: Sherman Smith (SHOW ME THE FATHER), NFL player & coach
Creekmoor Golf Course; Raymore, MO
Lunch catered by Chick-fil-A
Pricing information and schedule is the same as 2021
2021 Special Speaker: Damion Cooper (Collektive Company)
Lunch catered by Chick-fil-A
Creekmoor Golf Course - Raymore, MO
In 2021, we had 96 golfers (24 foursomes) and 27 sponsors.
Here are our 27 sponsors:
*Triune Financial Partners (GOLD)
*Beyond Wealth Advisors (GOLD)
*Chris Bell Insurance (SILVER)
*Insurance One Moyer & Moyer (SILVER)
*Schnick Construction, Inc. (SILVER)
*United Heating & Cooling & Plumbing (SILVER)
*Compass Wealth Management (BRONZE)
*Fender Family Dentistry (BRONZE)
*Orthosport Rehabilitation (BRONZE)
*Raymond James Financial Services (BRONZE)
*Reed Automotive Group (BRONZE)
*Stinson (BRONZE)
*Tom & Kari Lipscomb (BRONZE)
*Advocare (HOLE)
*Barnabas Group (HOLE)
*Boundless (HOLE)
*B-21 Realty (HOLE)
*Chick-fil-A (HOLE)
*Foster Marketing Group (HOLE)
*God's Bucket Brigade (HOLE)
*Metcalf Auto Plaza (HOLE)
*Stewardship Capital (HOLE)
*The HR Office (HOLE)
*Wilkinson Family Dentistry (HOLE)
*Friends of the Ministry (3 Anonymous Givers)
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Bible Gateway Scripture Search
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Teaching God's Infinite Wisdom
Join a growing community of men around the country that are seeking for God's wisdom in their lives on a consistent basis.

The National Coalition of Ministries to Men
The National Coalition of Men's Ministries (NCMM) is a network of parachurch / servant ministries and denominational men's ministries representing over half of the churches in America.