Instead of our regular Man Alive Bible Study, we recently hosted the 45th Annual Thanksgiving Prayer Breakfast—a long-standing Orlando tradition! I'd like to share it with you.

Our featured speaker was Kim Lopdrup, Harvard-educated and retired CEO of Red Lobster, who is five for five on major corporate turnarounds. Kim shared how his faith has shaped his career and family through both success and adversity.

Picture it: You go with Jesus to “church,” and the next thing you know, He’s making a scene—flipping tables, scattering coins, and shouting Scripture. Not the “teaching moment” you were expecting!

Join Pat Morley and learn why Jesus was so adamant about driving out anything that keeps the temple from being the sanctuary God desires—and what that means for us today. Let Jesus do for you what He did for them.

Like the Twelve, you’ve been recruited to join Jesus in His school of discipleship. You believe in the cause, so you enlisted. You made the team.

Now it’s the first day of training camp. You expected to learn how to clean and shoot, to catch and throw, or how to deliver a decisive tackle. Instead—you find yourself at a wedding.

Join Pat Morley and discover what Jesus imparted to the Twelve on that first day of camp—and what He wants us to learn as well. See how the first disciples responded, and how Jesus wants us to respond today.

Guest Speaker: Orlando City Chaplain Andy Searles

In a world of constant tension, conflict, and distraction, how do we become men of peace—anchored, steady, and sent by God?

This Friday, Pastor Andy Searles will walk us through the practical shifts men must make to live as people of peace:

1. From Calling to Commission
2. From Chaos to Calm
3. From Moments to Movement

Come learn how courage often looks more like vulnerability than control—and how to carry Christ’s peace into a world at war.

For three years, twelve ordinary men walked with Jesus—and they were never the same.

Can you imagine what that would have been like to be personally discipled by Jesus?

Train Like the Twelve will help you experience, as closely as possible, what it was like to be one of those men.

Walk the dusty roads beside Him. Hear His voice call your name. Feel His hand on your shoulder as He looks you in the eye and says, “Follow Me.” Hold His cloak as you watch Him heal, teach, forgive—and command storms to be still.

In Train Like the Twelve, we will reproduce Jesus’ school of discipleship—step by step—so you can personally experience how He trained the first disciples. You will not only strengthen your own walk with Christ, you’ll be better equipped to help others follow Him too.

It all begins here—with Lesson One: “Come and See.”

Using His own words, in the order He spoke them, together we’ll retrace how Jesus trained the Twelve—from this first invitation, “Come and see,” to His final command, “Go and make disciples.”

Join us—and Train Like the Twelve.

This week, we get to hear Tim Johnson’s inspiring story.

Tim knows the heights of athletic success—winning a national championship with Penn State in 1986 and a Super Bowl with Washington in 1991. But his greatest victory is not on the field—it’s in helping fatherless young men find healing and identity in Christ.

As Senior Pastor of Orlando World Outreach Church, Johnson has pioneered Fatherless No More, a transformative discipleship initiative at Rikers Island that introduces incarcerated men to the love of the Heavenly Father. The movement has grown into a nationally recognized documentary, featured on ESPN, Good Morning America, The 700 Club, and at major film festivals.

Join Pat Morley as we discuss practical steps for how you and the men you serve can best have a deepening relationship with God, including making Jesus the Lord of your life, spending time with (abiding in) Him, and learning to live and walk in the Spirit.

You’ll be equipped to guide yourself and other men away from performance-driven religion and into a grace-filled process that truly changes lives.

This week, we’ll clarify what becoming a Christian really is—not a self-improvement project or a willpower sprint, but embracing the story of Jesus: who He is, why He came, and what it means to trust Him. We’ll talk about how to walk with men who feel unworthy, uncertain, or “not ready,” and how to invite them to take an honest next step without pressure, clichés, or manipulation.

Join Pat Morley as we outline a clear, conversational path to faith; why doubts are normal; and how grace—not performance—changes a man from the inside out.