10/02/2026
What happened at The Forge: Men’s Leadership Bootcamp was bigger than a weekend.
We are incredibly grateful for every man who showed up to serve. You gave your time, your energy, your leadership, and your heart to pour into other men. We also want to recognize the wives, children, and families who sacrificed time with you so you could be there. Ministry is rarely carried by one person alone, and your sacrifice helped make this weekend possible.
A huge thank you to Lee's Famous Recipe for helping provide the food and taking care of our men throughout the weekend. Your generosity was a blessing to everyone involved.
And to every man who trusted Combat Ministries enough to come to The Forge, thank you.
You stepped into something uncomfortable. You allowed yourselves to be challenged. You opened up, built relationships, faced things that needed to be faced, and most importantly, you gave God room to work.
We witnessed men laying down burdens they had carried for years.
We saw walls come down.
We saw brotherhood form.
We saw men challenged to become stronger husbands, fathers, leaders, and disciples of Christ.
We saw men trust God with parts of their lives they had been trying to carry on their own.
That is what The Forge is about.
Not creating perfect men, but creating an environment where men can encounter God, sharpen one another, and leave determined to lead differently.
“​​As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” — Proverbs 27:17
To every volunteer, every family member supporting from home, every partner who helped make the weekend possible, and every man who had the courage to walk through the doors:
Thank you.
The weekend may be over, but the real work is just beginning.
Keep showing up.
Keep fighting for your families.
Keep sharpening one another.
Keep trusting God.
This is brotherhood.
This is The Forge.
This is Combat Ministries.