05/08/2026
What you see in this photo is the celebration.
What you don’t see… is what made the men.
You don’t see the tears.
The silence after hard truths were spoken.
The late-night phone calls.
The walls coming down.
The confessions.
The fear.
The brothers refusing to let another man stay isolated.
The moments men climbed into the pit together and decided, “You’re not staying here alone.”
You don’t see the commitments made when nobody was watching.
The marriages fought for.
The addictions brought into the light.
The wounds confronted.
The pride crushed.
The identity restored.
The purpose awakened.
For 10 weeks, these men showed up.
Not to play church.
Not to wear a shirt.
Not for a highlight reel.
But to become dangerous men under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
And because of Jesus… these men are not the same men they were 10 weeks ago.
I’m incredibly proud of every single one of you.
And to the leaders — Eddie Roach, Ryan Lombard, and Curtis Summers — people will never fully understand the weight leadership carries behind the scenes. The months of preparation before this ever begins. The meetings. The healthy conflict. The planning. The administration. The recruiting. The follow-up. The burden-bearing. The hard conversations. The unseen ministry when everyone else has gone home.
Men, you lived out “so others may live.”
You didn’t just lead sessions.
You poured yourselves out so other men could encounter freedom, brotherhood, truth, accountability, and Jesus Christ in a real way.
This is what happens when men stop hiding.
This is what happens when men submit to God and sharpen one another.
This is what happens when ordinary men fully surrender and Heaven touches earth.
South Tulsa… you finished strong.
Surrendered men! Those are the men God changes the world through.
