The Difference Between Pizza and Psychology

An interview with Kevin Dekam

In this interview Kevin Dekam, our new Regional Director for the greater Michigan Area, talks about the difference between his Psych degree and a large pizza, his ministry to those in emotional trauma, his family's time in Africa, and why he's excited to now be serving with Christian Service Brigade.

BC: What was life at home like growing up?

Kevin: Pleasantly unremarkable, safe and stable. Free from the crises and brokenness that seem to define the lives of many men.  I was raised in a Christian home by loving parents in a safe community.

BC: What vision did you have for your life starting out and when/how did that change?

Eastern Great Lakes Region

If you are passionate about ministry to men

With Scott Haima's appointment as the new CSB President, the position that he had as the Eastern Great Lakes Regional Director needs to be filled. If you believe you may have an interest in this position and may be willing to locate to Western NY learn more about what the Regional Director position requires and the gift/skill set needed here.

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Service!: Our Newest Stockade Module

Service is Christian Service Brigade's middle name.  It is also an important part of Jesus' life that He modeled for us to follow.  This Module will teach the boys the "why" and "how" of service, encouraging them to take on an attitude of Servanthood.  This Module will also help the boys to focus on being a servant in their own homes.  The final meeting should be used as a large group Service Project.

This Stockade Leader’s Guide has a corresponding Outpost Adventures Guide that contains several Achievements the boys can do at home, or as part of a small group in their post meeting. These two resources are designed to work together to give your boys an exciting, spiritually-balanced learning experience. Make sure you have a Service Outpost Adventures Guide on hand for each boy, as several of the Post Meeting activities use pages from this guide.

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Meet Our New Shop Manager

Diane Blair: Serving the Servants

Helping you serve starts with us serving you. We are serious about making your online purchasing experience a pleasant one. So we're happy to introduce you to Diane Blair who will be managing all of the orders through the brigade shop. She loves to serve so if there's anything you need from the shop just let Diane know.

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Managing Tech. and Design for CSB

Bob Britton: Perfect Blend of Artist and Geek

God is blessing us with an amazing array of men and women to help us meet the fast growing needs of our ministry. One of our newest members is the passionate and multi talented Bob Britton. With over 20 years of software development experience Bob brings a much needed expertise to help us build the tools our leaders need. Bob also brings a wonderful design eye that he is excited about using to help us in our graphic design efforts.

The picture of Teddy Roosevelt above is one of Bob's more recent works.

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Brigade Watch Word: Our New Devotional App

The Brigade WatchWord is a devotional app designed to strengthen your Christian walk.  The app allows you to receive customized scriptural content that meets you where you are.  This is made possible by a Spiritual Profile Assessment. Just answer a few questions, and the app will send you content at the times you choose.

Limited Time Offer: Free Subscription To Our Parenting Magazine

We're excited to announce that we are launching VALOR magazine, a print publication for parents from CSB! For a limited time we are giving away free subscriptions to anyone who is interested.

Simply sign up here and get the magazine delivered straight to your door free! It's our way of serving you.

Take advantage of this limted time offer to sign up for FREE for the new VALOR magazine for parents. 

VALOR is designed to help provide the parents, leaders, alumni and fans of Christian Service Brigade with Biblical principles, tools, and perspective on discipling boys by drawing on our years of experience and connections with experts in the field of discipleship and men's ministry.

Get a taste of two of the articles in our launch issue:

"Dealing with Devices" - Helping parents teach their sons to steward their electronics. Read the story 

"Clean up in Aisle 7" - The true story of a Mommy Meltdown Read the story

In each issue we help parents tackle tough subjects and give you specific actions you can take to show your son what it means to be a godly man.

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Dealing with deVICES: Helping parents teach boys to learn to steward their electronics

For a limited time a subscription to this printed magazine is available free. Simply sign-up to get this great tool sent straight to your home!

Below is a sneak peak at one of the articles in our first issue of Valor Magazine.

"The mesmerizing reality of modern technology especially in the lives of our boys is impossible to ignore. But before we rip those glowing devices out of their grasping little hands; before chucking it down the garbage disposal listening with frustrated satisfaction as it grinds its way into the plumbing, we must remember an important truth about discipleship: Problems should be viewed not as an obstacle to endure but as an opportunity to be used. A God honoring, moderated and self-controlled use of technology should drive our technology decisions. Below we have chosen what we believe to be some really helpful truths and tools to help you guide the many conversations you will undoubtedly need to have as you guide your son in his use of electronic devices."

To continue reading this article sign up for the free print magazine and we'll send the issue straight to your home where you can not only finish this story but can read a bunch of other great articles for parents.

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"Clean Up In Aisle 7"

For a limited time a subscription to this printed magazine is available free. Simply sign-up to get this great tool sent straight to your home!

Below is a sneak peak at one of the articles in our first issue of Valor Magazine.

"We were on a mission to Target and I was already exhausted.  Snacks: check! Stubborn overloaded cart: check! Cranky child: check! Getting myself and two children ages one and two out the door was going to be no small accomplishment. 

“I need help” was not part of my vocabulary before I had kids.  Independent, self-reliant, emotionally stable, responsible, and punctual, were words I would’ve used to describe myself before these little … bundles of joy … entered my life and changed everything! Though I found it difficult to admit, one word now seemed to describe my life as a young mom: “needy!” 

Key to my strategy for a successful trip to Target was to diligently avoid the toy isle, but somewhere along my predetermined path, Adriel, my two year old son, spotted a truck from his beloved CARS movie. “Hold truck . . . mine?” he asked simply, and with reluctance, I let him hold it.  Once in his hands there was no going back. One of two endings would be my fate."

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