Methodist Men and attends many of its activities among which included a dinner honoring 174 men in the church for their volunteer service to the church, its operations, worship, outreach and fellowship gatherings.

When the Anona United Methodist Men received its Quadrennial Charter Certification the General Commission on UMM at an Anona UMM board meeting, he Indicated his full support of the organization with his signature over the entire face of the document and had every man there sign the back of the certificate to Indicate their full support of the UMM.
Anona UMC has actively supported the FL Conference UMM retreats through advertising and attendees from Anona.

Pastor Jack has rallied behind the men engaged in preparing the church itself to survive area wide disasters and supporting teams gone out Into the community following disasters.  In cooperation with the leadership of the UMM ministry at Anona, Pastor Jack engaged In training groups of men in being Christian coaches, mentors, and disciples.   in his sermons and pre-worship announcements, he lifts up the importance of men’s ministries in all aspects of the church including men's engagement In grounds-keeping. Bible studies, mission work in Florida and Guatemala, some of which include men and woman.    He is an outspoken supporter of the new men's Gospel Chordsmen singing group.   

Being a high achiever In the martial arts, Pastor Jack has a way about him that appeals to men and youth of all ages in his teaching and preaching by appealing to the masculinity and fierce passions men can bring in support of the family and the church.  Although Jack enjoys the camaraderie of being with men In fellowship groups, whether it is the Tuesday Mornings Men's Breakfast group, or the Thursday morning grounds-keeping group, or hanging out with and helping men in the kitchen, he always finds a way of bringing to our gatherings and fellowships a holiness In the Spirit, reminding us that it is not always all about us, but about our Lord Jesus Christ.

Because Pastor Jack is a Life-Stage Ministry enthusiast, he has fostered the development of a variety of ministries within the church that engage men at all ages - from the sound system and contemporary group
called the C.R.E.W. which engages the younger man and woman to be Stephen Ministers and SHARE support teams to the variety of men's small groups that meet Monday nights to share their readings from a Tony Dungy book or The Shack or Get Real by Derek Maul to men engaged in ushering, music or whatever.

He has a healthy team of assistant pastors and staff that support the church's adults and youth activities and interactions engaging man and women of all ages.

He has challenged each and every one of us to invite new people Into our church and to engage with naming visitors who sometimes fall through the cracks without notice.   Jack has taken a group of men to Leesburg In the past for fireside chats and engaged men in Instructional training about how Christians grow and fall and regrow their
walk as a Methodist man,

He's lifted up Anona's men as part of a medlcal/dentai/eyecare team of men and woman who served as volunteers In mission In Guatemala,  Anona has men who intentionally lift up the Florida Conference Children's Home and Pastor Jack gives them a special time and attention every 4th Sunday to get the congregation ready for the 5th Sunday collection for this mission.

Jack is actively engaged with his presence and mentoring in support of the UMMen and its leader, Ian Lennox, the driving force behind getting Anona UMC and other churches In Pinellas County to support the Fresh Start program that engages volunteers, both men and women, in mentoring probationers leaving Plnellas County Jail.

Jack is responsible for the initial and continuing training of the 27 men and women who am mentoring probationers.  In addition, Jack is personally mentoring a probationer. During the coming year Jack will be supervising five mentors who will be taking the year-long CoachNet Christian training so that as the Fresh Start program expands to other counties in Florida they will be able to share the training load.

Jack is engaged in the Natural Church Development process and is working to help area churches grow in this process.  Pastor Jack has not only attended, but has served as a speaker at our Gulf Central District United Methodist Men's Annual Gathering and Elections for the past two years.