B.A.M. Resources

At JTB Communications, Inc., we are very excited to begin a bold new element of our business, B.A.M. - Becoming a Man.  B.A.M. is a dynamic & powerful system with a simple vision – to empower the next generation of strong, healthy men (mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually) to be leaders in their families, work, communities, and the world. 

We will be providing resources for individuals and organizations to begin helping the next generation of young men at home and in the community. These resources will include, but will not be limited to, books, audio downloads and CD's, DVD's, training guides, parents guides, and more!

Initially we will focus on 3 main resources for the summer of 2008, with others to follow shortly.

The B.A.M. Parents Guide

The B.A.M. parents guide is a system.  A system that covers the essential things that you must have to create strong healthy men, but allows the flexibility for you to use the elements in the manner that is consistent with you. Fifteen packed chapters will help you create the structure for your son to become a strong healthy male.

1. The Introduction
2. The Role of Parents/Male Role Models/Mentors
3. For Dads – Breaking the Brotherhood of Silence
4. For Moms – it is time to shift roles
5. The four most important things you can do to help your son
6. Understanding your story and how it impacts your son
7. What is a strong healthy male?
8. Do you know where you are going? – Defining the destination
9. What does a young man need to be a strong healthy male?
10. Discernment
11. The four parts of the journey – mentor, journey, community, adversity
12. Is adversity necessary
13. Things we confuse with manhood
14. How we cripple young men (usually unintentionally)
15. Assessment Time

How to Conduct a B.A.M. Adventure

A B.A.M. Adventure is an opportunity to combine fun activity with meaningful discussions between a father or mentor and a son. A B.A.M. Adventure contains everything someone would need to organize, conduct, and manage a B.A.M. Adventure. The unique format used to create a B.A.M. Adventure allows each activity/discussion session to act as a stand alone event. As a result you could use have a B.A.M. Adventure over a weekend, once a week in the afternoon or evenings, or however you decide it best fits your agenda!

The B.A.M. Community Study Guide and Participant Workbook

A critical part of the journey for every young man is being surrounded by a community that supports, encourages, and communicates consistency. It is important that the people that parents choose to surround their children with understand the mission and goal of the parents and support their actions.

The B.A.M. Community Study Guide is an opportunity for a group of parents to gather on a frequency that is reasonable to discuss, learn, support, and build community with one another.