Men of Christ: The Power of the Tap | Tom O'Brien

What happens when a Catholic men’s conference becomes more than a one-day event? Tom O’Brien shares how Men of Christ grew from 1,250 attendees into a movement reaching thousands of men, strengthening parish men’s groups, encouraging vocations, and bringing men back to the sacraments. At the heart of the strategy is something remarkably simple: “the tap”—personally inviting another man, building a friendship, and accompanying him in his faith. Tom also shares his own powerful return to confession after roughly 25 years and explains how personal invitations, strong parish leadership, technology, and cooperation with priests and bishops can turn a conference into a catalyst for lifelong discipleship. ABOUT HEROIC MEN: Heroic Men strengthens men to become missionary disciples, to bring more men to Jesus Christ. Get the best Catholic media for men on our brotherhood-building platform - let's leave no man behind. Get the app: https://heroicmen.org Find a ministry near you: https://heroicmen.org/map Join the Heroic Brotherhood: https://heroicmen.org/brotherhood Donate now: https://heroicmen.org/donate FOLLOW ON SOCIAL: Facebook:   / heroicmanhood   Instagram:   / heroicmanhood   TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – How Men of Christ Helped Spark a Vocations Boom 1:19 – Turning a One-Day Conference Into a Lasting Movement 2:22 – Expanding the Mission Beyond Men’s Groups 2:58 – The “Tap”: The #1 Way They Get Men to Show Up 3:57 – Building a Leadership Structure That Reaches Every Parish 5:12 – From 3 to 100 Men Answering the Call to Priesthood 5:49 – The Software Helping Men of Christ Reach Thousands 7:00 – Why a Personal Phone Call Beats Emails and Bulletins 8:08 – The Conference Is the Catalyst, Not the Finish Line 8:42 – His First Confession in 25 Years Changed Everything 9:56 – Disciple Makers: The Real Power of the Personal Invitation 12:04 – Don’t Just Count Men—Empower Them to Make Disciples