The Uber Ride I Won’t Forget

The Uber Ride I Won’t Forget

The Uber Ride I Won’t Forget A Man Who Wanted to Be Seen I met an Uber driver on the way to the airport. His name was Mat. From the moment I got in the car, it was clear—this was someone who wanted to be seen. He was dressed in what might be described as industrial...
Standing at the Edge of the Dark

Standing at the Edge of the Dark

Standing at the Edge of the Dark The Road Into Nowhere We were visiting my son in Las Vegas, and one evening my wife, my son, my daughter, and I decided to take a drive—out toward Area 51, near the small town of Rachel. It’s hard to describe just how empty that drive...
When Strength Was My Story — And What I’m Learning Now

When Strength Was My Story — And What I’m Learning Now

When Strength Was My Story — And What I’m Learning Now There was a time when strength and endurance defined me. I trained for triathlons. Ran marathons. Shoveled snow, cut wood. Played football and wrestled. I was always confident my strength and endurance would win...

Suggested Reading List

Suggested Reading List When He’s Married to Mom: How to Help Mother-Enmeshed Men Open Their Hearts to True Love and Commitment, by Kenneth M. AdamsWounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse, by Dan AllenderBold Love, by Dan AllenderThe Gift...

Our Staff

Our Staff Scott Engelman Executive Director Scott graduated from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago with a Bachelor’s degree in Bible-Theology. He then studied New Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary, where he received a Master’s of Theology. Scott continued his...
AHM Coram Deo Men’s Groups

AHM Coram Deo Men’s Groups

These are men’s restoration groups that offer God-centered community for the purpose of shaping and emboldening members to live and relate from their masculine design, through the enablement of God’s Spirit and in the context of God’s Larger Story.These groups are...
AHM Connect Teaching

AHM Connect Teaching

This is a monthly Saturday morning gathering of diverse men that meets at the AHM office in Troy for the purpose of instruction centered around four important categories: (1) A man’s masculine design/nature as a male image bearer (2) A man’s unique place/purpose in...
AHM Men’s Story Weekends

AHM Men’s Story Weekends

Surrounded by the natural beauty of God’s creation, we invite you to spend a life-changing Story Weekend together with a small group of men as we focus in on what it means to depend on God to live a masculine life of redemption. Through personal reflection and...

AHM Teaching

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AHM Prayer

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AHM Pastors Monthly Meetings

AHM Pastors Monthly Meetings

This is an ongoing monthly men’s group for pastors of all theological backgrounds that is aimed at replenishing their souls, caring for their hearts and encouraging their faith through group spiritual direction, honest conversations, needed friendships and occasional...

Our Goals

Awakened Heart Ministries is committed to coming along side the local church to assist in providing various environments where closed human hearts can be awakened and released for the purpose of both restoring and enjoying the most important relationships of life.Our...

Our Beliefs

Our Beliefs Holding to the historic teachings of the Christian Faith regarding the nature of God and the person/work of Jesus Christ (Nicaea and Chalcedon), which proceed from the view that the Bible is the unique revelation of God, and therefore authoritative and...

Our Story

The story of Awakened Heart Ministries (“AHM”) is part of the larger, biblical story of faith in a sovereign and good God, who is mysteriously moving through human history (Often slowly and silently, but always forward and faithfully) to restore alienated and broken...
AHM Pastors Backstage Retreat

AHM Pastors Backstage Retreat

Ministry today is both busy and demanding — vision casting, leadership strategies, staff concerns, organizational decisions, growth plans, program ideas, and financial goals (Take a breath!) — all weigh heavy on the modern pastor. Like a worn tire embedded with an...