Start a Circle
Leadership begins with service. If your city doesn’t have a Circle — you can build one.
Why Start a Circle?
Because somewhere near you, there are men who need what you now understand:
- A place to be real
- Accountability that sharpens
- Brotherhood that transforms
If you’ve experienced MEN, you know what you received.
Now you have the opportunity to give it.
“Starting a Circle is the most impactful thing I’ve done as a MEN brother. Watching men transform through what I helped build
that’s legacy.”
— Circle Lead, MEN
Circle Lead Requirements
To start a Circle, you must:
- Be a MEN Active Member (consistent participation in an existing Circle)
- Complete Circle Lead Orientation (provided by MENGlobal)
- Demonstrate emotional maturity and consistency
- Commit to upholding the Brotherhood Code
- Facilitate weekly or bi-weekly meetings with your Circle
You Are Not Alone
Circle Lead Guide
A step-by-step manual for running healthy, impactful Circles.
Meeting Templates
Structured meeting flows for every session format.
MENGlobal Support
Direct connection to your Chapter Lead and MENGlobal coordination.
MEN Academy Access
Facilitation training, emotional leadership, and conflict resolution modules.
What a Circle Lead Does
- Facilitates weekly or bi-weekly Circle meetings
- Holds the Brotherhood Code
- Supports brothers between sessions
- Identifies men ready to step into leadership
- Reports Circle health to Chapter Lead
- Grows personally through leading
A Circle Lead is not a counselor. He is a servant-leader.
Apply to Start a Circle
[WordPress: Insert WPForms — Circle Lead Application Form]
Form Fields:
- Full Name *
- Email Address *
- City / Country *
- Current MEN membership status *
- Have you completed Circle Lead Orientation? Yes / No / Not yet
- Describe your experience in MEN so far (short text)
- Why do you want to start a Circle? (short text)
- Proposed Circle type: Growth | Accountability | Life Transition | Faith-Friendly | Digital
- Proposed meeting format: In-person | Online | Both
- Submit: “Apply to Lead a Circle”