Thursday Meeting Recap!

As we head into turn two of setting the stage for the Holy Spirit to meet the hearts of men participating in the upcoming Promise Keepers conference season, we covered some ground in the Thursday night meeting.

A new element introduced is the time between 7:15 to 7:28 where we divided into four groups (by badge color). The logistics, administration, Ambassadors & Church/Community teams broke out in separate rooms, enabling captains to confer with the separate teams to bring up to date on any specific concerns or questions

We are encouraging our captains who have made little progress in their recruitment that it's time to move... all of the teams members are here to help and serve, so for all involved, be sure to offer any help or suggestions we can provide. Fundamentally, we are all recruiters.

The sooner we get our teams in order, the quicker we can turn our attention to promotion and church visits to expedite the eventual sell-out we are expecting in Nashville. To date, registrations are being filled at a brisk pace not only in Nashville, but with seven conferences, all are experiencing significant momentum!

We really need to make a major push to get as many people to the Power-Up Rally and Ambassador Training as possible; especially those serving in a leadership capacity need to be there. Encourage your captains to attend whether they have already been Ambassador trained or not. Promise Keepers will be filming the master training DVD which will be used all over the country to raise up a new group of Ambassadors moving forward.

We are punting the meeting on (Thursday) 5-31-07 since the Power-Up Rally and Ambassador Training fall on the following two days. Our next scheduled meeting after that is June 14'th (37 days to conference).

We need your ideas to devise a plan to raise funds for administrative expenses. The two biggest items are postage for the volunteer assignment packet mail-outs and any RAP (registration assistance plan) scholarship needs that Denver makes us aware of (they will administer the plan, but are no longer funding it).

Other needs include recruitment of a Pastoral Relations Coordinator and more specifics regarding the community outreach project in June.



Our special guest tonight was Brad Stine, sharing the platform at all seven Promise Keepers conferences. Brad shared his heart about putting on the full armor of God (and not taking it off!) and how it is a privilege to go to battle with you. For the Executive team, we share the same sentiment: each of you are an encouragement and inspiration not only for the army of volunteers, but blessing the very heart of God.

Please know that each of you are doing an excellent job; God has something very special in store for all of us in July.



Brad also shared about the very first time he spoke a PK men's conference; what it means to be a man and how God has wired men - with masculinity - expressed as to the fullness of Christlikeness.

For more about Brad Stine, visit his blog! -- Brad Stine's Blog Nation -- and his passionate involvement with the ministry of GodMen where being a man, created in Gods image, is celebrated.



Brad Stine talks about GodMen on a KTIS interview (on the second segment) here.

Brad Stine interview with Promise Keepers' Steve Chavis here.

On the web: Brad Stine