PROMISE KEEPERS ADVANCE WEEKENDS

Rallies and Men’s Ministry Training help men, churches prepare for “Unleashed”

So exactly how do guys get ready for the incredible “Unleashed” men’s conference? About eight weeks before the semi-trucks roll into town, hundreds of men are gathering, planning, praying, and strategizing for the upcoming Promise Keepers arena events. That kick-off event is called “Power Up!” Rallies are being planned for 11 of the conference cities (see schedule). In nine of those cities, there will be additional training called “Power Up! Leadership Training.”

“The Power Up! rally is just a taste of what guys will experience at the main event,” said Steve Hutton, vice president of field ministry for Promise Keepers, speaking about the rallies. “The men who know about Promise Keepers and respond early can come to 'Power Up' to pick up some strategies and encouragement to bring other guys to the Unleashed conference.”

Strategic leaders of Promise Keepers, including president/CEO Dr. Tom Fortson, co-founder Dr. Dave Wardell, or Chairman Emeritus Bishop Phillip Porter will be at the “Power Up” rallies. Keynote speaker is Phil Chapin, who blew men away at last year’s “Awakening” conferences with his personal story of overcoming his wickedly abusive childhood.

“God has redeemed my life in such a powerful way, it even amazes me,” says Chapin. “I really want to meet the men of Promise Keepers in a local church setting, where we can go a little deeper, and inspire each other to do some great things in this broken world.”

The brand new promotional videos from the DVD will be also be screened at the free Power Up! rallies.

PROMISE KEEPERS MEN’S MINISTRY TRAINING GETS RAVE REVIEWS!

Promise Keepers and Man in the Mirror are drawing rave reviews from men who attended brand new leadership training sessions, which are being held weeks ahead of the 2006 “Unleashed” men’s conference.

Here are a few quotes from men who attended the Saturday morning “Unleashed” Leadership Training sessions: “… exceeded my expectations… (our men) felt the value… overwhelmed with the information and dynamics of setting up and running an effective men’s ministry… we are very excited with the ideas and structure we received… all Ambassadors need this… I have been doing it wrong. Thanks.”

This dynamic and interactive event is called Power Up! Leadership Training – Plugging Men into Your Church. “Every year, leaders ask us after the event, ‘Now what do I do?’ By that time, it’s almost too late,” said Chuck Schneider, National Director of Field Ministries for Promise Keepers. “We are excited to have this training available to help pastors and leaders develop a follow-up plan before they take their men to the conference. And I’m glad we have a partner like Man in the Mirror to help.”

“Our goal is to help leaders develop a concrete plan to connect men from the conference to the ongoing discipleship efforts in their church after the Promise Keepers ‘Unleashed’ conference,” said Brett Clemmer, vice president of leadership development at Man in the Mirror, and director of their Leadership Training Center. “Promise Keepers and Man in the Mirror are convinced that getting the men to the conference is only half the battle – these trainings will help leaders create an ongoing discipleship track for their men.”

The “Power Up! Leadership Training” curriculum gives leaders tools for the battle. Sessions during the half-day training include, “Getting Men into Life-long Spiritual Growth,” “Avoiding the Post-event Let Down,” “Pathways from PK to Discipleship” and more. Man in the Mirror is using faculty from their Leadership Training Center program, which has trained over 2,000 leaders from hundreds of churches around the world to build effective disciple-making ministries. In the future, they will recruit additional trainers from the geographic region of each conference, who will then continue to be available locally to help churches execute their plans.

The 2006 men’s ministry training sessions have already been held in 4 cities: Jackson, MS; Dallas, TX; Kansas City, MO; and Colorado Springs, CO. Remaining Power Up! weekends are planned for:

• July 22 - Grand Rapids, MI
• July 29 - Louisville, KY
• August 5 - Spokane, WA
• August 19 - Sacramento, CA
• August 19 - Glendale, AZ
• September 9 - Los Angeles, CA

The trainings are held as part of a weekend of PK activities approximately eight weeks prior to the conference in that city. The weekend consists of a Friday night “Power Up! rally,” the Saturday morning training open to all leaders, and a Saturday afternoon training for “ambassadors,” local volunteers who are helping promote the Promise Keepers “Unleashed” Conference and help with follow-up. The rally is free; there is a fee for the training.
Register for the training today! Get the details on the Power Up! rally coming to a city near you.

Both Promise Keepers and Man in the Mirror are charter members of the National Coalition of Men’s Ministries.