Promise Keepers

[Nomadic Logic]

Anybody out there ever been or heard of Promise Keepers? I'm an old fashioned New England Baptist, so I am very quiet and personal in my relationship with the Lord. I attended a PK event with my father in law, and it was quite the experience. Everyone was very outward with their praise (nothing wrong with that!), but it was a very different experience for me. The message was outstanding, it was just presented in a new way to me.

Anyone else ever been?

 

[RED that's ME]

Since I'm female I haven't gone But several men in my church has gone and said it was awesome for them.

 

[OracleX]

I have only been to one myself and it was amazing. There was a NFL guy there who spoke and it was very moving. It is a different experience than I have had before. Men try to be tough and unemotional a lot of the time and these meetings tend shatter those tendencies.

 

[MarieAnn]

My husband has been to a few.

 

[SumTinWong]

No I have never been but I did find some of their books at a Salvation Army and bought them for my library. Haven't cracked them open as of yet.

 

[terry13]

I am not a fan of PK. In my experience I have found them (the meetings) to be emotional outlets that leave people open to human suggestion. I, as you might guess, am not charismatic in any sense of the world. This does not mean that all that they do is wrong or that people are not blessed by it.

 

[Bulldog]

I think they compromised a bit when they took "faith alone" out of thier doctrinal statement.

 

[ccunning001]

I have been to 3 Promise Keepers Events and I must say I have had mixed feelings about them. The first one was great, I was left totally in awe and what the Lord was doing. The second one turned out to be an exact copy of the first one. Same subjects, and seemed like even the same sermons just delivered by different preachers. The last one was good for only one reason - the comedian they added.

I guess I have a hard time since I know some of these guys they get to speak can go more indepth with their subject matter, yet don't because of what ever reason. I want to dig deeper, go further with my study than Promise Keepers does. I doubt I will go this year. However, I must say that PK is a great event for new Christians, ones who need a boast in their spiritual walk, or ones who have no clue how to be a Spiritually filled man of God. But for the rest of us, we need to rely on our study of the word of God, our time in prayer & fasting, and don't get caught up in the need for that big event high to carry us through the year.

 

[jenptcfan]

I've heard great things about PK. God has really used it in the lives of some guys in my church.