What Next for Promise Keepers?
Randy Phillips, president of Promise Keepers, met with Joel Rissinger to discuss the movement and its future. The Plain Truth: What is Promise Keepers’ greatest challenge now? Randy Phillips: Well, we’re going through constant change within the organization. We’ve grown from a staff of two full time and two part time in August 1991. Today, we are approaching 500 full-time staff. With that kind of growth, we have basically doubled each year. That’s great, but it comes at a price. We have made our share of mistakes. Now we have to understand how we can live what we are preaching and express the message we are called to share, while experiencing this rapid growth. Q. What’s next for Promise Keepers? A. In previous years, we have seen a focus on the relationship with Christ. Now I sense, in addition to that, an openness with the men in their relationship with their wives and with people of different cultures, races, etc. A commitment to serving and understanding each other better. We have