December 2012
2012
has been a year of massive innovation and change for Promise Keepers. We have seen the greatest revitalisation, re-energising and re-engineering in our history. We can now report to our supporters that the results have exceeded our expectations. Our goal of “transforming men” continues to be worked out very effectively. Thank you for standing with us during this time of transition. We are now doing detailed planning for next year as part of working through our five year goals. This vision includes:
› Seeing transformed men reach out to transform other men › Reaching other ethnicities more effectively › Being more active, both in New Zealand and overseas, as opportunities arise
The goals for the future have come as a result of seeking God, and these continue to be refined by our Board with input from men with proven expertise in goal-setting and leadership. Now, as the year wraps up, we can look back and see the trends that have occurred during the year:
› The team has
dealt with many unknowns as we have undertaken new initiatives and a huge reformatting of Events. This has taken a lot of time and effort to achieve and the fantastic results reflect prayerful and meticulous planning.
› The men at
the Break Free Events were generally well engaged and involved. The new format called for lots of discussion, prayer and processing in small groups. These went very well.
› Great feedback has been received about the new Event format rolled out at Break Free and new initiatives such
as the Tama Tane Malosi Samoan Event. You can read some of the hundreds of comments on our website!
› The main Events this year have come in within budget,
praise God! A lot of effort went into costing, but of course income is variable based on attendance. Attendance this year has been solid and not changed greatly from last year. We are planning to build on this for next year.
› You, our supporters, who are giving general
donations or donating towards WiseChoices, have been very faithful despite the difficult economic situation. Donations have held up well in the circumstances, for which the team is very grateful.
› The number of men involved in the WiseChoices program
remains steady. It is very important to have as many men on board with WiseChoices as possible. Firstly, we want as many men as possible to benefit from the excellent resources. Secondly, there is a fixed cost component that needs a good baseline of support to cover, so the more men involved the better.
Break Free Events These are our flagship Events. The results this year, as described above, have been excellent! We expect the momentum created this year to build for future Events. Men describe the quality of the Events as being very high. It was very powerful being able to show video clips of Allan Meyer and David Murrow, then interacting with them via Skype from Australia and Alaska.
Transforming men!