Promise Keepers

Promise Keepers is an international Christian organization based in Denver, Colorado USA that describes itself as dedicated to introducing men to Jesus as their Savior and Lord, then helping them to grow in their personal Christian faith. This is mainly accomplished through their Seven Promises and men's conference ministry, supplemented with their own products.

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Christian - Denver - Colorado - USA - Jesus

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The Promise Keepers organization was incorporated as a nonprofit in the state of Colorado in December, 1990. Its founder and original president was Bill McCartney, then the head football coach at the University of Colorado at Boulder. McCartney resigned his coaching position in order to focus his attention on the new organization.

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1990 - Bill McCartney - Football - University of Colorado - Boulder

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Promise Keepers is a nonprofit, "501(c)(3)" organization in the United States. It is not affiliated with any Christian church or denomination. It promotes teachings some construe as socially conservative and openly teaches that men should be leaders and responsible providers in their families. Promise Keepers does have a constituency favorable to political conservatism, though as a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization it cannot publicly favor one political party or candidate over another.

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Their most widely publicized events have been mass rallies held at football stadiums and similar venues. They also sell a variety of promotional products to "help men keep their promises", including clothing, books, and music. Dr. Bruce Wilkinson developed the widely used video curriculum, Personal Holiness in Times of Temptation, as a part of ?The Biblical Manhood? series for Promise Keepers.

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