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The year has been a time of turmoil and anxiety at the organization's Denver headquarters. Attendance at stadium events this year has fallen precipitously, and the dip in revenues has led to a paring down of the staff. Leaders are coming up with all sorts of new issues to tackle--for example, counseling men on ways to get out of debt, to broaden and deepen the promises that must be kept. The days leading up to the rally, however, have been exuberant. The distant future does not faze McCartney. His trust is in the same God who inspired him seven years ago to start the movement. Promise Keepers, he says, is "gonna impact this country every conceivable way, for the good." He sees a chain reaction of conversions and personal transformations sweeping the country--starting with the revival rally on Saturday. "When you start doing things out of a heart that pleases the Lord, watch out. He's gonna show up, big time."
--With reporting by Richard N. Ostling/Denver and Charlotte Faltermayer/New York