The extreme religious right criticizes PK for being too ecumenical. The political left suspects the movement is a thin veil concealing a right-wing social agenda. Other women hope for a change in their spouses and quietly urge them to participate. Attendees themselves often credit PK for being a catalyst for mid-life redirection. Some even become PK zealots, buying blocks of tickets and recruiting friends for the next event.
Presbyterian reaction is also varied.
Modest numbers of Presbyterian laymen, often with their pastors, show up at the stadiums. Usually they are enthusiastic. But Presbyterians also quibble over some aspects in the movement. Promise Keepers is mostly an evangelical phenomenon, possibly a new generation of American revivalism. With this tradition comes a rigid view of the Scriptures, a theology that views conversion as indispensable, uninhibited worship, and an emphasis on emotion.