Your ways, O God, are holy. The ministry that went through a severe decline in the 1970s and '80s is showing signs of new life. The ministries range from prayer breakfasts and church- school classes to Habitat for Humanity crews and groups that support soup kitchens or shelters.
Some men serve as mentors for younger men or lend a hand in disaster relief and other such projects.
Most of these groups, which in all number about 6,000, are not chartered as part of Presbyterian Men. In fact, only about 200 are. Men used to take their identity from their work, but now work changes. The average man's occupation will change three to five times in his lifetime. So men look for an ongoing identity in church.