Important News

It is with great excitement that we greet you with this update regarding the ministry of THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM (TRTJ). Coach Bill McCartney and Dr. Raleigh Washington have returned to the ministry of Promise Keepers (PK). This can only be attributed to the hand of God. In no way did we seek for this to happen; rather a set of circumstances that were God orchestrated led to the board of PK unanimously voting to give the ministry back to its founder, Coach Mac. This vote was taken after the entire board had been given an opportunity to hear the message of THE ROAD and include it in their decision making process. It was made known to them, as it is being made known to you now, that our return to Promise Keepers in no way will diminish what God has called us to with THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM, but rather will give THE ROAD an enlarged audience and platform and a widened doorway into the Church.

You must also be aware that we will maintain the integrity of Promise Keepers. In fact, PK and TRTJ have become partner ministries. Coach is the Founder of both and Dr. Washington serves as President of both. We intend to maintain the integrity of both organizations in response to their respective constituencies.

We believe that PK gave birth to TRTJ. It happened when Rabbi Robert Solomon of Atlanta challenged Coach and me by confronting us at the pastor's conference in 1996. With 40,000 pastors in attendance, we recognized every racial group except our Messianic Jewish brothers. Our hearts still ring with his poignant words "you forgot about us!"" This spurred us on a sojourn that resulted in the founding of TRTJ.

We look forward to a great partnership with PK and are expecting God to do great things through this!