The Brotherhood of St. Andrew took steps to ensure its vitality during three days of meetings punctuated by worship, prayer and fellowship July 8-11 in New Orleans.

The president of the Daughters of the King (DOK), Sharon Lundgren, met with board members to discuss ways the men’s group can duplicate the rapid growth of the DOK, whose membership has climbed from 4,000 to 23,000 since 1990. Ms. Lundgren also invited Brothers to join her organization in 2006 in Orlando, where the DOK will for the first time conduct its triennial meeting apart from the Episcopal Church’s General Convention, which meets that year in Columbus, Ohio.

During the business portion of the meeting, Ron Warfuel of South Carolina was elected president of the Brotherhood, whose 6,600 members undertake service projects while also committing themselves to monthly prayer and Bible study. Its goal is to bring men and boys to Jesus Christ.