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Men help each other find their calling

Dr. John Harlar, a retired physician, enjoys meeting regularly with other members of the Second Half men’s ministry, where the men share their personal stories and reveal their "innermost thoughts, fears and needs." Photo by Dan Currier
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Gordon Prior, foreground, helped create Second Half with a few friends in 2002. Today, nearly 200 men participate in four local Second Half groups. Here, he and others meeting at the St. Giles Presbyterian Church listen to a speaker during a recent meeting. Photo by Dan Currier
By Catherine Brown
Posted on September 11, 2018

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