(Photo courtesy of LPA)
France (MNN) ― The Luis Palau Association plans to bring its "Festival" evangelistic model to France in May 2011 for the very first time. In a historic display of Christian unity, evangelical pastors representing an array of denominations recently gathered with Luis Palau in Marseilles to jumpstart preparations for the event.
LPA expected a maximum of 120 pastors, but 200 showed up -- making this meeting the largest gathering of evangelical pastors in the Provence region of France for over 25 years.
The Festival will involve Christian musical and dance entertainment, professional extreme sports demonstrations, and multiple open-air presentations of the Gospel. It will be preceded by a "Season of Service" spearheaded by local churches, which will mobilize believers to serve the needs of their local communities. After the Festival, even more volunteers will be organized to follow up by completing more public service projects throughout the region.
"France is well-known for being at best somewhat indifferent to the Gospel," said LPA's Nigel Gordon. "However, Luis has always had a great heart for the French people, and the enthusiastic response of local pastors from across a wide denominational spectrum is an answer to prayer and is very encouraging for the future.
"We therefore hope and expect that Marseilles/Provence Season of Service and Festival 2011 will be a huge success."
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