Nick Hall is hoping to repeat what Promise Keepers did almost two decades agoābring a massive crowd to the National Mall.
Hall, a layman on the board of the National Association of Evangelicals, says he feels the country is too divided and needs to come together in faith.
āThe goal is that people can come from different backgrounds and that we can unite under this belief that we need to look at Jesus as a leader and as an example,ā said Hall, 33, the head of Pulse, a Minneapolis-based organization that plans large prayer and outreach events for young people.
He said that unlike the 1997 menās event, heās seeking both men and women for the āTogether 2016ā event on July 16, 2016, and forecasts that 1 million will show up.
Hall said there will not be a focus on party or denomination or stances on abortion or gay rights. Instead, he looks to the example of Billy Graham, who was able to draw a wide swath of Christians to stadiums across the globe.
Although the event has a number of committed evangelical speakers (Ravi Zacharias, Josh McDowell) and musicians (LeCrae, Hillsong United), Hall said heās reaching out to Catholic and mainline Protestants as well.
About the Author
Religion News Service is an independent, nonprofit and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, culture and ethics.