I’m an Englishman in... Kentucky
Jamie Southcombe shares some of the strengths of American Evangelical culture
From the first day we realised that we were very much strangers in a foreign land.
Together for the Gospel – distinct from the world
Almost 13,000 pastors and church leaders gathered from 11-13 April for the 7th biennial Together for the Gospel conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
Together for the Gospel started with a friendship between four pastors and has now burgeoned into one of the largest Christian conferences in the world. Attendees came from over 50 different countries including a record 62 from the United Kingdom.
US: Together for the Gospel
Imagine standing in the middle of a vast
arena, surrounded by 9,000 people, each
singing ‘In Christ Alone’ at the top of their
voice. Add in ten hour long sermons (not
consecutively!), five panel discussions, 19
breakout sessions, two pre-conferences and
the largest bookshop many of us have ever
seen and you get some idea of the ‘Together
for the Gospel’ conference.
This year’s was the sixth conference, held
biennially
in the Yum! Centre, Louisville,
Kentucky.
The
theme
was
‘We
are
Protestant’, celebrating the 500th year of the
start of the Reformation when Luther nailed
his 95 theses to the Wittenberg door.
