It's always interesting coming here and hearing about things I otherwise would never have known about.
What makes this special though? I browsed the Wikipedia article about it and this event doesn't even seem significant enough to warrant its own article.
There was apparently a similar revival at the same college about fifty years ago that had a lasting influence on the direction of American Protestantism.
Can you link some articles or provide some references for this? I've tried checking the sources provided at the Wikipedia article but they only sparingly refer to the 1970 revival, and don't at all talk about any "national ramifications" that it had.
3. is occurring within a tradition that has been struggling to retain members over the past 50 years makes it nationally significant.
Which Methodist group are they affiliated with? Is there any indication the majority of members there are actually primarily focused on Methodism or whatever that entails, rather than a general Protestant Christian movement?
Asbury University is associated with conservative Methodist groups. But, the revival hasn't been uniquely tailored to any one denomination. People from all denominations have been going- and it's made pretty significant headlines in evangelical circles.
One of the pastors at my church visited this week. He gave a quick report at the start of church today and offered a time for people to repent of sin like has been happening at Asbury. It turned into a 90 minute worship service where no traditional sermon was even given today. But, it was beautiful!
