Big events can spark big impact—but only if they are rooted in prayer and unity. In this final play, Chris Gough talks with Fred Leonard (Mountain View Church, Fresno) and Duffy Johnson (Palau Festival Director) about discerning the right timing for catalytic events. Hear how Fresno rallied 200+ churches and why Palau prioritizes sustainable movements beyond the festival.

Together, they answer:

What did this event do for your city and e-team? What did it NOT do?
Tell us about the evangelistic and collaborative fruit you saw – during the planning process, the event itself, and after the dust had settled?
You know how much work something like this is. How often do you see it being valuable? What advice would you give a city considering this step?

Bio:

Fred Leonard is the lead pastor at Mountain View Community Church in Fresno, California. He wants to see God’s kingdom come and to be a world-changing, risk-taker for Jesus. He loves serving Jesus and the church with his wife, Esther, and their four children. Leonard has a doctorate of ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary and continues to have a passion to learn and is always reading, meeting people, asking questions and pushing the envelope.