In an unprecedented technological and spiritual feat, author and ministry leader Jennie Allen orchestrated “Gather,” a global prayer gathering that connected believers across seven continents and 87 languages.
The event, which took place earlier this month, represented a groundbreaking moment in global Christian communication, drawing an estimated 7 million participants through live streams and broadcasts.
Allen said the inspiration was rooted in a spiritual experience.
“In 2022, I was leading a women’s ministry when I had a dream that Jesus was coming back in 10 years,” she said. “It made me urgent. I thought, ‘What do I have that I can give to people if he were coming back?'”
The challenges were significant. Allen noted that the infrastructure to support such a massive, multilingual global broadcast did not fully exist even six months prior to the event. Utilizing a combination of human translators and artificial intelligence, the team managed to stream in 16 languages with human interpreters and an additional 71 languages through AI-powered computers.
“Gather” spanned seven live locations across six continents, with a brief connection to Antarctica, making it a truly global phenomenon. “The brilliant people who helped make this happen couldn’t find any precedent,” Allen explained. “Not even the Olympics or the Super Bowl had attempted something of this scale.”
Technologically, the event pushed boundaries. Approximately 30 computers were strategically positioned to handle real-time translations, creating what Allen described as “the bleeding cutting edge of technology.”
Despite the massive logistical challenges, Allen approached the project with remarkable calm, comparing her position to “a white girl from Texas” being asked to “play for the NBA.” She emphasized her faith as the primary motivator, stating, “I want to be okay with risking everything to obey God.”
The event’s emotional high point for Allen came during the segment featuring Rwanda, a country with personal significance as the birthplace of her adopted son.
“When the baton passed to Rwanda at 10 am my time, I started weeping,” she recalled. The performance, which included traditional drummers and the Watoto Children’s Choir, symbolized for her the global nature of the Christian faith.
Allen sees “Gather” as more than a one-time event. She plans to host another global gathering in 2027, contingent on Christ’s return. In the meantime, she remains engaged with ongoing campus revivals and global spiritual movements.
The entire event’s content remains freely available at gather2025.com, with Allen particularly recommending the segment featuring the persecuted church.
The “Gather” event represents a significant moment in global Christian communication, demonstrating the potential for technology to unite diverse faith communities across geographical and linguistic boundaries. As revival movements continue to emerge on college campuses and around the world, Allen remains committed to her mission of global church unity, prepared to “show up where God says to show up.”
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