Revival's Symphony

Andy Smithyman is an amateur pilgrim and a rambling writer, a husband and a father. Andy is author of the book Extra ordinary miracles... finding the miraculous amidst the mundane. He has an obession with revival history, and passionately yearns to tell the story of those ignored or bypassed by our own desire for the dynamic.

"The word 'revival", he claims, "seems to come with both unifying and divisive baggage of interpretation, and I think part of this is due to our default on focusing upon either a date, location or heroic figure. That's why I am trying to shape my upcoming book to praise the stories that dance outside of those dominant tales. It will hopefully encourage us all, including myself, to see the spectrum of colour within our pilgrimage of faith and challenge our perceptions of what we are praying and yearning for."

Our history is rich with accounts of revival. The British Isles have experienced many amazing moves of God that have impacted our own shores and those far beyond.

Whilst remaining keenly aware that there are differing definitions and opinions regarding what constitutes “revival”, author and respected revival researcher/historian Andy Smithyman explores the threads common to all revivals and looks at how they subtly and seamlessly work together to create culture change.

Likening a revival to a musical symphony, Andy presents the individual “notes” that harmonise together to form the whole. From it we learn the essential ingredients that all would-be revivalists must focus on - including some elements which may surprise some.