Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, who is preparing to position himself as a viable alternative to frontrunner Donald Trump, will meet about 300 pastors and faith leaders Monday at a ranch owned by conservative billionaire Farris Wilks near Dallas.

The meeting in Cisco, a tiny city about two hours west of Dallas, is being organized by Keep the Promise PAC, one of four main super PACs supporting Cruz, who is second to real estate magnate Trump nationally and is the frontrunner in the latest poll in Iowa, according to The Texas Tribune.

The meeting is “designed as an open dialogue with Sen. Cruz and an opportunity to listen to and learn from one another,” Laura Barnett, a spokeswoman for Keep the Promise PAC, was quoted as saying.

Several influential conservative Christians have recently endorsed Cruz, including Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family; Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage; and Bob Vander Plaats, head of the Iowa Family Leader organization.

“We still find there are many, many folks who still do not know he is a man of faith or his faith story,” David Barton, who heads Keep the Promise PAC, was quoted as saying. “As that gets out, I expect there’ll be even more consolidation.”

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