Bobby Jindal said that the country has a ”need to turn back to God” and continued to emphasize his faith during his most recent visit to the crucial early-primary state of Iowa on Monday.

The Louisiana governor returned to the Hawkeye State as an invited speaker to a ”pastors and pews” event organized by the American Renewal Project, a group focused on civic engagement for religious conservatives. Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) was the only other potential 2016 candidate to score a speaking slot.​

“This country needs a spiritual revival,” Jindal told Des Moines radio talkshow host Simon Conway on Monday. “We need to turn back to God.”

“We have a history of spiritual awakenings in this country,” he continued, saying the time is ripe for another one. During his interview with Conway, Jindal shared his story about his conversion from Hinduism to Christianity at the age of 16 while at Louisiana State University.

Jindal has regularly invoked his faith as he hopes to woo values voters ahead of a potential run, as Eliana reported on in January. Earlier this year, for example, Jindal hosted “The Response,” a prayer rally at LSU in Baton Rouge modeled on a similar event held in Texas in 2011 by then-governor Rick Perry. His call for a “revival” echoed parts of his speech at that event. In July, he is scheduled to attend a trip to Israel organized by the American Renewal Project with a group of Evangelical pastors.