Stunning Viral Church Growth

Posted by Jonathan Brink

May 22, 2008

Okay here is a really effective way to produce massive church growth. It’s been tried, true and tested. The numbers are absolutely riveting, producing real followers of Jesus Christ. It’s the next big thing in church consultants methodology, and everyone agrees. People are going to be lining up for this one.

Have the government outlaw it.

From Reggie McNeal

“Estimates range widely (in China), but its safe to say…there are tens of thousands of people who will come to the Kingdom (in the next 24 hours). Tens of thousands It could as many as a hundred thousands. In fact we don’t even know, because its growing so fast over there and in so we in mostly in house churches because they don’t know how to do church right.”

He quotes someone a student at Fuller who was part of a church in China.

“Once you get over fifteen you begin to get attention you know from the government, so you just (start a new one).”

Love it when we get out of the way. The entire video is filled with incredibly insights. It’s about 1 1/2 hours but worth every second.

“Everywhere Constantinian church footprint is the church is struggling.

Classic Reggie at his best. He’s the great insultant. What’s funny is that he’s ripping the people in the audience and they are all laughing.

I will say it again that I believe we are in the greatest shift in the history of the church.

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Tracy Simmons

Thanks for passing this on--excellent! You know what I like best about this? That it's not western Christianity being imported to these other nations and polluting them with our warped perspectives.

I've traveled to a number of nations in the past and was mortified to see how wherever western missionaries had been, the church was just like what you see here in the States, down to length of "service," type and style of "worship," even to the time of day that they met, etc. I spoke at a conference in Nepal with an interpreter and cried my way through it, mortified that we had brought our baggage over there and deposited it right into their laps. I know that is not true of everyone everywhere (I personally know some great missionaries who do not do this), but I've seen it in too many nations to think that it is a rare occurrence.

I love hearing how God is moving among people right where they are, as they are, with who they are. Yes, sounds like God to me!