Often I wonder how it was possible for the first church after three centuries, to grow almost to 20 million committed followers of Christ. It was similar in China. How did they manage it?
After the Cultural Revolution, it was discovered that the church grew from 2 million to about 50 million. In both cases, it happened during persecution, without paid Christian workers, without church buildings and without printed Scriptures. How did they manage it? We pondered about this question during our Josiah Venture annual conference themed “Forgotten ways” with Australian author and speaker Allan Hirsh.
Moreover, I got a special opportunity to think about this topic during my 10 day trip to the Philippines. The Global Youth Initiative conference took place there. 30 youth workers and missionaries from different “corners” of the world gathered there to learn from each other. My conviction about a great future for the church in our country was renewed. It gave me optimism and joy. For sure, His church will survive.