ARE WE COUNTING CORRECTLY?

.... BASED FROM AN ARTICLE I WROTE IN 2013


Do we have the RIGHT NUMBERS?
IS our SPIRITUAL MATH right when it comes to growing healthy congregations and CHRISTIANS?

THIS MAY BE USED BY EACH SITE GROUP | NETWORK.  
Think like a SENDING CHURCH :-) 
then all totals may be tallied 
in ONE BIG TOTAL NUMBER :-)


Are we counting the RIGHT Numbers?

We have been counting ATTENDANCE during our Weekend Celebrations! 

(and it is doing well -- BEFORE and AFTER THE PANDEMIC)

We have been counting MONEY (with all the necessary FORMS in place) for proper accountability and reporting.

IS THIS IT?

IS THERE MORE TO THIS?

WHERE SHOULD WE BE COUNTING TOO?
ANSWER:  See Below.


We MUST COUNT these ones too ! ! !
-- If we really are serious in MAKING quality DISCIPLES :-)

NUMBER COUNT # 1 
* How many SITES, HOUSE CHURCHES do we HAVE as of this QUARTER?
* How many shared the FOUR GOSPEL TRUTHS, or The E-CUBE (evangelism cube) this MONTH?
* How many are doing the CROSSROADS (follow up lessons) this WEEK?
* How many E-VITES (physical flyers; or social media invitation tags) were distributed this WEEK?
* How many Mission TEAMS were deployed this QUARTER?

NUMBER COUNT # 2 
* How many NEW Venues are being SURVEYED for FUTURE Group Launching this MONTH?

* ARE WE ready for the NEXT NEW ON SITE PRAYER, LIGHT THE NIGHT?

NUMBER COUNT # 3
* How many attended the HOUSE of Prayer this WEEK?

DID YOU BOTHER TO COUNT?

NUMBER COUNT # 4
* How many Families were Visited LAST SATURDAY or LAST WEEK?
* How many (KM, WOD, UNW, YX, LAMBS) came to the Weekend Celebration this WEEK?

NUMBER COUNT # 5
* How many LifeGroups do we have as of this MONTH?
* How many NEW LifeGroups STARTED this MONTH?

NUMBER COUNT # 6
* How many are ENROLLED in LTS this QUARTER?
[this must be done per year level - YEAR 1, 2, 3]
[YEAR 4 DIVINITY must be tallied every SEMESTER]

NUMBER COUNT # 7
* How many were WATER BAPTIZED this MONTH?
* How many does each HLM Leader have in their 144 Level as of this MONTH?

NUMBER COUNT # 8
* How many JOINED the Crossover WEEKEND this MONTH?
* How many are in the CROSSWAY Studies this MONTH?

NUMBER COUNT # 9 
(this is where MOVEMENT takes place)
* HOW MANY TRAINERS do we have in EACH Site?
* HOW MANY TRAINERS do we have in EACH Network?
* HOW MANY are in A CURRICULUM of TRAINING the TRAINERS?

* HOW MANY LGLplus CENTERS do we have?

>> Of the LIST ABOVE, what do you think is the MOST IMPORTANT Number Count? <<
= = = = = CAN YOU SUGGEST THE TOP 5 NUMBER COUNT? = = = = =

ARE YOU COUNTING

THE RIGHT NUMBERS IN YOUR GROUP? 

LYT d NYT _ Light The NIGHT 2022

"New CHURCH START UPS is 

TRULY Lighting the NIGHT"

-  mamisokkalang QUOTES pJR

THIS YEAR 2022, 

our NEW PREACHERS from LGL+ will join us in our LIGHT THE NIGHT / LYT D NYT prayer tours!

“The best Evangelism Strategy and Discipleship Making Mission is the PLANTING of CHURCHES”  

Peter Wagner has boldly stated that church planting is “the single most effective evangelistic method under heaven.” 

PLAN a LIGHT the NIGHT

before any new thing!

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SAMPLER GUIDE for LYT d NYT HIS LIFE MINISTRIES Events Guide
For LYT d NYT                 
In the Quest of Making Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ … 
(see Matthew 28:19, 20).

Continue TO  LIGHT the NIGHT!

(1)  WHEN You Feel That NIGHT is Coming … Be Quick to Switch on the LIGHT! 

The BLESSING that God has instituted has to be continued through Our Households and Families.  This also include our Spiritual Household … the LOCAL Church!
The BLESSING includes 5 key elements.  It is a 5-fold act that should be done regularly.

(1)  MEANINGFUL TOUCH.  TOUCH

(2)  A SPOKEN MESSAGE.  TALK

(3)  ATTACHING HIGH VALUE TO THE ONE BEING BLESSED. “Praise Worthy Directed Thoughts”  THINK

(4)  PICTURING A SPECIAL FUTURE FOR THE ONE BEING BLESSED.  TIME

(5)  AN ACTIVE COMMITMENT TO FULFILL THE BLESSING.  “Intentional Giving”. THINGS

To BLESS is to receive, accept, ascribe high value to, and consider a person as a success. 

Primary meaning is “to empower to prosper”; to succeed; to do  well; to thrive.
  
A good definition, then of To Curse would be “to disempower from prospering”.  

>>Bible STUDY ….  Philippians 2:14-16 
14 In everything you do, stay away from complaining and arguing, 
15 so that no one can speak a word of blame against you. You are to live clean, innocent lives as children of God in a dark world full of crooked and perverse people. Let your lives shine brightly before them. 
16 Hold tightly to the word of life, so that when Christ returns, I will be proud that I did not lose the race and that my work was not  useless.

Commentary:  Philippians 2:14-16
Our life should be characterized by moral purity, patience, and peacefulness, so that we will “shine brightly” in a dark and depraved world. A transformed life is an effective witness to the power of God’s Word. Is your life shining brightly, or is it clouded by complaining and arguing? Shine out for God.  

(Song:  SHINE JESUS SHINE)

=Everything in PRAISE and THANKSGIVING and JOY!
=Everything in the Spirit of OBEDIENCE.
=Everything with a WHOLEHEARTED HEART.
>>> God is attracted to Praise & Worship;  Obedience & Honor.
>>> Blamelessness and Purity should be our GOAL!
>>> Shine like stars . . . as we hold out the WORD of LIFE!

It is Easy ... 
(a)  To Be CRITICAL
We are in a Crooked World; a Broken World;  a Kulang-Kulang World.
We are in an Imperfect World!

(b)  To Be IRRITATED
The HEAT;  the WEATHER;  the “gutom”;  the people around us.
The delays;  the high prices of commodity;  the perceived LOW IQ of people …

(c)  To COMPLAIN
There is even a Complaints Department.
it is a GIVEN;  it is a RIGHT;  it is a NEED;  for some it is a LIVING!

These are rampant NOT just in Establishments but at HOMES, SCHOOLS, and in the CHURCH



Because of LYT the NIGHT in the PAST ... (jr's thoughts)

• I Became more Conscious

Of my comments at home, work and in public places.
Of my thoughts regarding our Nation
Of my thoughts regarding my fellow workers BOTH in the Congregation I am serving and the Body of Christ here in the City!

• I am more Convicted Regarding Acts of Blessings

Privately—home, touch, say a word of compliment
Publicly—keeping the surroundings clean and etc.  Generosity became a desire
Prayer of Blessings as Driving, Walking, Seeing a Church Building or even a Parade for an Anniversary of a certain group (school, business, etc.)

• I Conquered the 

Spirit of being Comfortable — that is meeting in a covered area for prayer.
Spirit of being ashamed of the READING of SCRIPTURES publicly!

This was done in the Early Church’ Time!
PRAYER      MEETING
PREACHING     HEALING
DOING ACTS of MERCY
never for show … but rather demonstrating the love and will of God that has come!  

The love of God is both INTIMATE and WORLDWIDE!

START a LYT the NIGHT!   — secure a permit; OR in a simple gathering (NO NEED of PERMITS); meet only for an hour; sing; pray; bless …

"Do not be overcome by evil, 
but overcome evil with good."   Romans 12:21


PRACTICAL Lighting of the Night …

(1)  Sing and Play Songs of Deliverance Publicly!  David and the warriors of the Old Testament did so.
(2)  Teach and Proclaim the Word of God Regularly village by village. Jesus did so.
(3)  Local Churches Planted and Established.

“The best Evangelism Strategy and Discipleship Making Mission is the PLANTING of CHURCHES”  Peter Wagner has boldly stated that church planting is “the single most effective evangelistic method under heaven.” 

To intentionally plant a Local Church and sustain it, may well be the best evangelistic method you could employ in any existing community.  (Church Planting Experts and Missiologists would agree)  
Church Planting should not be an ACTIVITY … it should be a DEDICATION of Life, Time, Talents for the harvest souls and the discipleship of new believers.

OBSERVATIONS from an Expert ...
New churches are more flexible arid open to change.
New churches welcome new members. 
Older churches tend to become closed social groups that do not welcome new members.  
In newer church’s the friendship networks have not yet solidified and the members are more accepting of new people.
New churches are needed to reach new generations.  
New churches are needed to reach outside locations.
New churches are needed for new communities.
Wise denominations track development in their cities and plant new churches.
New churches are needed to reach various ethnic groups and classes of people. 

                                                  —————Prepared by Pastor JR for His Life Ministries