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Brian Houston: "Kami menanam gereja dengan memulai penjangkauan Minggu...

"Kami menanam gereja dengan memulai penjangkauan Minggu malam. Hari Minggu pertama kami menerima 70 orang. Minggu kedua, ada 60, minggu ketiga, 53, dan pada minggu keempat, 45. Saya sering bercanda bahwa kami berhasil pada saat itu - kami hanya memiliki empat setengah minggu lagi sampai tidak ada lagi. orang-orang. Saat itulah kami memiliki komitmen pertama kami kepada Kristus. Kami melampaui balai sekolah setelah 12 bulan. Kerumunan begitu besar sehingga kami menggunakan penutup jalan sebagai platform, dan apa yang seharusnya menjadi panggung sebagai balkon sehingga kami bisa menampung lebih banyak orang."

--- Brian Houston

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We planted the church by starting a Sunday night outreach. The very first Sunday we had 70 people turn up. The second week, there were 60, the third week, 53, and by the fourth week, 45. I've often joked that we worked it out at the time- we had only four and a half weeks left until there were no more people. It was about that time that we had our first ever commitment to Christ. We outgrew the school hall after 12 months. The crowds were so big that we were using road-case as the platform, and what should have been the stage as a balcony so that we could fit more people in.