[Shincheonji Church] Shincheonji Church of Jesus preparing for the fourth graduation ceremony of more than 110,000 graduates following three 100,000 graduation ceremonies... What's the secret to growth?
▎ In contrast to existing churches which congregation is shrinking
▎ Sermons and education based on the Bible and dedicated efforts of people who work at the church.
▎ Chairman Man Hee Lee visited 39 churches nationwide this year alone... Traveling more than half the Earth
As the phenomenon of young people in their 20s and 30s leaving religion accelerates, the religious community is suffering. As future generations, who should become the pillar of each religion in the future, leave, it is becoming difficult to continue their existence.
In particular, the situation of the Protestant Church is more desperate. The recruitment rate of new students at major theological universities and theological graduate schools, which foster workers who will lead the church in the future, has fallen year by year. And the total enrollment rate of new students falls short or low. This reality proves that the future of Protestantism is dark.
On the other hand, the Shincheonji Church of Jesus not only increases the number of young people in their 20s and 30s, but also the number of church members who complete the theological course for about eight months exceeds 100,000 every year. In particular, this year is expecting to produce more graduates than before.
Pastors of existing churches facing these figures deny, saying “It is ridiculous because that is an unimaginable figure”. In existing churches, ordinary church members do not go through a special curriculum, and even if there is an education course, it is only several times. Nevertheless, it is impossible to gather more than 100,000 new members.
The key to this growth of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus is sermons and education courses based on the Bible and dedicated faith management of workers including wards toward the church members. As it is distinguished by the fruit of the tree, this figure originated from Chairman Man Hee Lee.
Since the past, Chairman Lee has visited churches across the country to check the overall operation and asked workers at the church to treat church members with loving heart.
Despite his 93-year-old age currently, Chairman Lee is not sparing himself, but rather working more than the past. As of early September, he visited churches at home and abroad in 39 regions this year alone.
It means that he visited churches all over the country more than once a week, and if converted into a distance, he traveled more than 20,000 km. It's more than halfway around the world. He visited churches not only on Sundays but also on Wednesdays and weekdays to create a better religious environment for the church members, and furthermore, he listened to the voices of the church members to solve difficulties.
In addition, when Chairman Lee visits the church on Sundays and Wednesdays of worship, he preaches vigorously at the pulpit for about an hour, focusing on the Book of Revelation. Revelation is a topic of sermon that pastors of existing denominations consider as a difficult topic and avoid. However, even though Chairman Lee does not open the Bible when preaching, his sermon never deviated from the Bible, so even pastors who have seen and heard admire it.
As such, members of the church who were moved by Chairman Lee's dedication and love are also sending enthusiastic hospitality when Chairman Lee visits. When the news of Chairman Lee's visit came out, the church members prepare picket saying ‘Welcome the promised pastor’ and line up several kilometers away from the church to greet him in an orderly manner.
Citizens who see this are interested in the procession, admiring the scale, and once again surprised by the appearance of the members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, which is in good order and organized.
The organizational power of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus has already been proven at three 100,000 graduation ceremonies. This is evidenced by the fact that there was no single safety accident even though 100,000 people gathered together three times in 2019, 2022, and 2023.
Chairman Lee has repeatedly asked the members to consider the safety of the church members as a top priority in the preparation process for the graduation ceremony. Accordingly, the staff of the events established a thorough movement plan and a safety order plan. Also, the mature citizen’s consciousness of the church members who complied with this was reflected.
In this regard, an official of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus said, "The secret to the growth of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus is the excellent revealed word based on the Bible and the affection of Chairman Man Hee Lee for the saints. Therefore, the workers at the church will follow the example and serve the saints with love. Through this, we plan to surprise the world once again this year with a larger and better-prepared graduation ceremony than last year.".
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