Stop the Extinction and See Kingdom Expansion!

God has just flagged the World Assemblies of God Fellowship on for her next lap in the race. With every baton of leadership that is handed from generation to generation, there is a generational blessing and anointing that continues for the new generation. That generational blessing is upon us as we march toward our divine mandate to grow the World AG Fellowship churches to one million by the year 2033.

While His mandate and our mission are clear, it’s important for us to recognize that there is spiritual pushback for every kingdom advancement endeavor. The enemy’s mission has been the same for generations – to bring extinction to the church of Jesus Christ.

Our role is to stop the extinction so that the church of Jesus Christ continues to take ground in every generation!

Our role is to stop the extinction so that the church of Jesus Christ continues to take ground in every generation! We are closer to extinction than we think we are. Negligence will cause us to be one step and one generation away from extinction. God is a god of the generations. MM33 isn’t just for this moment but for the generations to come!

We are called to SHINE! The congress theme of Shine should continue to echo in our hearts. If we do not awaken to shine then darkness will prevail over our nations. If we do not awaken to shine, chaos will be the highlight of our nations and spiritual death will come upon our world. We need to shine for the sake of our nation, society, family, and the sake of our generations and the generations to come!

It is not just enough to have a thriving church today and fail to be prepared for our tomorrow.

God is concerned about the generations to come. He’s a God of continuity. It is not just enough to have a thriving church today and fail to be prepared for our tomorrow.

When the church fails to live by the definitions of the Word of God, we are one step toward extinction. The Bible tells us to bring the sick to church. But when COVID-19 hit the world, instead of being defined by the Word of God, we allowed ourselves to be redefined and told the sick to stay home and tune in to church online!

When the church does not produce disciples, we are one generation away from extinction. If the church does not produce disciples, the church will become an endangered species. Large crowds can dissipate quickly – COVID-19 revealed that truth to us when many churches saw an exodus of congregation members who have not returned to church even though the doors have reopened.

When the church cannot win souls and add to the church, we become a losing stock and a liability in the Kingdom and Economy of the Kingdom of God.Let’s not be happy with transfer growth, but rejoice when we shift the spiritual climate in our cities and nations.

When the church is not concerned with Kingdom Expansion through Church Planting, we lose our purpose and calling. When we allow ourselves to become encumbered by prosperity, celebrity status, and political correctness, we miss the mark and perform a disservice to the people we lead. The Christian life is not just about health and prosperity, it’s about kingdom expansion.

Kingdom expansion through church planting is what we are emphasizing as the Assemblies of God.

Kingdom expansion through church planting is what we are emphasizing as the Assemblies of God. As the chairman of this global denomination, I commit to giving all my energy toward this mission of seeing One Million churches a reality.

We can’t let the baton in the race drop. We must understand that every generation has its race to run. The closure of one generation is the opening chapter of the next generation. When God introduced Himself as the father of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, each of those generations told a story. It’s not an isolated story but a continuance of the God who works within each generation.

The baton for one million churches has now been handed to THIS generation. It is now upon us to run this lap well and continue to pass it to the next generation who will assume the responsibility to keep on running this race till completion. And if Christ continues to tarry after 2033, we will be one million churches stronger to keep on winning more souls and planting more churches till He returns!

As we make efforts to stop the extinction of the church by living according to the definitions of the Word of God, by producing disciples, by winning souls, and by church planting, I see a new era for the World Assemblies of God happening.

In this new era for the World AG Fellowship, I believe we will have greater Togetherness. Unity will be our strength and dynamo to make new waves in our cities and nations. I see greater covenantal relationships among General Superintendents of the World AG Fellowship. Let nothing break the bond of fellowship among us.

As we move with greater Togetherness, I see elevated levels of Training happening in our General Councils and at Regional gatherings. We may be a movement of the Spirit, but we can also grow our Bible Schools for stronger development of pastors and leaders and in turn, see our churches stronger.

With greater Togetherness and elevated levels of Training happening all across our AG General Councils, I believe we will have an explosion of Transformations! There will be powerful moves of God in our churches, communities, and nations!

Now as the chairman of the World AG Fellowship, I call all of us to join the World in these 3 ‘T’s – Togetherness, Training, and Transformation and the MM33 Mandate where we will accomplish the task of missions, to see great evangelization, strong prayer movements, and discipleship.

Here in Singapore AG, we have had the privilege of growing in the 3 T’s since 2010 and have seen how God has forged us stronger as a denomination. Now as the chairman of the World AG Fellowship, I call all of us to join the World in these 3 ‘T’s – Togetherness, Training, and Transformation and the MM33 Mandate where we will accomplish the task of missions, to see great evangelization, strong prayer movements, and discipleship.

Let us see Kingdom Expansion happening together for the glory of God! Amen!

阻止灭绝，见证国度的扩展！

世界神召会团契主席，杨德文牧师著

神刚为世界神召会团契下个阶段的接力赛立定目标。随着领袖的棒子从一代交给下一代，祝福和恩膏也延续到新一代。当我们朝着神圣的使命迈进，立志于 2033 年将世界神召会团契的教会增加到 一百万所，这历代的祝福也临到我们。

虽然神的命令和我们的使命都很明确，但我们必须认识到，每一次国度进步的努力都会遇到属灵的阻力。仇敌的使命世世代代都是一样的，就是消灭耶稣基督的教会。

我们的任务是阻止灭绝，以便耶稣基督的教会在每一代人中继续站稳脚跟！我们比我们想象的更接近灭绝。疏忽将使我们离灭绝仅一步和一代之遥。神是世世代代的神。MM33不只是为了这一刻，而是为了子孙后代！

我们被呼召去发光！大会主题“发光”应该继续在我们心中回响。如果我们不觉醒并发光，那么黑暗就会笼罩我们的国家。如果我们不觉醒并发光，混乱将成为我们国家的亮点，属灵死亡将降临到我们的世界。为了我们的国家、社会、家庭和我们的子孙后代，我们必须发光发热！

神关心未来的一代代人。他是连续性的神。仅仅拥有今天蓬勃发展的教会而不为我们的明天做好准备是不够的。

当教会不能按照圣经的定义生活时，我们就离灭绝更进一步了。圣经告诉我们要把病人带到教会。但当2019冠状病毒袭击世界时，我们没有按照圣经的定义生活，而是自己重新定义了生活，告诉病人留在家里观看线上聚会！

当教会不培养门徒时，我们就离灭绝只有一代人了。如果教会不产生门徒，教会就会成为濒临灭绝的物种。大量人群可能会很快消散。2019冠病向我们揭示了这一事实：许多教会看到大批会众成员离开教会，尽管教会已重新开放，但他们仍未返回教会。

当教会无法赢得灵魂进入教会时，我们就成为神的国度和国度经济中的亏损股票和负债。我们不要因转移增长而感到高兴，而应当在我们改变城市和国家的属灵氛围时感到高兴。

当教会不关心通过教会植堂来扩展国度时，我们就失去了我们的使命和呼召。当我们让自己受到财富、名人身份和政治正确性的拖累时，我们就无法达标，也有负于我们所带领的人。基督徒的生活不仅仅关乎健康和财富，还关乎国度的扩展。

通过教会植堂来扩展国度是我们神召会所强调的。身为这个全球宗派的主席，我承诺投入全部精力来实现全球一百万所教会的使命。

我们不能让接力棒在比赛中掉落。我们必须明白，每一代人都有自己的赛程要跑。一代人的落幕，是下一代人序幕。当神介绍自己为亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各的父亲时，他们每一代人都讲述了一个故事。这不是一个孤立的故事，而是神在每一代人中工作的延续。

建立一百万所教会的接力棒现在已经交给了这一代人。现在我们必须好好地跑下去，并继续将棒子传递给下一代，他们将承担起继续跑完这场比赛的责任。如果基督在2033年之后还未再来，我们将拥有一百万所教会，能继续赢得更多的灵魂并建立更多的教会，直到祂再来！

我看见当我们努力按照圣经的定义生活、培养门徒、赢取灵魂和教会植堂来阻止教会的灭绝时，世界神召会就进入新时代。

在这个世界神召会团契的新时代，我相信我们会更加团结。团结将成为我们的力量和动力，在我们的城市和国家掀起新的浪潮。我看见世界神召会团契的总督之间将有更紧密的盟约关系。不要让任何事情破坏我们之间的友爱。

随着我们更加团结，我看见我们的理事会和区域聚会中的培训水平不断提高。我们是圣灵的运动，但也可以发展我们的圣经学院，以更好地培养牧师和领袖，进而看到我们的教会更强大。

随着我们神召会所有的理事会更加团结并接受更高水平的培训，我相信我们将迎来爆发性的转化！神将在我们的教会、社区和国家中大能地运行！

在新加坡神召会，我们自2010年以来在3T方面成长，并看到神如何将我们打造为一个更强大的宗派。现在，我以世界神召会团契主席的身份呼吁大家加入这个世界性的3T，既团结、培训和转化（Togetherness, Training, and Transformation）以及MM33使命。我们将在其中完成宣教的任务，看到福音广传、强大祷告运动和门徒训练。

为了神的荣耀，让我们一起见证国度的扩展！ 阿门！