36,123 New Christ-followers and Counting

Before I left for vacation, I promised I would get you some stats that were shared in a recent weekend service at Granger Community Church. The stats were used to help tell the story of how God is moving in India.

Here’s the quick story. In 2001, Rob Wegner, a pastor from Granger was invited by Ron VanderGriend to visit India to determine the possibility of a long-term impact ministry relationship between Granger and the Bible League. Ron is a vice president with the Bible League and a member at Granger. Since then, Granger has sent nearly 100 members, pastors and staff to India to work with Bible League leadership and church planters who are working in some of the most unreached people groups in the world.

Through the partnership between Granger and the Bible League church planters and staff and a significant move of God, the following stats have been achieved:

• Nearly 300 church planters have enrolled in training classes.
• 171 church planters have graduated from church growth training classes.
• On average, church planters who attend church growth training double or triple the average size of their congregations in 12 months or less.
• 124,935 people have been through a core class (using Purpose Driven model).
• 74,432 people have finished all core classes.
• 50,000 people have been trained to be coaches or trainers to take other people through core class materials.
• 36,123 people have come to faith in Christ.
• 10,630 people have been baptized.
• 739 new cell groups have been formed.
• 190 new churches have been planted.
• 37,209 people have received a New Testament.
• 16,240 people have received a Bible.

God is up to something incredible in India. The story continues. I’ll try to keep you posted in the coming months as we receive more news.