Pastors and church leaders from 14 countries gathered together to hear Dr. Cho preach. Designed to promote the growth of the church and world missions, the 2008 Church Growth International Conference with Dr. Cho was held at Bethany World Prayer Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from October 8 to 10.
The CGI Conference was coordinated by David Cho Evangelistic Mission (DCEM) and organized by Bethany World Prayer Center and Church Growth International (CGI), with the theme, “Shake the Nations.” Four thousand pastors, theological students, elders, and missionaries attended from 14 countries.
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| During the CGI Conference, there were 16 speakers as well as Dr. Cho, president of DCEM and founder of the largest church in the world. Among the speakers were Rev. Larry Stockstill of Bethany World Prayer Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana who leads the largest cell ministry in the USA; Rev. Casey Treat of Christian Faith Center, Seattle, Washington; Rev. Richard Bernal of Jubilee Christian Center, San Jose, California; Rev. Bob Rodgers of Evangel World Prayer Center, Louisville, Kentucky; Rev. James Marocco of Kings Cathedral & Chapels, Hawaii; and Rev. Benny Hinn of Benny Hinn Ministries, Aliso Viejo, California. Dr. Cho spoke in the morning on October 8 and 9 on “Dreams and Visions” and “Signs and Wonders.” | |  |
The CGI board of directors had an executive meeting in the evening on October 7. The 2008 CGI Conference from October 8-10 consisted of 22 lectures and workshops. Church leaders and missionaries from around the world attended the conference filled with prayer and praise every hour. The church growth participants earnestly prayed for their churches to be revived so that they could take part in world missions, salvation of souls, and relief work. Pastors, missionaries, theological students, elders, song leaders, church media and sound engineers, children’s ministers, and publication and literature mission planners participated in the 2008 CGI Conference. They came from Australia, Brazil, Canada, El Salvador, France, Ghana, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa as well as from America.  | | At the conference, church growth through mission work was discussed, leadership training, social welfare ministry, and specialized professions. There were also lectures on church roles, the importance of prayer, the ministry of the Holy Spirit, discipleship ministry based on the Word, spiritual warfare, evangelism, leadership, intercessory prayer, and cell ministry. In particular, Dr. Cho expounded, “The Bible continually talks about how important it is to think positively. Since our lives can be changed according to our thinking, we need to direct our thoughts toward God. Also, if we have fourth dimensional faith, the impossible things in the third dimensional world can be made possible.” He continued, “To make the impossible possible is a miracle, and this miracle is a privilege that only Christians can enjoy by believing in Jesus and by living a spiritual life.” The attendees prayed together fervently for church growth and revival in the nations after Dr. Cho’s suggestion to the participants to write down their church growth goals. Then he concluded by admonishing them, “Let us work together to wake up the world so they may see that Jesus Christ is alive, by showing that wonderful miracles are happening everywhere through the revival of the church.”
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