I DONT BELIEVE PASTOR ADEBOYE SAID THIS TO PASTORS;INCREASE THE SIZE OF YOUR CONGREGATIONS BY ONE HUNDRED PERCENT BEFORE AUGUST OR BE SACKED

I came across this story on the internet and wish to share it with you and then read your opinion about that.The general Overseer of the Redeemed Church worldwide said any pastor who fails to increase the size of his congregation by 100% before August will be sacked.Well I know that Christ says 'I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it(Matthew 16.18).The matter of church growth is not in the hand of any mortal,it is purely Christ's work.I know that the man of God must push the people to increase their evangelism drive.There are factors which the pastors must be encouraged to work on.These are;to double their efforts in studying the bible,double their efforts in praying.Double their efforts in follow up and evangelism.Double their efforts in their style of message delivery,Double their effort in their education etc.These are factors that must foster growth.If they are not in place,pushing pastors this way may make some of them even break or become frustrated.In any case this is not to criticize my father in the Lord,it is just to make my own contribution.you can also read the story yourself after the cut.
Pastors in Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) have received a marching order from general overseer of the church, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, to increase the size of their congregations by one hundred percent before August or be sacked.
Adeboye handed down this order last Saturday during the ministers’ conference shortly after the monthly vigil of the church at the Redemption Camp on KM 46 Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The church has a tradition of transferring and promoting pastors nationwide in August when it celebrates its anniversary.
It is believed that the order by Adeboye is part of a much-expected shake-up in the church’s hierarchy nationwide.
The general overseer said pastors within the church must be ready to double their efforts in soul-winning to expand the Kingdom of God.
He threatened that those who cannot up their congregational sizes by August will be sacked.
The development has started creating tensions among pastors in the church with many of them desperate to do all within their powers to meet the mandate to avoid sack.
But some section of the church expressed serious reservations over the mandate, saying it would put them under undue pressure to compromise standards to increase church’s attendance.
Some who spoke with naijachurchnews wondered if attendance is the only parameter to measure church growth.
Already indications emerged that some pastors have started lobbying powerful forces with a view to ensuring they are favoured during the much-anticipated assessment in August.   
Credit:Naijachurchnews