News Bulletin from the General Superintendent

[Mr. Smith]

Originally Posted by coadie

Have ye recieved the Holy Ghost since ye believed?

Coadie, do you have a thing for me?

[Jason B]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

What are they gonna do with all those half saved people, filled with the Spirit but unbaptized.

Really, only about 135 got the
"full package". Which of course doesn't count if they can't explain the oneness of God theologically.

[Mr. Smith]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

What are they gonna do with all those half saved people, filled with the Spirit but unbaptized.

Ok, now that the horse is out of the barn....

5,000 spoke in tongues that hadn't in a long time? 5,000 out of 13,000 hadn't spoken in tongues in a long time? Man, for a group built on tongues, that's a pretty carnal bunch that went to conference.

[coadie]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

Coadie, do you have a thing for me?

Your imagination is out of control again.

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

Ok, now that the horse is out of the barn....

5,000 spoke in tongues that hadn't in a long time? 5,000 out of 13,000 hadn't spoken in tongues in a long time? Man, for a group built on tongues, that's a pretty carnal bunch that went to conference.

Would that many unsaved people really be willing to pay to go hear someone preach to them?

So much for Silver and Gold have I none...more like how much ya got?

[Jason B]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

Ok, now that the horse is out of the barn....

5,000 spoke in tongues that hadn't in a long time? 5,000 out of 13,000 hadn't spoken in tongues in a long time? Man, for a group built on tongues, that's a pretty carnal bunch that went to conference.

Man, that horse ran right by me. Right, thats about 40%.

I personally find that number doubtful, for if it is accurate there was alot of cold half backslidden saints that bothered to PAY to go to conference. Normally those type people have problems even showing up on a midweek service, much less paying for church.

I'm not going to say its a lie, it could be so, but alot of these numbers seem to be "evangelistically speaking". Maybe for the sake of a good showing for DKB to help kickoff the whole identity era.

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by Jason Badejo

Man, that horse ran right by me. Right, thats about 40%.

I personally find that number doubtful, for if it is accurate there was alot of cold half backslidden saints that bothered to PAY to go to conference. Normally those type people have problems even showing up on a midweek service, much less paying for church.

I'm not going to say its a lie, it could be so, but alot of these numbers seem to be "evangelistically speaking". Maybe for the sake of a good showing for DKB to help kickoff the whole identity era.

Maybe we should start charging at the door...sinners come on in for 10 bucks we will preach to you.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Falla39

News Bulletin from the General Superintendent
General Conference Report 2010

Part I



I would like to give you a preliminary report on General Conference. In a later e-mail I will report on the business of the conference. To order CDs and DVDs of the conference go to www.upcimedia.com.



Highlights (estimated or round numbers)

Total attendance: 17,500
Peak attendance (Sunday night): 13,000
Total baptized with the Holy Ghost: 3,600
Total views on Internet (English, Spanish, deaf): 86,000
Total countries with viewers: 111 (English), 28 (Spanish)
Other Information

Registrations: 11,361 (excludes children and complimentary passes for some volunteers)
Volunteers: 2,700
Baptized in water onsite: 135
Baptized with Holy Ghost in children's service: 94
Baptized with Holy Ghost on the street: 107
Baptized with Holy Ghost via Internet in English (reported by text): 356
Baptized with Holy Ghost via internet in Spanish (reported by e-mail): 30, in 11 countries
Refilled with Holy Ghost: 1,000
People receiving the Holy Ghost included an Ethiopian van driver for our street workers, a Honduran worker in the ladies meeting, and a security guard Sunday night (also baptized).
Many healings. The daughter of a pastor in South Texas received healing of complete deafness in one ear caused by a lack of internal bones. She now uses that ear to listen to her cell phone.
Estimates

The attendance estimates were based on registrations, volunteer passes, and reports from building security and district leadership. Because of stringent control by building security, we were not able to conduct a full altar call at the front, so we turned the entire arena into an altar. When we asked for a show of hands of how many spoke in tongues for the first time, the crusade team on the platform estimated that 1,500 hands were raised on each side for a total of 3,000. When we asked how many were either filled or refilled after not speaking in tongues for a long time, there were an estimated 4,000 to 5,000. We had 600 trained altar workers stationed throughout the audience and approximately 1,000 ministers. In interviews, individual workers reported praying with 2-10 people who received the Holy Ghost and said many were filled instantaneously and simultaneously. The estimate of 3,000 filled is easily substantiated by 600 workers praying with 5 people each, not counting others filled.



Summary

Truly we experienced a reenactment of the Day of Pentecost, when "suddenly" the Holy Spirit fell on "about 120," and then a short time later "about 3,000" from many nations were added to that number. This conference was one of our greatest ever, and it is unprecedented in several ways:

The greatest outpouring of the Holy Ghost at one place and one time in the U.S.
The greatest number of attendees and viewers for a UPCI conference
The most countries reached by a UPCI conference
To all this we can say, "Praise the Lord" and "To God be the glory!"

Sincerely in Christ,

David K. Bernard

While I think it's a bit interesting to "claim" numbers for conversions via the internet, haven't other "ministries" done this for a long time via TV?

Anyhoo... glad folks are committing to follow Jesus - that's always a good thing.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

Maybe we should start charging at the door...sinners come on in for 10 bucks we will preach to you.

Are we being presumptuous? My understanding is that there was no charge at all for the evangelistic service.

[coadie]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

Are we being presumptuous? My understanding is that there was no charge at all for the evangelistic service.

I suspect it was no cover charge.