Ernesto has been a pastor in Honduras for a few years but a couple months ago, they named him the lead pastor of the church El Dios de lo Imposible (God of the Impossible). "I received a divided church," he confessed.

The church was in a vicious circle—the membership would grow but then decrease in the months afterward. This was not encouraging for Ernesto or the congregation.

Some months ago, Ernesto decided to get involved with the trainings the Assemblies of God were promoting through Multiplication Network Ministries (MNM) and there he learned of the Stronger Churches program.

"We have gone through the process and from my perspective as pastor of the church, it has changed us completely," he says.

Ernesto and the leadership took the Take Your Church's Pulse survey and discovered weak points they needed to strengthen. They knew it would be a long journey but also that things were going to change.

The leadership presented the results to the congregation and made them aware of the need to make certain changes that would ensure the revitalization of their church.

"We didn't just use MNM's Take Your Church's Pulse tool but we also utilized other materials MNM provides. Through this we learned that making disciples was not just a job for the pastor but of the whole church. Disciples make disciples," Ernesto says.

Seeing his church become stronger has been a blessing for Ernesto and now the church has seen that God can do impossible things. Their church is growing into what God is calling them to be. They have seen the need to continue establishing faith communities as outposts for the Kingdom of God. As evidence of their commitment to being a healthy church, Ernesto believes they will become involved with MNM's More Churches program and plant a daughter church. Praise the Lord – the multiplication continues!