Be in a church: A. That asks you to turn in numbers (because one way they measure growth is with numbers) B. Where no one really focuses on numbers much? Why?
- B. Because it's not about numbers, it's about Jesus Christ and doing his work. (Levi Paradee)
- A - At least they are measurign growth, but I hope the numbers would reflect real growth, not just attendance (Aaron Davis)
- A. That is one way to measure growth (ben russ)
- a (Robert Cornelius)
- B. because I feel that a church the concentrates so much on numbers is possibly not always being led by God. (Mandy Gregg)
- B, We need to focus on growing people spiritually, not in numbers. (Bill Null)
- because we normally focuses on the peoplewe win and not how much we now have to care for in terms of a continuing counselor (nicola craib)
- B: I would rather be in a church that does not focus on numbers much because if you are more focused on the numbers, then you lose sight of helping those who are saved grow stronger and helping to prepare them to go out and help bring more people to God. (Gary Starnes, Jr.)
- A. and B. Because are number one goal is souls. But also let me add, that number can also become a goal. I believe that there is nothing wrong with being conserned about the number it's matter of our motives (Delorean Kirk)
- Amos 3:3 (Brandon Matheson)
- B.because numbers doesn't show those who are christians it only shows those who go to church of which some are christians (nana yaw)
- B. Where no one really focuses on numbers much? (mark spurgeon)
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