NUMBERS are important!
I had the JOY of helping my grandson with MATH last night. The BOY struggles a bit with math, but he is getting better and I really love helping him. I am praying he sees the results on his end of the year math test. I have always been a numbers guy. I love statistics. I love gathering data, analyzing it, and using it to help me become better a whatever I am doing. The same has been true in this past 14 months as a Pastor leading a church. I constantly say I want to do nothing that is not in the will of God and I believe numbers help us see if God is favoring our ministry. BUT, we do not rely on ATTENDANCE NUMBERS for that purpose. Don't misunderstand me, we do keep track of attendance, but the main DATA we look at is SALVATIONS and BAPTISMS. They kept track of numbers in the Bible too. Jesus fed the 4,000 and the 5,000. In the book of Acts Peter tells us they had 3,000 baptisms and people added to the church on the day of Pentecost. In Chapter 4 of Acts the number of ...
