It's Not About the Numbers........,

   

Sitting in church last Sunday, I noticed that sickness and
the threat of bad weather had caused a few empty pews in our
sanctuary.  We all have our “every Sunday seats”
and it’s pretty easy to tell who is there and who is not
for whatever reason, causing the numbers in church to be
down.

My son and his family attend a different church
and I always ask him how many were in his church service and
he always tells me, “It’s not about the
numbers.”  He and his wife have helped to start a new
restore and recovery group in their church. After many
planning sessions, their first meeting was held last Tuesday
night.  The next morning, of course I asked him how
many were there, and of course he answered, “It’s
not about the numbers."

Our congregation can fund-raise like no other. Between
keeping our general fund afloat, the new church building
fund and the Outreach Committee planning some local outreach
offerings we always have our hand out. So it is truly all
about the numbers for us.

We have a young family that has been attending our church
regularly for the last six months or so. Their  four year
old daughter was timid and didn’t want to join the other
kids during children’s chat at the front of the sanctuary
when they first started attending, no coaxing would change
her mind.  As the weeks went on her dad began carrying
her to the front of the sanctuary and sitting in the first
pew with her until she was ready to join the group. Long
story short, she now gives her dad a bye kiss and is the
first one down the aisle to join the kids, even speaking in
the microphone now.

For us, the most important number should be 1….one little
girl who is learning during children’s chat is what being a
child of God is all about.

Will I continue to ask my son how many were in the Tuesday
night meetings?  You know I will, it’s genetic! But
yes, Mike, I get it!
 Submitted by Patty Burks