Amen, brother.

That is all.

numbers represent people touched by your ministry.

if people aren't coming through your doors, you have a problem.
if people are coming, but aren't being impacted you have another problem.

if you have an idea of the number of people NOT coming, it helps you plan and create ministry and missional opportunities to change that.

the fact is, numbers represent the effectiveness of your ministry. they are surely not an end in themselves, but they allow people in your ministry to know that what they are "bleeding" for is worth their time.

they matter.
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