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Business as Mission Network asks the intriguing question, When did numbers become evil? Does measuring attendance or giving somehow seem unspiritual? The post references the oft-stated phrase, “it’s not about the numbers” yet there’s one phrase–numerically-oriented–that I often hear: “if just one person gets saved (or gets __(whatever)__) it will be worth it.”  Why is it we’re willing to risk everything for one yet fail to think more intelligently about how we use the majority of our resources?  Do we resonate with the shepherd who leaves the 99 sheep to find the one (Matt 18.12-14) but not the wise managers who handle their resources faithfully (Matt 25.14-30)?

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