Bigger isn’t always better

Posted on June 27, 2018 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Certainly we should try to reach as many people as we can with the good news of Jesus Christ, but all the while, we should also remind ourselves that some of the people in our crowd will walk away and we should not be devastated when they do. Bigger isn’t always better.

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Christianity’s Image Problem

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