My next church had 350 on the rolls. I then moved to a 250-member church. Finally I made it to a church of 150 members. Now that isn't much of a career path. Maybe if he gets to a church of about 30 he won't cause any more harm to Christendom.
Most ministers try to track a career that moves to ever-larger churches.
I believe that what we are about is nothing less than redefining the Christian church for the 21st century. I find it tremendously exciting and I wouldn't do anything else than serve right here, because I know the work we are doing now will be ground-breaking for other churches, and that we may well serve as a model for other churches trying to reshape their ministry. B ut this work of reshaping the church requires of us moving forward in faith knowing that we can't calculate or analyze our way into this future. Of course, when you start down a new path, the certainty of where you have been can be more comforting that the uncertainty of where you are going. T hat is what happened to the slaves who escaped to freedom with Moses.