The number game...

‘And there were added that day about 3,000 souls’ (Acts 2.41). Very few of us have seen our youth group grow by as many as that.

Youth Leaders Dave Fenton

After all, where would we put 3,000 people — the small groups could be quite large. But, although there were some struggles in the early church, there does seem to be a growth factor in the first century. Churches grew as the gospel was preached and we should expect the same.