This is a question that has been put in front of me off and on recently. At the church I serve at, we strive to build the kingdom and not our local body. We are afraid to be doing things for the wrong reasons just to gain numerical growth for ourselves. But is seeking numerical gain always a bad thing? Is it possible to get so wrapped up in trying to grow the kingdom through conversions that the local body suffers (financially or in other ways)?
I am not suggesting this is happening at my church. I don't see it as being that way at all. But I see it as a very real possibility in any local church.
