photo procsilas moscas numbers mean driven them because measure success worth them instance occasionally fret about many followers have twitter about number means something because compare scores others have over even many followers other heard someone complaining about facebook's arbitrary friend limit because rapidly approaching idea there friend limit would isn't likely that -some friends need worry before start wonder about that high school pretends actually doesn't want have more friends because being popular really isn't that cool anyway course numbers measure mean something certain circumstances people with that many twitter followers facebook friends clearly some combination smart interesting kind entertaining along with savvy determined most likely sleep-deprived opposite isn't necessarily true smaller numbers comparatively always indicate presence that's dumb boring mean humorless i've been trying remind myself this keep things perspective build kind network writer needs attention today's world it's steady messy inner battle involving reason patience humor what learn about numbers from church today read article that both inspiring humbling unexpected ways more idea numbers perspective than anything i've heard read long time check these numbers years -year-old gordon cosby been preaching church savior since formed decades church been known throughout washington activist powerhouse starting dozens organizations that serve thousands people just give sense scope last year those organizations found jobs found people while another found units affordable housing families need sounds like work mega church doesn't actually church savior anti-mega church small when cosby preached final sermon last sunday about people gathered hear speak when read that first though because blinded fooled numbers numbers surface what's really behind numbers past numbers completely have deeper staying small made their impact this case going deeper meant reading rest washington post article activist church embraces transition name mission this where humbling inspiring part kicked listen just very cool things about this church article describes church's basic philosophy like this commitment serious inward contemplation well ambitious social justice work spectators action over institution church what article calls aversion bigness i've always heard this called daughter church model mid- church broke more fully into different groups late cosby rattled many church members proposing that they further legally become separate entities eventually dissolve church saviour umbrella structure article quotes -year-old cosby saying this 'we've move from believing deeply doing preached 'we've keep mind discrepancy between belief embodiment then there these amazingly inspiring paradigm shifts after decades bringing white middle- upper-class people into neighborhoods around columbia road adams morgan serve poor lecturing seminarians faith leaders cosby concluded that societal change might other direction talk about turning head kind reminds something someone said about last being first poor being rich some extra irony this noted that megachurches struggling manage their size have come church guidance small love inspired ready world differently 