Light side It’s in the numbers DAVE DRUMM DAVID W. HARBAUGH


“Our church is now the largest in the synod. We have 100 regular worship- ers and 4,300 on Facebook.”


“After an extensive, five-year study of your lack of numerical growth, we recommend that you con- sider changing the name of your church.”


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DENNIS FLETCHER


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