“Most pastors are comforted by the presence of large numbers of people. Indeed, the honour of the king is in the multitude of the people (Proverbs 14:28). However, there are also certain evils that creep in with the multitude of people. Most people are immature and carnally motivated. A large crowd of carnally inspired people is often a large crowd of people who have the wrong way of thinking. This is why democracy rarely chooses the best leader for the people. Look around you and you will see that the best leaders are rarely chosen by the democratic masses. The masses look at things like tribe, speeches, appearance and other irrelevant factors.
When it comes to real building and fighting, you do not need the masses. You need loyalty. You need a group of loyal people. It is not the size of the group that matters but the loyalty and commitment of the people you are with. Jesus dispensed with the masses and invested in a few disciples. He did not advance in His purpose of winning the world by depending on large numbers of people.
From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
-John 6:66-67
If Jesus depended on large numbers of people He would have preached a different message that would attract them. But He had no time to waste on a large group of uncommitted men.
In the early years of our church, I had to take a decision to dismiss certain people. I had discovered that many of the people in the church were criticising me and did not believe in my calling. I naturally wanted to be separated from the people who did not believe in me. But I had a problem. My assistant was one of the people who were criticising me and he was a very nice person whom everyone in the church liked. If I dismissed him, I would lose a large section of my small church. His leaving would trigger the departure of many others. But I took the decision and asked him to go. Indeed, I lost many others and our small church became even smaller. I was saddened, depressed and confused by these events. I was now the leader of a very small group of loyalists. But over time, these few but committed people grew into a big, peaceful and harmonious church. I went further in ministry not with large numbers of people but with a few people.”
-Dag Heward-Mills | A Good General
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