Thoughts on Church Growth

Not what I promised, but one sentence summaries of what can be learned from reading each chapter of Rodney Stark's The Rise of Christianity. Some points completely serious, some partially humorous. I'm wired from coffee, but it is too late to think seriously.

1. Given enough time, a few hundred people in an Upper Room can multiply into over half the population of any country.
2. Christianity does have something to offer the middle classes and the wealthy.
3. There's proof that St. Peter was a great evangelist while not being a proficient writer.
   
4. If you take care of the contagiously sick, they'll join your faith after they recover from their illness.
5. Encourage marriage and outlaw any form of birth control if you want your faith to grow! (I think the humor in this line is the primary reason I started typing this out.)
   
6. In the midst of a mess, people have always turned to God.
7. You may need to apologize for rubbing up against so many strangers, but when your hometown is exploding with people, it should be easy to evangelize others.
8. Watching someone die for Jesus gives others the courage to live for Him!
   
9. Evangelism is most affected when done by united Chistians.
10. Many people agree Christianity had more attractive morals than other ancient Roman Empire religions.

I think #5 is by far the best line. And what's good for religions is probably good for whole nations too, but that's diving into politics isn't it?