Conversion Statistics?

It has seemed to be fairly common for Christians to be focused on how many people are being converted.  Sometimes it is denomination specific, such as with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, better known as the Mormon Church.  People continuously look at polls and statistics of how many people there are of what religion, percentages, etc.  People have said that Christianity is statistically on the decline.

Something interesting that Mormon missionaries are sometimes told is to not think about numbers, but to keep "spreading the word."  Several years ago, I encountered street proselytizers, and I was polite and pretended to be interested.  They were handing out pamphlets.  One of them commented that many people don't accept the pamphlets, and that it was fine.

Although I don't think we should be thinking about are how many people are becoming Christians, I'm going to disagree with these certain Christians on the attitude towards numbers.  I think there are numbers that matter, concerning Christianity.  I think Christians should be focused on how many people are being impacted in a positive light by Christians.  Christians are to be servants and helpers for all people.

What is the statistic that matters here?  The closer to 100%, the better.  The higher the number, the better.  However, this is not a statistic we can keep track of.  In brief, let's forget about conversion attempts, and let Christianity spread, not through people becoming Christians, but through people being shown love from Christians.  Let Christians be servants to the people of the world.  Isn't that what Jesus taught his disciples to do?

Shalom!