More people

So who cares about numbers. So much comparison and competition among churches is making me ill. Why would one care that their church is growing? What does an increase in bodies actually mean? Why do we count as an increase, the obligatory "transfer of letter"? Hasn't this person always been part of the Church, just not that current church? I have a few thoughts, be they cynical in part.

More people, more tithes, bigger salary.
More people, bigger egos, bigger pride.
More people, bigger church, better denominational stature.
More people, smaller mic, bigger head.
More people, convenient mob mentality, less thought.
More people, more programs, less community.