Monday, 30, and the two following days, I examined the society at Bristol, and was surprised to find fifty members fewer than I left in it last October. One reason is, Christian Perfection has been little insisted on; and wherever this is not done, be the Preachers ever so eloquent, there is little increase, either in the number or the grace of the hearers.

—Journal, 3. 237

I find Wesley’s observation here fascinating. Did you catch it? He thinks the key to church growth is Christian perfection. What do you think? What are the implications to Wesley’s thinking?