Today it is thought that you must have a congregation numbering somewhere in the thousands to begin a church. The American business mindset and the "unfaithful friendly" movement has dictated this of course.
But remember that you could establish a synagogue in Jesus' day with simply 10 men (if there weren't that many men, you would have what was called "a place of prayer" instead (Acts 16:13).
Remember also that the first Christians met in houses. While I could not find anything in my research as of yet how big these houses were, I would assume they would not be much more sizable than our average American dwelling places (especially considering the fact that "not many of you were of noble birth").
I recall also the words of Wesley that I posted earlier too, "Give me 30 men and I will take the citadels of Satan." 10 Will do for me.
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