This month I celebrate 24 years in my current church. But before I came here, I left two short-term pastorates. One with great sorrow, wondering why the Lord hadn’t called us to stay longer. The other in great pain, wondering why God called us there to begin with.
The reasons for both have become clearer as the years have passed. Including the opportunity to help others by sharing the lessons I learned.
Here are 7 good reasons it might be time to leave your current church:
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I never really thought about pastors leaving a church. But it does make sense that they would feel drawn to service elsewhere. Great list of reasons, thanks for sharing!
Sometimes they feel drawn to service elsewhere, sometimes they feel drawn away from where they are. It’s often very difficult.