How To Leave A Church

How To Leave A Church

The other day it struck me that there’s a lot of talk about how to get people to come to churches, but very little talk about how to help people leave. This is a shame.

Most Christians do not leave churches well. Neither do their pastors. Most leave for the wrong reasons, and in most cases their departure definitely doesn’t happen in a remotely healthy way.

I’m going to do a series of posts called “How To Leave A Church” and probe around a bit to see what I can uncover.

Tentatively I’d like to answer the following questions:

  • When should a Christian leave their church?
  • How should a Christian leave their church?
  • When should a pastor leave their church?
  • How should a pastor leave their church?
  • What should every Senior Pastor do before they let a staff member go?

My prayer is that this series will help fuel discussion and make church departures a more God-honoring process.

Any suggestions or ideas?

Sign up HERE to get my articles delivered straight to your inbox.

Back to blog