Since we\u2019re still in the first few days of 2008, it\u2019s always a good thing to assess where you are and what you\u2019re doing. I was amazed to hear Mike Holmgren, coach of the Seattle Seahawks in an interview say that each and every year, no matter how well his team plays (and they\u2019re still in the playoffs, by the way) he assesses whether or not he\u2019s going to re-up for another year. This is not a bad thing for any of us to do, particularly if you\u2019re a pastor of a church.<\/p>\n
Just because you\u2019ve been the pastor in 2007 doesn\u2019t mean you need to stay there. Trust me, you don\u2019t need the work. The same God that employed and brought you there can take care of you at the next assignment.<\/p>\n
The question is, how do you know when it\u2019s time to leave the church you\u2019re serving, whether you\u2019re a pastor, or leader, either paid or volunteer? Here are some suggestions.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s time to leave the church\u2026 2. When you no longer love the city or the location you\u2019re serving.<\/span> The most sustaining factor any pastor has going for himself or herself is that they love where they\u2019re serving \u2013 the town, the people. If you don\u2019t love where you are serving, it\u2019s time to find a place that you can. Since we\u2019re still in the first few days of 2008, it\u2019s always a good thing to assess where you are and what you\u2019re doing. I was amazed to hear Mike Holmgren, coach of the Seattle Seahawks in an interview say that each and every year, no matter how well his team plays (and they\u2019re still … Continue reading “When Do You Know It\u2019s Time to Leave Your Church?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,14],"tags":[],"series":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n1. When you no longer love the people.<\/span> When you find yourself complaining about them more than praising them, it\u2019s time to get out.<\/p>\n
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\n3. If you find your speaking stale.<\/span> You\u2019re finding it hard to be inspired about what to speak on. You have a great big Bible filled with 66 books and thousands of stories and illustrations, principles and applications that can be made. And yet with all that material, you feel dry and stuck.
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\n4. When you find yourself wandering in your heart and mind about what might be out there for you. <\/span> We all do that some, but if you\u2019re doing it almost exclusively, it\u2019s time to launch out into the brave new world and see exactly what might be next.
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\n5. If you stop believing in the people you\u2019re serving alongside in leadership.<\/span> If you don\u2019t believe in the people you\u2019re serving alongside, they know it. You know it. And it\u2019s time to make a change.
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\n6. If the church you\u2019re serving won\u2019t take care of you financially <\/span>and your family is suffering over financial issues, it\u2019s time to get out, even if you have to get a \u201creal job.\u201d
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\n7. If you\u2019re finding that you and your spouse are arguing more and more over the problems at the church<\/span>, rather than the joy of being a family, it\u2019s time to get out of the boat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"