This article’s title caught my attention:
“Employees leave managers, not companies.”
I wondered if the same was true with churches and pastors.
Do church employees leave pastors, not churches?
Think back… most of us have served local churches in positions other than the senior pastor position (even if you’re a senior pastor now).
Have you ever left a church’s employment because of the pastor?
Or was it because of the church in general?
(Either way, I bet you told everyone that God was ‘calling you elsewhere’). :)
I’d love to hear your story. Please leave a comment below.
And here’s the link to the article…
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I left one time because of a Pastor who was doing unethical things that no one would address. Loved the church, but couldn’t work for someone like that. That article was a good find. thanks for sharing.
I actually left because I believed God was leading me elsewhere, but because of past hurt by previous staff, the pastor thought I was leaving because I didn’t like the style of the church.
Could I get some help leaving?
Unfortunately, the only reason I have left any church has been because of the pastor. In 2 instances, it was because the pastor was impossible to work with–I mean like seriously disfunctional personality (jealous, insecure, paranoid, or something). In the remaining instance, the pastor was a nice enough person, but we found ourselves on opposite sides when it came to his belief in faith healing (i.e., if you have enough faith God WILL heal). I couldn’t go along with that so, rather than be a divisive presence, I left. I know, in retrospect, that God used these circumstances to move me where He wanted me, because by nature I don’t like change and, left to myself, would probably stay with one church all my life.