Why People Leave Churches
I was musing this summer...
REASONS PEOPLE LEAVE A CHURCH:
o I was in the hospital and only the pastor visited me … and that was out of obligation.
o I was in the hospital and all these people visited me … except the pastor.
o The church is too lenient.
o The church is too strict.
o The church is too small so we need to bring in new people.
o The church is too big so I don’t know anyone anymore.
o I didn’t like what someone said to me.
o No one spoke to me.
o There’s nothing for my kids.
o There’s so much emphasis on children & teens that I don’t get fed as an adult.
I'm sure there are plenty other reasons people give for leaving one church and going to another. I have a feeling that many of them are merely products of our self-centered consumer culture. It made me consider what is a vaild reason for moving from one faith communtiy to another. Here's what I thought of:
- Death
- Relocation
- Serious doctrinal disagreement
- A specific calling from God to serve somewhere or to some group
Just my thoughts.
Posted on 1:02 PM by Pastor Bob
