A former student who has been pastoring for many years (THAT makes me feel
old) called and asked about “moving on” and changing ministries. When IS the
right time? How do you know? So here is some advice:
“You know it’s time to leave your church when . . .
You return from vacation to find the visiting preacher’s name on your
mailbox.
Your church is about to split, and neither group wants you.
Shut-ins pull the window shades and pretend they aren’t home when you come
for a visit.
The trustees wall-paper your office with road maps.
Your Christmas gift is a subscription to U-Haul Magazine.
You’re told God is calling you to the mission field — now.
You’re cast as the donkey in the Christmas cantata.
Your wife moves her membership letter to another church.
The trustees have been marching around your house the last six days praying
and carrying lanterns.
The congregation forces the members of the pulpit committee to wear
sackcloth and make a public apology.
Church members start referring to you in the past tense.
Your ‘love offering’ is a two-for-one coupon at Golden Corral.
You show up at the church on Monday morning to discover the locks have been
changed.
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Dr Bob Griffin, www.grif.net
“Jesus knows me, this I love”