When to Leave a Church (and other listener questions) – Rainer on Leadership #393

Podcast Episode #393

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Our final episode of 2017 features listener questions ranging from topics of dying churches to leaving churches to dealing with grief. Thanks again for a great year of Rainer on Leadership.

Some highlights from today’s episode include:

• There are absolutely times when you should leave a church—first and foremost is a doctrinal aberration.
• A family needs to be united in where they attend a church.
• If a staff member regularly has meetings over meals with guests or members, the church should pick up the check if at all possible.
• Meetings over meals should be held with high character, not just to get a free meal on a church/business.
• Don’t compare your past grief to someone who’s currently grieving.
• Some personnel issues will cause pain. You can’t always get around that.

The questions we answer today are:

SAM
I have just finished reading I Am A Church Member. One topic that I would have liked to have seen addressed is this: when is the right time to leave a church? In the introduction, the scenario is given of Michael and Liam where Liam explains his bogus reasons for wanting to leave, but are there proper reasons to leave and find a new church?

ABIGAIL
I love your podcast. Even though a lot of your content is aimed at people who hold leadership roles in their churches, what can regular members do when they see the leadership and clergy contributing to the elements described in…