Dave Stone, senior pastor of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, who announced his retirement at age 57, said he chose to step down from the helm of the 25,000-member church to make way for younger leadership.
“I’ve seen a lot of church leaders and business CEOs who have stayed longer than they should have,” Stone told WDRB News in a recent interview.
Stone announced in September that over the next six- to-nine months he will be handing over the church’s senior pastor responsibilities to 42-year-old Kyle Idleman who is serving as Southeast Christian’s teaching pastor. He told WDRB that his mentor, former Southeast Christian Pastor Bob Russell, retired from the helm of the church in 2006 at age 62 to make way for his leadership.
“He chose to step aside because he knew that the way to influence a church, and to help it grow younger, is by having younger leadership,” Stone said.
Stone expanded the church from its main campus in Louisville to include six satellite campuses during his tenure and he believes that the church’s growth will continue under Idleman.
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