The Small Church Ministry Podcast 028: Why I Left My Church & Why I Went Back
The church is God’s design for His people, and it also can be a messed up place.
It’s no secret that many seek out large churches for the chance to be anonymous, which is the choice to be surrounded by community and yet removed from it. In small churches though, there’s no hiding.
I believe this is God’s plan - to be seen and to be in community. But what happens when that community is full of faulty humans? When it’s not a safe place? When people are hurt? In fact, why in the world would the Almighty God choose to be represented by a community of messed up people?
Let’s talk about how this imperfectly plays out. What do we do when the church fails us or when we fail the church? I’ve had plenty of reasons to leave the church, and I’m sure you do too.
If you’re tuning in to hear our typical awesome small church strategies and creative ideas, you have my blessing to skip this episode and choose another! This episode is less about the doing and more about the imperfect humans being utilized in the process.
Tune into this episode if …
- You’re curious what happened when a very active pastor’s wife stopped going to church
- You don’t understand how people who once loved the church leave and never come back
- You’re carrying around some church hurt of your own and you don’t know what to do with
- You want to know how to better support others who are struggling
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