How to Leave a Church Staff

Jeff Wilson, an elder and associate pastor at Henderson Hills, has an outstanding series called Church Staffing 101. He recently posted some excellent advice in a post titled I’m Leaving: Steps to take when leaving a church.

It’s loaded with sharp wisdom, but I really appreciated these quotes:

“After you have gone, don’t continue to lead/meddle at your former church. God has moved you. He will provide leadership for them. Focus on what God has called you to do not what He called you away from.”

“Expect people to react to your leaving in these ways: Anger, Resentment, Withdrawal, Happiness, Fear, Excitement, and a combination of Sadness and Joy.”

On a side note, I’ve had the opportunity to do lunch with Jeff on several occasions. I love his perspective and enjoy gleaning wisdom from his 25 years of ministry experience.

By the way, he just announced Henderson will be going to “multiple locations” by starting a new campus in Stillwater, Okla.

April 17, 2007 · Filed Under Church Leadership

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