People leaving the church we pastor (or in which we otherwise serve) to attend a different one is often a test of our personal maturity and the orthopraxy of our church’s ministry. First, these incidents can reveal to us if our motives for ministry have been proper. Our feelings at such a time show if we viewed the overriding purpose of those people’s attendance as one of our helping them or of their making us successful. Is our first, gut reaction concern for the welfare of those leaving, or concern for the success of the church (and our ministry)?
--- David Kowalski, Apologetics Index
Source:
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/12737-responding-to-people-who-leave-our-church
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