2. It creates new opportunities.
When people leave your church, it creates an opportunity for new people to jump in, serve and fill the gap.
The exciting thing about new people is they always have fresh eyes, a different experience base, a new perspective and new ideas. When people leave your church, it’s an incredible opportunity for an infusion of new talent and ideas that will help propel things forward.
3. It keeps the unity of the church.
When someone is dissatisfied, disgruntled and defaming the church and the leadership of the church, you’ve got a problem. The goal would obviously be to win their heart, but sometimes someone leaving the church is best for the unity of the church.
The Scriptures are clear that the unity of believers is paramount and nothing to fool around with. Simply put, if someone can’t submit to the leadership of the church, then they need to go. To dig into this more, here’s a post I wrote some time ago about “When is it Right to Leave a Church?”
