I was looking at our membership roll at LCC the other day, and felt a bit sad when I looked over the list of people that are no longer members of LCC. Seems like I have lost some of my best friends. Some have moved away, some have moved on to other ministry, some have moved to other churches. I miss every one of them.
Truth of the matter, though, is that healthy churches in our area lose about 20% of members a year. People leaving the church is normal, and in some ways it can be healthy for a church. For an example, check out Ed Young, Jr.'s blog post on the subject.
Church planters and revitalizers: Don't be afraid to let go. God often builds by subtraction.
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