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If you decide to leave your church then...

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Here is some wisdom from Mark Dever , drawn from  What Is a Healthy Church? . He offers up six considerations for before you decide to leave a church and four to apply if you decide that you must leave. Before You Decide to Leave Pray. Let your current pastor know about your thinking before you move to another church or make your decision to relocate to another city. Ask for his counsel. Weigh your motives. Is your desire to leave because of sinful, personal conflict or disappointment? If it’s because of doctrinal reasons, are these doctrinal issues significant? Do everything within your power to reconcile any broken relationships. Be sure to consider all the “ evidences of grace” you’ve seen in the church’s life—places where God’s work is evident. If you cannot see any evidences of God’s grace , you might want to examine your own heart once more ( Matt.  7:3-5). Be humble. Recognize you don’t have all the facts and assess people and circumstances charitably (give them th