3. The grass really isn’t greener when you shepherd different sheep.
Many church leaders leave a church because of a few difficult people.
There are some churches that have problem people and they are always going to make a staff member’s job hard, even painful. But for the most part, people are people and there will always be some in every setting that are going to be problematic.
Rather than leaving, it may be much wiser to learn to work with, around, or in spite of the few difficult people at the church you’re serving. You may just move to a new location to find there are a few problem people who are more problematic than the ones you just left.
4. A move will affect your family.
Too many pastors forget that their families are deeply affected with each move.
If God isn’t vividly calling you to a new location, just for the betterment of your spouse and children, stay put. They deserve it.
5. It takes time to realize the obstacles that stand in your way.
There are obstacles in any ministry situation. Those obstacles can’t be overcome until a ministry leader becomes aware of them. Some of those obstacles won’t even be on a minister’s radar screen for two to three years.
Taking off to another church starts the process of realizing these and removing them all over again.