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A Christian teacher with the Jurupa Unified School District in Southern California was fired from her position for refusing to comply with the district’s policies on gender. Jessica Tapia says that one of the required directives was to lie to parents about their students’ gender identities.

Andi Rozier, a longtime worship leader and former Vertical Worship band member, has been terminated from New Life Church in Colorado Springs. According to Executive Pastor Brian Newberg, “Andi is no longer a part of our pastoral team” because of a “relationship with a woman from another city.”

For the first time, Caitlin O'Connor is speaking publicly about Ramsey Solutions, the Christian company that allegedly fired her for becoming pregnant out of wedlock.

Being fired, let go, transitioned out, or whatever verbiage the church uses, can be some of the deepest pain and hurt you experience. After being fired, you embark on such a difficult journey and it is so easy to let the negative creep in. But what if it was all part of a bigger plan?

Over the past several years, I’ve paid more attention to reasons pastors—including some of my acquaintances and former students—have been fired.

Many church members will say they really want revitalization, but their real desire is to move the church to 1988. When growth moves the church to the future, however, it’s time to get the pastor out.

10 lessons on how a leader should handle being fired, from an NFL coach who just lost his job.