{"id":5311,"date":"2011-06-01T20:28:21","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T00:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=5311"},"modified":"2013-05-15T09:57:48","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T17:57:48","slug":"resign-as-pastor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/resign-as-pastor\/","title":{"rendered":"Resign As Pastor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5312\" title=\"cautionpastor\" alt=\"Resign as pastor\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/cautionpastor.jpg\" width=\"252\" height=\"299\"  \/>Chapter 7 in my book, <em><a title=\"Close Your Church for Good\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/close-your-church-for-good\/\">Close Your Church for Good<\/a><\/em>, is called \u201cResign as Pastor.\u201d In it, I explore the idea of pastors resigning from Professional pastoral ministry. Why? So we can be better pastors!<\/p>\n<p>Please note that due to some of the feedback I receive on these posts, this chapter might be radically revised for the final edition of the book. These changes will only be available in the print or eBook version when it comes out.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the blog posts that come from this chapter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Leaving the Pastorate\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/leaving-the-pastorate\/\">Leaving the Pastorate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Pastoral Pay\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/pastoral-pay\/\">Pastoral Pay<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/pastoral-pay-levitical-priesthood\/\">Pastoral Pay and the Levitical Priesthood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/more-blessed-to-give\/\">Is it more blessed to give than to receive?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/do-not-muzzle-the-ox\/\">Do not Muzzle the Ox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/elders-worthy-of-double-honor\/\">Elders are Worthy of Double Honor <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/paying-your-pastor\/\">Paying Your Pastor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Pastoral Popularity\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/pastoral-popularity\/\">Pastoral Popularity<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/exponential-church-growth\/\">Exponential Church Growth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/pastoral-power\/\">Pastoral Power<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/pastoral-power-play\/\">Pastoral Power Play<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/high-priestly-pastors\/\">High Priestly Pastors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/pastoral-power-and-spiritual-fatherhood\/\">Spiritual Fatherhood<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/resigning-as-pastor\/\">Benefits to Resigning as Pastor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Threat of Getting Fired\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/threat-of-getting-fired\/\">The Threat of Getting Fired<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Finding Work as an Ex-Pastor\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/finding-work-as-an-ex-pastor\/\">Finding Work as an Ex-Pastor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Benefits of Working in the Community\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/benefits-of-working-in-the-community\/\">Benefits of Working in the Community<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Redeem the Pastor\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/redeem-the-pastor\/\">Redeem the Pastor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To read the content of any other chapters, check out the post which contains the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/close-your-church-for-good\/\">Table of Contents to\u00a0<em>Close Your Church for Good.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 7 in my book, Close Your Church for Good, is called \u201cResign as Pastor.\u201d In it, I explore the idea of pastors resigning from Professional pastoral ministry. 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