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Originally Posted by Sasha
How is texting different than writing a letter? Letters have always been acceptable.
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In employment, letters of resignation have been acceptable for a long time. It's a paper trail that's generally required by HR. That is not the same as texting.
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Originally Posted by Real Realism
Follow-up question to the original:
If you were not on the staff of a church, are you obligated to provide any explanation for why you may stop attending? What makes you a "member" of one congregation or another?
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Valid question.
I don't believe a non-staff member has to provide any sort of explanation as to why they're leaving. Neither does my Pastor. He's said many times, both publicly and in board meetings, that people can come or go, they're not his to control or keep.
If involved on staff, he does ask that you make a commitment to that ministry, either 6 months or 1 year. And even if you feel you must leave before the 6 months or year is over, that's fine. In the several years I've been there, only a few other families have left. All were publicly thanked for their time, dedication and service; Pastor prayed a blessing over them, and encouraged the congregation to continue fellowship with them and if they wanted to come back, they were more than welcome.
There's a background story to this that I won't go into detail with. I'll simply say the non-staff family sent a text stating they would be leaving; then proceeded to call various church members trying to get them to join their new home church.
The associate minister was upset over the non-staff family issue, along with a separate, internal, ridiculous IRS issue and they sent a text stating they were leaving.
If you want to leave and you're not involved, just go. That's fine. If you're part of the staff, have the decency and respect to talk with the Pastor and let him know you're leaving.
Sending a text is just rude.
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