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Forced terminations of clergy remains one of the most difficult, and often tragic, issues for congregations. A congregation can take years to recover from the forced termination o a pastor—and so also for the pastor. A single episode can become a nodal event that shapes a congregation’s culture for years. A series of these can put a congregation on the downslide toward dysfunction or extinction. And when a congregation gets the reputation for “eating up clergy” they’ll tend to have difficulty attracting mature pastoral leaders, the very kind who can get them back on the road toward health and relevance. Continue reading →