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A few weeks ago, I wrote that I had reached a tipping point in 2024: I no longer wanted to pastor anymore, and I wasn’t sure why. Looking back, I don’t believe that it had to do with stress as much as discouragement.

Wounded on the battlefield

By this time in ministry, the relational pain was also reaching a crescendo. Only pastors know how it feels to pour into people for years and then have them turn on you — it can really wear on you, not to mention how many friends and co-laborers moved out of California. It was definitely a hard season.

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Obviously, we have to take responsibility for some of the fallout

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