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It is no secret that over the last 25 years I have journeyed between a few denominations and different churches. Sometimes I had to change due to moving, other times due to changing beliefs. These are all churches that I was a dues paying member at, some pretty involved in on different groups, sometimes being a weekly (or more) attending member for several years or longer.
Out of the 7 churches that I was a member at during that time exactly 0 reached out when I stopped attending or donating. No phone calls, no letters, not even an email to check in. I am not saying that these actions would have brought me back, but at bare minimum churches really ought to reach out in some way to see if members are OK, or at least to see if they should be removed from the membership rolls. There was a time in my life that I was really struggling with faith, a simple hand and reaching out would have gone a very long way.
So churches, task someone at your organization with reaching out in some way, even an email, to members that have not been to church in a few weeks or a month.
Out of the 7 churches that I was a member at during that time exactly 0 reached out when I stopped attending or donating. No phone calls, no letters, not even an email to check in. I am not saying that these actions would have brought me back, but at bare minimum churches really ought to reach out in some way to see if members are OK, or at least to see if they should be removed from the membership rolls. There was a time in my life that I was really struggling with faith, a simple hand and reaching out would have gone a very long way.
So churches, task someone at your organization with reaching out in some way, even an email, to members that have not been to church in a few weeks or a month.