Next to death of a loved one or a divorce, fewer things are more emotionally and psychologically challenging than changing a “church” association. Often when people begin to question their church experience and consider “leaving,” they feel alone, misunderstood, accused, disoriented, and perhaps even crazy or thinking they are losing their mind. They often feel unloved and unsupported.  In this first session of an  eleven-part series called the Church Refugee Sanity Guide, I introduce the topic and provide a frame of reference for understanding that you are not alone.

Josh Packard has cited a statistic that around the world 65,000,000 people have left, or are considering leaving, institutional expressions of Christianity. These people are sometimes identified as the “nones and dones.”  I trust that through this entire series you will discover it is possible to find a life transforming, enriching, satisfying, and biblically-conformed existence in Jesus Christ, regardless of what type of “meeting” you attend–sanctuary or living room. It is not about venues. It is about values.

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Leaving Institutional Religion

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