I was just talking to a good friend about the history of our church, and some of the reasons people have left our ministry over the years. There have been interpersonal conflicts, natural transitions (like marriage or geographic relocations), as well as I think what one blogger describes as “missional fatigue” (I can’t remember whose site pointed me to his post…).
It raises questions for me about how we, and communities like ours, are doing as a church when our environment ceases to be sustainable for people and they find themselves in a position of “just needing a break”.