Why So Many Are Leaving Paid Ministry, and It's Not About Calling

The longer you're in an industry, occupation, or field, the more you see. It's been 20 years since I started down the road of planting my first church. Truth be told, I wasn't very good at it. I'm still not. But since that fateful day of moving from California to Arizona to plant my first church, a lot of life has happened. One question I think about from time to time is … where did all of my fellow church planters go?

Now, let me do a better job of repackaging, reframing, and explaining myself. ...