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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

When Churches Clash

Randall R. Greenwald
Sep 25, 2023
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In 1750 Jonathan Edwards was ousted as the pastor of his church in Northampton, Massachusetts. It had been an ugly, difficult season culminating in a congregational vote in which only 10% voted for him to stay.

My dad, I guess, understood churches like that. When I told him I was considering pursuing pastoral ministry, he, with an unusual display of cyn…

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