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One of the biggest staffing challenges churches face is leadership transition. There is a lot of room for misunderstanding and hurt as one leader steps out and another leader steps in.

I have overseen the transition of leaders, and I am currently a leader going through a well-planned transition. Side note: This post is dedicated to the families and leaders of the church I currently serve.

Here are five signs of effective leadership transition:

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Parting WaysWhen it comes to belonging to a local church sometimes people work too hard to make what is not a fit become a fit.

Don’t get me wrong being a part of any local church has its times of difficulty (see New Testament for plenty of examples), but a lot of what people fight over in churches could be avoided by doing some honest evaluation.

If Paul and Barnabas had to part ways, then even the best of Christians will have to part ways at times.

Here are two evaluations to determine if you should leave a local church:

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