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I have known men and women who have transferred their memberships to another church after a church board vote (or business meeting vote) that didn't go their way. I have also known men and women, in the same circumstance, that stayed in the church and accepted the majority view. Leaving when one doesn't get their way reeks of pride while staying gives off the aroma of humility. That is not to say a person should never leave a toxic church. Just like there are many dysfunctional families, many church families are toxic and can damage one's mental well-being. What I have noted is those most likely to leave after a church board vote are very rigid. Those more likely to stay when the vote doesn't go their way are more flexible. Rigidness creates dysfunctionality in the home, in a church and in society as a whole. I am not suggesting we should be so flexible that we violate God's law. Healthy flexibility is seen in how we interact with others (our horizontal relationships) not in our interaction with God (our vertical relationship). Our strict rigidness is admirable when it is limited to our relationship with God. However rigidness becomes toxic when applied to our relationships with others.

(N). Mark 14:25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

In Memory of Kit Watts Kit Watts, a trailblazing figure in the Seventh-day Adventist Church and a tireless advocate for gender equality in ministry, died on November 15, 2023, in Walla Walla, Washington. Watts leaves behind a legacy of significant achievements and resolute dedication to her cause. https://atoday.org/in-memoriam-of-kit-watts-december-5-1943-november-15-2023/