When is the right time for a pastor to retire? There clearly is no one size fits all answer to this question. There are too many variables, and each situation must be considered individually. More to the point, when’s the right time for this pastor to retire? I do have a few thoughts about that question.
When I was a few months away from 65, I was surprised when several members of our congregation asked me, at different times, if I planned to retire any time soon? Initially, I was taken aback. I hadn’t given much thought to this question, and I wondered if they were hinting…