Ivan Mesa

Ivan Mesa (ThM, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is an editor for The Gospel Coalition (since 2014), where he acquires books and oversees reviews, longform, and the Read the Bible initiative. He and his wife, Sarah, have three children and they live in eastern Georgia.

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Why You Should Think Twice Before Switching Churches Right Now

article November 18, 2020

I appreciate this article from Ivan Mesa, with four things to consider if you’re thinking about leaving your church right now. Of course, God can legitimately call people to leave a church and go to or even start another one, and that happened to us 43 years ago! My concern is with people prematurely giving up on their churches during this extraordinarily difficult season. I have been seeing the same thing happening and it’s a great concern of mine.