Episode 579: Dr. Ryan Gottfredson, Why Members Leave and What We Can Do About It

My friend Dr. Ryan Gottfredson (active LDS, married father of two, leadership and management professor at the College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fullerton) joins us to talk about his Leading Saints article called “The Root Cause for Why Members Leave the Church and What Leaders Can Do About It”. In this article Ryan shares facts about why people leave the Church and what ministering tools we can use to help people who want to find a way to stay be able to stay. Ryan brings his professional work into this space discussing adults development stages and how a “faith crisis” should be framed in a positive way as growth and “vertical development”. Ryan opens up about some of his difficult experiences and how he has able to move forward. This is a powerful podcast. I learned so much. If you are in a “faith crisis” please listen to his podcast. If you are a Latter-day Saint and want better ministering tools to help you fellow Latter-day Saints with honest questions and to better create Zion, please listen to Ryan’s insights. I believe it will help you. Thank you, Ryan, for being on the podcast and your needed work in our community! Podcast Links: Leading Saints Article: https://leadingsaints.org/the-root-cause-for-why-members-leave-the-church-what-leaders-can-do-about-it/ Ryan’s New Book “The Elevated Leaders”: https://www.amazon.com/Elevated-Leader-Leadership-Vertical-Development/dp/1631958917 Ryan’s Web Site (also where you can contact him): https://ryangottfredson.com/ ** Please Check Out My New Book (Listen, Learn and Love: Improving Latter-day Saint Culture; Chapter 10 talks about this subject) ** Deseret Book: https://deseretbook.com/p/listen-learn-love Amazon: amazon.com/dp/1462139566