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EPISODE · Apr 16, 2026 · 17 MIN

They Are Not Fighting Your Vision. But They Are Grieving the Transition.

from The Gavin Adams Leadership Podcast · host Dr. Gavin Adams

You made the change carefully. You communicated it clearly. And some people still pushed back. Before you label them resistant, there is a diagnostic question every pastor needs to ask. In this episode, Gavin walks through the difference between grief and resistance in church transition, why leaders consistently misread the two, and the specific pastoral move that can recover loyalists before they quietly disappear.1

You made the change carefully. You communicated it clearly. And some people still pushed back. Before you label them resistant, there is a diagnostic question every pastor needs to ask. In this episode, Gavin walks through the difference between grief and resistance in church transition, why leaders consistently misread the two, and the specific pastoral move that can recover loyalists before they quietly disappear.1

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