1) For me, I became so frustrated at the "stress" that was caused by continually "submitting" to leadership that I wasn't totally on the same page with. It doesn't mean there was a right side and a wrong side, just a personality difference and a vision difference. Honestly, everything about the music ministry was GREAT. Almost perfect as far as ministry jobs go.
But when you continue to do something that is great knowing that you're heart isn't totally there, you have to change something. So I did.
2) I literally had to just STEP back and do something else. Literally. I went from being a full-time music/media minister to being a full-time graphic designer. The pay is about the same for me so I can't complain about that!
But what I have experienced in the last few months is a breath of fresh air. I've moved to a different city (my wife got an amazing new job) and plugged in to a new church. And I'm very up front that I really only want to participate as a volunteer and that I want to NOT do anything HALF of the time. It's been amazing. Do I miss being a full-time music coordinator? Sure thing. But what made it the most stressful has nothing to do with what I miss the most: my friends on our team.