Be honest, be upfront, and be loving and gentle. Kindly consider what you have just read.Communicate clearly and graciously. I recommend doing this in person, on the phone, or through a thoughtful, personal email. If people are gracious enough to let me know they are leaving, I write them a letter and thank them for their attendance and past service. Try to leave graciously. You fill out this applica- tion, sit in this line, you're a number, and that's the Salvation Army and we'll take care of you and you go into a file. Virgin in the little log church. The trustees now decided to leave Minnesota and found a new settlement in the far. West. Models of communication.