was many people were unhappy because (a) they didn’t like all the new growth; (b) the staff was undermining me behind my back because they didn’t share my conservative evangelical theology nor my emphasis on evangelism; and (c) many resented my strong preaching and decisive leadership. The ugly was there was a movement to have me fired, and a petition with some three hundred signatures to effect just that was reportedly circulating in the community and was to be presented that night. My strongest