have greater rapport with the denominational director than they do with the pastor and may circumvent the pastor, going directly to denominational headquarters to get what they want. Consequently, if the pastor happens to be leading them as God directs, but the deacons disagree, they may go to the denominational liaison and join forces to remove that pastor from his God-given position. Second, these men were not in charge of the church. I think I have arrived at a partial understanding of how that