Frankly, I agree with Brad but the shepherd of a church is a sheep, too, and
out of the same flock of sheep. The shepherd can make a decision but there
may be a price he has to pay for what he believes. That is the way it
should be, of course, but sometimes it is hard to live with. When a church
is a member of a denomination, on the other hand, the shepherd isn't just
working with church members, he has a whole denomination to fight with and a
lot of times, that denomination will not back that shepherd regardless of
how correct he might be.
Phil.