Last night was not a ‘great night’! We had a Deacon’s Board meeting and at the beginning of every year we change chairperson (this way no one can think of ‘taking control’ of the board). Anyway when time came to change the chairperson (and all the other offices also) the chairperson did not want to step down!
He gave a million reasons why he should stay there and really made a big scene out of it. We kindly tried to get him to reason and accept that his time was up but nothing worked. It was the first time that something like that ever happened. He demanded a vote between himself and the other person that was suppose to become the next chairperson. Deep in my heart I did not want a vote simply because it would break the unity of the board.
His demand was firm and so we voted. Each person on the Board voted secretly between the two men. I knew it was going to be a disaster and it was. Everyone voted for the up-comming chairperson except the chairperson who had voted for himself. His face changed, he came into a daze as if he was ‘not there’. It was like a train had hit him – he had made a total fool of himself. He then shut down and did not co-operate openly with the rest of the meeting.
It’s very sad but this person had forgotten what being a deacon (diakonos) was all about – serving. I hope this will be settled for I know that there will be an uneasiness about this until there is repentence. What are your thoughts about this situation?
