When the pastor is feeding on the sheep, it can be difficult for a church member to separate their faith in Christ from their faith in the leader.
falwell
Liberty U: Not My Job
In the church we seem to have low standards for giving leadership and high standards for removal from that leadership.
Stupid [Toxic] Leaders: Lessons from Proverbs
A fundamental character trait of good leaders is humility. However, the church continues to create more James MacDonalds, James Bakkers, Mark Driscolls, Bill Hybels, Jerry Falwell Jrs....etc.