I thought I was going to be fired. It was one of the most shameful experiences of my life. I was a few years into my job as Executive Director of Union Baptist Association. I was leading change at a breakneck pace, and I had left a trail of wounded people that I had run over. Anyone who resisted my leadership got the full brunt of my fury, often expressed in my self-righteous and shaming voice.
Then someone had enough, and he wrote a letter accusing me of malfeasance. He made a motion that the office of Executive Director be vacated. The charges required an investigation that lasted for two months and culminated in a meeting with the pastors of the association to consider the motion. 273 people showed up. I was exonerated and allowed to stay in the role.