An effective minority will have managed to appoint at least one of their number to the diaconate. This means that it will be impossible to come to a strong stand. It is highly likely that the leaders may even come to think that the group may be right since there is usually just enough apparent truth in the complaints to make them uneasy. Few pastors or leaders have the thickness of skin to tell people graciously and firmly when to back off. On the whole we lack the security to confront issues in a caring manner so that fellowship is maintained.
Differences lead to divisions which too often turn out to be irreconcilable.
Even Solomon would be pushing it to unravel some church disputes. The pastor can be in the most vulnerable position. If there has been a failure to listen, the pain is the greater as the pastor may not have really comprehended the reasons for the difficulties. There are then other problems which disenchanted minority groups generate. The most obvious is the refusal to support the work of the church prayerfully and financially.