His report to the District Assembly is a summary report of all the churches on the district which leaves little opportunity for personal accountability. D.S.'s who are strong on personal accountability will be accountable to their Advisory Board. Those who have withdrawn, will not. Now, we are back to the problem of the D.S. who is tired of the crisis and conflict but not willing to cycle out. He has withdrawn, but wants to continue receiving his check until he retires - which may be years away.
Pastors suffer, churches suffer, and districts suffer.
Since we have no policy to help us with this problem, we must pray that such men will voluntarily cycle out of the Superintendency. If such a D.S. doesn't want to volunteer his resignation, we only have left the process of persuasion which would probably come from the responsible General Superintendent. Theirs is a very difficult and demanding work. It's not their fault that they want to withdraw - it's a natural human reaction to years of dealing with problems. If you could start the conversation about limiting the tenure of a D.S. you would also do the church a great service.