As an example, Bubba, Billy Bob and Clem "own" the local church. They decide that Sunday mornings are a bad time for services, because it cuts down on the amount of beer they can drink Saturday night. So they decide that "their" church will have liturgy at 5:00 in the afternoon, to give them time to sleep it off. You can see where I'm going with this. It is my understanding that this was a big problem in the 40's and 50's amongst the coal patch Orthodox Churches in Pennsylvania. I have heard of a congregation owned church that hired the local Methodost Minister to act as a deacon because he sang better than the priest who had throat cancer!
Alexandr, who actually trusts his bishop!