Here are some principles to prevent anyone, treasurer or choir director, from taking a job hostage for life.

The choir director may be incapable of selecting the right worship music.

The choir director probably never received a list of job expectations or guidelines.

The behavior of the choir director described in the case study suggests he's experienced significant loss or deprivation.

We also pay our choir director and organist; and we have a sexton who works about twelve to fifteen hours a week.