“Drain the swamp!” served as one of the key elements of Donald Trump’s campaign for president. It was a pithy way to summarize the corruption of politics as usual in Washington, DC. and the desire of regular folks to clean up the disgusting way elites used the system for their own selfish goals.
It should serve as a stark reminder for any organization where elites value their own over the wishes of the little guys out in the backwater—little guys who pay the bills and salaries of the elites.
However, elites, even denominational elites, rarely learn lessons from outside events and only come to terms with the wishes of the rank-and-file when the little guys stand up and demand action.