I was in a Sunday School class yesterday being led by the pastor. He mentioned something he did daily in prayer. I asked him what the basis was in scripture for it. That led to the remainer of the class being a polite discussion about prayer and spiritual warfare.
In most of the Baptist congregations I’ve been in, the pastor is respected but HARDLY unchallenged. Happily, most of the pastors I’ve known have been godly men who welcomed someone saying, “But where is that found in scripture?”, or “Does that conflict with this passage...?”
That has been my experience with Baptist churches I have attended and also with the few non-denominational ones as well. I would stop attending a church if the pastor was treated as the "star" of the church. He is commanded to be the servant, just as Jesus said he came not to be served but to serve. A non-denom I went to about 20 years ago had the most wonderful man as the pastor. It was not a huge congregation so they could not provide a big salary, but he didn't care and he worked at another job during the week and still was one of the best pastors I have ever known. A humble man who loved the Lord and his fellow believers. THAT is the kind of man the Lord intended to shepherd the flock of God.