I'm gonna second that little "if you can't trust the pastor, who can you trust" thing. It's one reason I've always been iffy about big churches, part of the pastor's job is to watch out for his flock and if there's so many sheep he can't pick you out of the crowd - that's a problem.
Yep...it's a problem. You are absolutely correct. I just don't know what to do about it right now and don't know if I want to go through the effort of finding another church, especially if Steve is fixin' to get a job somewhere else.
But in the peaks and valleys of this whole situation, here's a peak...over 20 women have voiced a desire to be part of BA CHEF. And there are two more "new" ladies interested too...you know, that's a GREAT number by any standard! Sure, it's not 150...but when you have 150 ladies, it's like the church situation...you don't get to know the majority of them!
I think women who are looking for the big group with the co-op will gravitate toward that one and the women (like myself) that prefer a smaller, more intimate support group will be drawn to ours.
For the first time in five years, I'm gonna know everyone in BA CHEF.