Randal stood on the porch waiting for the door to be answered. He was here for his weekly meeting with his pastoral leader, Bob. In The Fellowship to which he belonged, everyone had a pastoral leader to look after their spiritual needs. Randal was also a pastoral leader for several men in the organization. In the pecking order Bob was a district leader; Randal was under his direction and worked with men who had been in The Fellowship fewer years than he. These men in turn were the pastoral leaders for their families.
He felt his nervousness increase as he waited. He was always nervous when meeting with Bob. It was not in his nature to talk about his innermost feelings and beliefs, but he had been convinced this was God's way of bringing him to his full potential. Bob was a good man. He s
