The first church BB got involved in also had a pastor that had a near death experience. Then he got religion big time.
I was not educated in the inner workings of some church leaders so took what this pastor said as the way to move forward with our life, in and out of the church. The pastor had charisma and confidence, but his charm had holes that eventually showed up a couple of years later.
Things got worse in and out of church and we eventually left. This happened the same time I had my back surgery so I am not blaming everything on the church (30 members)or pastor at the time.
I heard several years later after he moved, this former pastor with charisma, started hanging out in bars and he was killed by gun fire.
New Friend. I know someone that is a good insurance salesman has the gift of convincing OP to see the advantages of a program.
The good part is the churches reputation and works done in the community are well known. The second good thing, I wasn't getting very far doing this alone.