I agree with Susan in much of her posts, but I also understand where Shaun is coming from. Sadly, 3FIWhe, it is not just a matter of worrying about our own lapses. We are dealing with the members of the church here and I'm sad to say that, in my experience, Christians are often the first ones to jump to a bad conclusion and gossip. And that kind of gossip has unfairly ended many a ministry.____That said, there are times when a woman might want/need to talk to her pastor privately, no wife, no one else. A window on the door ought to be enough to handle that situation. I agree with Susan, because I have seen in locally in practice, that we run the very real risk of making women feel as though they are somehow "evil" in the sight of God and must be "protected against."