Remembering Pastor Mitchell.

I remember pastor Wayman Mitchell as he was preaching how he would walk over and adjust the thermostat for the sanctuary. It was on the platform behind the organ. Never missed a beat. He noticed some discomfort in the audience and he took steps to fix that.

I always saw pastor Mitchell standing by the main entrance to greet people as they came in for church. He did not have long conversations with anybody. But he would shake your hand and greet you by name.

Often, after prayer before an evening service, pastor Mitchell would come out of the prayer room and he would go around the sanctuary shaking hands and greeting people who had arrived early.

I say this simply to say that it is obvious whether your pastor is a people person or not. 

If you do not like people or if you are uncomfortable interacting with people being a pastor may not be a good fit for you. It takes more than a calling to succeed.

PS: pastor Mitchell told us how he used to stand in the bathroom rehearsing his sermons. I wonder how many other pastors practice preaching before they stand up on Sunday morning to preach.