To give the clergy their due, I've never figured out how anyone does that job. The expectations are so various. You're supposed to be a sort of intellectual in the pulpit, a manager administrator in the office, soft and fuzzy for story time for the young kids, a primo party guest, a hard-nose with the budget, and on and on forever. I'm glad some can do it because despite fantasies in middle school, I certainly couldn't have done it. I managed to serve as an acolyte, and later as an usher, and I've served on several congregational committees, enough to know some more of the minister's duties. One time I volunteered to sub for some pastoral visits; even with my volunteering, no one could picture that. Whew.