A funny slice of life. First let me ask you - if a guest minister was coming to your church, wouldn't you Google him? that's not weird, is it? My thought was, it would be nice to know for certain how to spell his name before I wrote the check, know what he looked like before he showed up, maybe a wife's name. Dd said I was a stalker.
Well, nobody else did it. So I was the lone stalker - um, member - with a clue what M looked like and I wasn't going to arrive until a while before worship. Well, 45 mins before then, into adult SS class M walked, introduced himself as M, just as expected. The SS class was SUPER welcoming, involved him deeply in the lesson, expected his response to each point, asked all about him - where are you from, how many children do you have, etc.
As I arrive I see this completely unexpected-looking, slim man with brown hair talking to the people from the class. "Harriet, this is M" Um... .. interesting, because the Rev M has light-colored hair, wears glasses, is taller and older. Hmmm... .. Visitor M says, "so, your preacher isn't preaching today?" Looks around. A lightbulb goes on above heads of all gathered around him.
Rev. M. waits patiently in the sanctuary, wondering if there is not a mic he's supposed to clip on, or where we'd like him to sit. He's very nice and we had a pleasant day.