Taiping pastors

Pastoral responsibilities are a bit different in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

For one thing, China has no tradition of collective worship, so the work of a pastor is literally to be a shepherd: they're tasked with making sure that people show up for worship, and accounting for their flock. (As per IRL, burning the attendance records is part of the liturgy.)

For another, interrupting the fixed parts of the Taiping liturgy is punishable by summary execution, and the movement of the Holy Spirit does not count as a valid excuse. So pastors are also responsible for pulling their flock out of the service before they get themselves killed.