When Bill Mason started ministering, in his 20s, he wanted to be “this real powerful preacher,” with a great, resonant voice — an Adrian Rogers type.
“Some people kinda wanted that,” Mason said by phone Monday. “I never understood why some people want to be yelled at from the pulpit, but some people do.”
The approach didn’t land.
“I just wasn’t that guy,” Mason said.
He said he came into his own at a quieter tenor, as a modest and encouraging teacher, conveying “simple teachings from the word of God.”