First and foremost, the pastor is one who is near to God. He is a man who is willing, yea, desires, to stand before God, willingly living and ministering under His watchful gaze, ever cognizant that he is not his own, but has been bought with a price, and therefore, is not free to do what ever he pleases, but only that which pleases his Lord. Not so with the pastor who is the Lord's, and whom people need. This one comes near to God, cultivating his heart, filling it with the Lord's glory, concerned to minister to the Lord as well as keep the charge with which he has been entrusted. Which means, above all else, he must care for his own heart.
Any man can fulfill that calling.
What people need in their daily walk is a man who lives in the presence of God, that when they come near their pastor, they are also coming near to his God. He radiates God's glory, setting before his flock the Lord whom they desperately need. Perhaps we pastors would do well to remember, that our ministry is not primarily for the people, but for God. In this high calling to which pastors have been called, in some way, their faithfulness blesses the Lord Himself, not just the people He serves. It might be easier for all of us who minister in His Name, to lead our respective flocks with all their weaknesses, if we would understand that our calling is first and foremost to bless our God by our faithfulness, even before our people.