At Apopka, Fla.’s Faith & Power Worship Center, David Sepulveda, left, is the armor bearer of senior pastor Matthew Shaw, seen Sept. 23 at the church.

But on Sundays, for the past 10 years, he has been the spiritual bodyguard of pastor Shaw. During the service, Sepulveda is seated behind Shaw, his attention directed at the congregation in the pews.