ADMISSION

My name is Kevin Taylor and yes, I'm a pastor. 

I love my job but my startling admission is that I don't always like to tell people what I do for a living.  It seems to come up often in conversations and people seem to change their behavior when I tell them what I do.  I've come to find out many have had bad experiences with religious folk in their pasts.  


When I've been asked the big vocation question, I've thought about answering: 'I'm a veteranarian,' or, 'I make donuts for a living,' but then I figure they'll follow it up by asking something about baking or dog's spleens that I can't answer.  Not to mention it's a lie.

"I love my job but my startling admission is that I don't always like to tell people what I do for a living."

Sometimes I have almost said, 'I counsel people,' or 'I'm an executive,' or 'I'm a writer' -- all technically true, but shady nonetheless.

Once we start talking they seem to ease up a little and there is usually a good exchange.  I usually walk away praying there was a seed planted and that maybe the next time they encounter a believer, everybody in the conversation will have a better chance. 

My name is Kevin Taylor and yes, I'm a pastor. 

And be blessed.