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Once upon a time those entering the ministry were encouraged to have a fall back career.
I thought it strange considering no one ever spoke that way about other professions (as far as I know).
The longer you do the professional work of ministry (for me anyway) the more a fall back career sounds like a good idea.
So I took a look at my weekend activities to see if there was any fall back potential.
FRIDAY - went fishing - DEFINITELY a fall back career of choice. I’m still trying to figure out how to get paid to fish.
SATURDAY - yard work - POSSIBLY a fall back career choice. I had my own “lawn service” in high school so I guess this would be going back to my “roots”.
Also on Saturday I went and helped a friend remove some tree stumps from his yard. This work involved using a bobcat (the machine kind not the animal kind) which was a blast!
I tried the animal kind once and it just didn’t work out.
In the process of this work I discovered I have an aptitude for running a bobcat.
I attribute this of course to video games.
I’m not sure if this would be a good career choice but I might purchase one just for its therapeutic value.
SUNDAY - did the preaching thing and helped out at Softball practice. I think a professional softball coach would be way too stressful.
So, it looks like I’m going to turn pro in the pescatological arena.
What’s your fall back career?
