Episode #83
Practical Faith Academy, Season 6, Episode 7 - Kevin Taylor, Listening For and Following God's Voice
Kevin Taylor is a pastor who also has an extensive career in business leadership. He has allowed God to direct him in new ways in both career settings. Rev. Taylor joins this episode of the Practical Faith Academy to discuss how we can discern God’s will and how we can reach beyond our own preferences and comfort zones to obey. The Practical Faith Academy Podcast from Cecil Taylor Ministries presents guests who have important things to say about putting your faith into practice. Cecil interviews each guest to understand their life stories and their ideas for living a seven-day practical faith. In this podcast, Rev. Taylor will share his own story of doing less than what God was asking and what he learned from that experience. We’ll also discuss how to better listen and know what God is asking and how we are affirmed when we move forward in faith. A key segment is our discussion on how to approach risky faith situations, including in business settings. Highlights of the podcast: 2:34 What a seven-day practical faith means to Rev. Taylor 4:07 A viewing of “The Lion King” changed Taylor’s mindset about his role in ministry. 8:42 How God lets us know we should not let a calling or other key decisions linger 12:20 How to suppress our preferences to listen and obey God 16:21 How can we develop our listening skills so we can achieve clarity of God’s direction? 20:15 How Taylor has experienced affirmation when following God’s direction 22:43 Taylor’s guidance on accepting and implementing faithful risk in our lives. 27:30 Taylor’s advice when a business asks you to do something unethical 31:21 His best tip for developing and maintaining a seven-day practical faith 34:12 How you can follow Taylor and find his books and services (receive a 10% discount if you indicate you heard him on the Practical Faith Academy podcast) Rev. Kevin T. Taylor has served as Pastor of Israel A.M.E. Church in Albany, NY, since June 2021. Beyond the pulpit, Kevin is a seasoned executive leader with more than 20 years of cross-sector experience across education, nonprofits, and startups. At his website, https://revkttaylor.com , he offers his books and counseling services. His book, A Charge to Keep, won the 2026 Illumination Awards Bronze Medal, and Kevin is a nominee for the 2026 International Impact Book Awards Author of the Year. His book has a supplemental book called A Charge to Keep: Decision Companion that you can also learn about on his website. I’m Cecil Taylor – award-winning author, speaker, blogger, and of course, podcaster. I’m focused on teaching Christians to live their faith and represent Jesus every day of the week. Everything I offer for your faith journey can be found at the same starting point: https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com . Please visit and find ways to enrich your daily walk. For regular, free assistance for your faith journey or your parenting journey, please sign up for my free newsletters, either on the main ministry site ( https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com ) or my parenting site ( https://www.UnisonFamily.com ). Simply scroll down while visiting either home page to find the registration form. On CecilTaylorMinistries.com, I offer Ministry Connection (practical faith tips plus updates on my ministry) and Backstage Pass (an insider look at the behind-the-scenes of my life and my ministry). Backstage Pass also chronicles my writing journey as I work on two new books during 2026. On UnisonFamily.com, I offer the Unison Parenting newsletter. I’m joined by parenting experts to provide useful tips and thoughts for parenting children of all ages. I also offer Instant Content curriculum to small groups and adult Sunday School classes, as I mentioned on the podcast. Go to https://www.CecilTaylorMinistries.com and click on Books & Videos at the top of the page. For proven parenting advice that shows how you can raise high self-esteem children to mature, independent adulthood while staying aligned as parents in a harmonious family atmosphere, please visit https://www.UnisonFamily.com . That’s my parenting site, also accessible from the main site. Thanks for listening to the podcast! Please subscribe to be notified about future podcasts. You can also find dozens of prior podcasts with great guests and topics by searching for Practical Faith Academy.
