The curse of being fringe

What's another word for "pastor?" I think it's turning off the literary agents.

Tangent: If YOU are a literary agent: Stop the pep talk in your form letters. "We don't want it" is fine. If our egos are so fragile we need a form pep talk, then we're in the wrong business.

Okay, back to me.

So here's my logline: A self-made businessman fulfills his wife's last wish by going
to her church. He angrily appeals to the young female pastor for comfort and
guidance. But as their relationship evolves and grows close, the pastor has
a secret that will turn it inside out.

I know. I know. I'm not a very good logline writer.

So maybe this?

A self-made businessman grieves his wife's death and projects his loss onto the pastor to whom he appeals. But as their relationship evolves and grows close, the pastor has a secret that will turn it inside out.

Whatever. How's this?

A homely police officer must go undercover in a beauty pageant.