– Pastor Schaffer, New Life, 2nd Generation Pastor Altoona PA, (His son recently became a Youth Pastor.) How is/ was your childhood as a PK different from other children? I honestly don’t think there are any pros to it. It’s okay for their kids to mess up, but not the “preacher’s” kid. Church people expect you to be perfect little angels. People are really hard on PK’s parents when they aren’t perfect little angels. People expect PK’s to be saints, but we are sinners by nature just like all other human beings. I was introduced to faith in God at an early age and have always felt the presence of God in my life. Maria Winslow, Third Generation Pastor’s Wife, Daughter of Pastor Tim and Faith Scott, Victory Chapel, Hagerstown, MD With both of us being pastors kids and having parents that love God and each other it becomes our inheritance.Ĭon: You are held to a higher standard and it can be frustrating sometimes. Pro: You have a definite advantage in your marriage and child raising that some couples won’t have. Also, lol, there were always people at our table sharing our food! -Faith Scott, Second Generation Pastor’s Wife, Daughter of Reverend Ralph and Mary Wise, Potter’s House CFM, Roselle Park, NJ I got to see God move in more ways than one. – Lysandra Winslow, Daughter of Pastor Greg and Suzanne Winslow, Missionaries to Zihuatanejo, Mexico You see your parents go through hardships and see how some people just take advantage of them or speak lies about them. You have to share your parents with other people. Also as a preacher’s kid you get to suggest how to do or not do things in around the church, cuz, well he is your dad! The cons: Missing church is frowned upon. Pros: You get treated and respected as if you were the pastor himself ( at times that is) …you get to meet and even hang out with mighty men and women of God that otherwise you probably wouldn’t get to. Since I was young I was taught the word of God, how to sit still and listen in church, how to have my own time with the Lord. Which I believe for me it wasn’t that hard because of the way my parents brought us up. But growing up as the pastor’s kid I felt everyone had their eyes on us expecting us to have a high standard of living. Hahaha… Well, I don’t know how it feels any other way. – Lori Ganiear, Pastor’s Wife, Daughter of Pastor Paul and Linda Campo, Victory Chapel CFM, Cape Cod MA You always have to think how what you do affects others. ![]() Balancing privacy and having everyone observing your life. ![]() Son of Pastor Peter and Ruthann Laine, Victory Chapel, CFM, Dover NHĬons: Living in fishbowl. People in the congregation sometimes forget the fact that even pastors kids are human and mess up, and even with forgiveness a lot of people are hurt and affected by wrongdoings committed by the pastor’s kid. With this perspective I have been able to make hard decisions for God that have blessed me.Ī burden that comes with being a pastor’s kid is having to be an example for many others. What is it like being raised as the preacher’s Kid? What are some pros and cons?īeing a preacher’s kid is a life that no one can understand unless they too have been raised in it.Through the years my parents and others have said that along with being raised a preacher’s kid comes perspective that most kids my age are not blessed with.
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