You are known only as the “pastor’s son” and everybody starts treating you differently than they did beforehand. Growing up, you are a normal kid until everybody finds out that your dad is the pastor and then everything changes. One of the hardest parts of being a pastor’s kid is the way that everybody treats you. Another PK, Haley Henson, said, “I think it influenced me in that I got to see that my dad wasn’t perfect from a really young age even as a pastor, which kind of made his role one that was teaching me while also trying to learn himself.” This is helpful to realize the younger you are, because from then on you get to live your life realizing your dad/pastor is learning and, quite literally, practicing what he preaches. Kids are then left to deal with the shock when they find out that their “perfect parent” isn’t perfect anymore. I would argue that far too often kids see their parents, especially those in the ministry, as perfect and without flaw. It just so happens that their job is to teach the Word of the Lord to others. Pastors are held in such a high standard, which is good, but in reality, they are humans like everybody else. According to another PK, Hope Wright, “You see the highlights and the lowlights of their normal life and their spiritual life and it kind of sets the tone for what’s “expected” in a way.” Nobody is perfect, and that is made visibly clear in the life of a PK. I have many friends in which some of their greatest role models are their pastors, but in the life of a PK, that same role model is also the parent who disciplined them the night before.Ī Liberty student and fellow PK Caleb Romberger said, “My dad inspired me to walk daily with Jesus and not only did he teach me and train me as a father, he did so as my pastor too.” This is a beautiful visual of the special dynamic that pastors get to spend with their children and how they are able to teach them in two crucial settings. As a PK, the same person that we live with, who takes care of us, who we see the good and bad sides of that person is also our pastor and the leader that we seek to learn from at church. Pastor’s kids, often referred to at Liberty as “PK’s”, have a much different experience growing up than anybody else, and I can personally attest to this. Although everybody has a different story and has been impacted significantly by multiple people, I would love to shape your perception of “Pastor’s Kids” and show how growing up with fathers as pastors has influenced our lives and our walks with the Lord. One of the most crucial aspects of a life story is the people that influence you through it. A common question that is asked here at Liberty is to tell somebody your “story” or “testimony”.
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