I recently spoke to a group of youth I am currently working with and we discussed relationships. We narrowed down the field of attributes of a “great friend” to about 15, including loyalty, honesty, good listener, and even “has a ride…”.
At the end of this exercise, I made each person choose only ONE of these traits as their top pick. In doing so, we combined some traits together… Like “hugs” was combined with “love” and “loyalty” was combined with “Got Yo Back…” (traits provided by the students).
In the end, the overwhelming majority chose “loyalty” as the top trait. We transitioned into James chapter 4 which is a passage that deals with our loyalty to God, and how being “friends with the world” makes you an “enemy of God”.
I give this example as a backdrop to the creation of this website.
There is a distinct group of people out there that may have the most difficult time drawing these lines. And rightly so, because when you combine ascertaining your personal faith, along with the fact that your parent is paid by a church as a Minister, the waters can get muddied pretty quick.
This website is designed to be a networking community for those whose parent(s) are professional ministers, whether a Senior Pastor, Youth Minister, etc. as well as those whose parents are professional Christian musicians or speakers. This is about local church ministry, but not JUST local church ministry. These waters sometimes get muddy for anyone whose parent is considered by some as a “Professional Christian”.
I know some of the unique needs and opportunities that are provided to this group, because I have spent the last 34 years as a preacher’s kid. It is with these experiences that I hope to share some insight and glean some from others through this blog. The forums here are a start to what I hope is an increasingly encouraging community.
One of my favorite passages of Scripture is Ephesians 3:20 - Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think–according to the power that works in you–
My prayer is not only that God will blow MY dreams away with what this site can be as a resource for you, but what God Himself will do in and through YOU as this community is a part of you growing in Him…
Until We’re All Home,
Walter Johnson
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
That week was a really good lesson too. They’ve all been good lessons so far, don’t get me wrong, but I think that one was by far the best. It really let me see what’s going on with friends and what some people consider to be a good friend and how we need to have friends that are loyal to not only us but also to God.
June 12th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Although I don’t know…last week may not have been an actual lesson, but it’s deffinately in a close second to the lesson about relationships. *LOL*
August 6th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Hi there! I was doing some research on pks and came across this. My dad has pastored our church for about 35 years. It has had its ups and downs, but one thing remains the same…God is good. It is good to know there is a community of believers that have gone through the same things I have as a pk. Thank you for this website. I look forward to learning more about it…
~Michele