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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05 22nd, 2008| 
As many of you may already know, the family of singer/songwriter, Steven Curtis Chapman, lost Maria, the 5 year old girl they adopted from China. She was struck by the family SUV, driven by one of her brothers in the driveway of their home in Tennessee. The prayers of the team here at MinistersKid.com go out to the Chapman family, and especially to the brother who is now wrestling with this terrible accident.
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