Child preacher...

Originally Posted by Pianoman

I would much rather have my child mimic a preacher instead of a gangsta rapper! Can you say "Yeah!"

One of our favorite pastimes as kids when I was growing up was to mimic different preachers and singers of Pentecost. We would do this at the supper table, which was our daily family time. We had a lot of fun. All three of my brothers later became preachers. They could do whole sermons for the most part word for word.

[Warmbee]

that video was so cute!

[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by MrsBOOMM

One of our favorite pastimes as kids when I was growing up was to mimic different preachers and singers of Pentecost. We would do this at the supper table, which was our daily family time. We had a lot of fun. All three of my brothers later became preachers. They could do whole sermons for the most part word for word.

Me and my siblings used to have almost all of the kids in the neighborhood over to our yard to have church by our fort. I would get up to preach or testify and my sisters would start shouting. The neighborhood kids thought it was cool, so they shouted too!

I wonder what those kids thought when they went to their own churches with their parents and it was nothing like our backyard church!

Originally Posted by Pianoman

Me and my siblings used to have almost all of the kids in the neighborhood over to our yard to have church by our fort. I would get up to preach or testify and my sisters would start shouting. The neighborhood kids thought it was cool, so they shouted too!

I wonder what those kids thought when they went to their own churches with their parents and it was nothing like our backyard church!

LOL, that must have been a blast. Those were the good ole days. I love to when I get a chance to watch kids play church. One day, in my grandparents backyard, our playing church turned a little serious and my brother was laying in the field with stammering lips. He almost received the Holy Ghost. And, we were just playing but HE got serious. Kids sometimes play church with more fervor than adults have church. It gets really interesting if you get a chance to watch when they don't think anyone is around.

[tv1a]

The Bible says to train up a child in the way he/she should go... My philosophy is to find what talent my kids have at an early age and develop those talents for God's Kingdom. My son has an awesome music talent, my daughter is an awesome drummer and a great ball player. Our jobs as parents is to set a high level of expectation that their God given talents will be used for his kingdom. When my kids get older, they will have a solid foundation and skills that will put them ahead of at least 90% of their peers.

Originally Posted by Rhoni

When I was taking Social Work classes, we were concentrating on adolescent development both physically and mentally. We had to have a project to present to the class so I did my rendition of "Oprah", and had 10 of the young people from the Christian School there [combination of UPCI, ALJC, and non-church goers]. I asked them questions about who and what they wanted to be, where they saw themselves in 5 years. Most were right on target.

The one my professor was most interested in was a local Pastor's son. He knew he wanted to be a preacher and had already spoke several times, He may have been 13 years old. My professor thought him very mature and curious to see if he was just what he projected to be...he is exactly as he said he would be.

The mantle is passed down, and with the mantle comes the anointing. There are some who mimic until it becomes part of them, but I'd say God calls us while we are children and we only have to mature and be developed.

Blessings, Rhoni

P.S. Childhood and adolescence is an American tradition, but in other countries they go from infancy to adulthood without the adolescent stage.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

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He's better than some men I've heard

Reminds me of Pavlov's dogs

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by tv1a

The Bible says to train up a child in the way he/she should go... My philosophy is to find what talent my kids have at an early age and develop those talents for God's Kingdom. My son has an awesome music talent, my daughter is an awesome drummer and a great ball player. Our jobs as parents is to set a high level of expectation that their God given talents will be used for his kingdom. When my kids get older, they will have a solid foundation and skills that will put them ahead of at least 90% of their peers.

This is the mark of a good parent...spotting talents and giftedness in their children and helping develop them for kingdom use!

Blessings, Rhoni

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Reminds me of Pavlov's dogs

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

You don't think so? The kind sounds like a trained seal...the audience sounds like a trained seal....you know it does not take anointing to preach? Louis Farrakhan can preach...if you want to call that preaching. Personally I don't call that preaching

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

You don't think so? The kind sounds like a trained seal...the audience sounds like a trained seal....you know it does not take anointing to preach? Louis Farrakhan can preach...if you want to call that preaching. Personally I don't call that preaching

thanks for enlightening us