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05-30-2007, 02:07 PM
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She makes me look good!
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by Whole Hearted
But the truth is that if the pastor kid do it other will too. I am a pastor and have pastored for 24 years. I have told my kids that "you must go a little further, do a little more, have a little higher standards than other".
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No offense intended but to me this is a shame. I don't get it at all. To me it has more to do with pride and control than it does godliness.
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05-30-2007, 02:09 PM
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She makes me look good!
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by revrandy
Whether or not the kids are good...bad...or indiffrent... generally they are a part of leadership whether they ask for it or not...
It's just that way in church.. Sad to say Many pastors put unrealistic expectations on their kids so much so it drives them away from the church.. not to mention the expectations put on them by the saints of the church...
My dad always drilled into us that fact that we represented him... and I in my own life begin to hate living that way..
Being a PK is a blessing and a curse at times...
but the truth is what the PK does there will be others that follow.. good or bad...
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You represented HIM and not CHRIST?
No wonder you hated it. It was not as unto the Lord, it was just to put on a show for men...this is not right IMO.
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05-30-2007, 02:12 PM
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His Eminance, High Potatohead Potatotate
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Stockton, California
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T1...
I have many friends who aren't serving God now who were brought up very strict...
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05-30-2007, 02:14 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: East Texas
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Originally Posted by triumphant1
No offense intended but to me this is a shame. I don't get it at all. To me it has more to do with pride and control than it does godliness.
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Well my kids are very active in the church, my daughter is a praise singer and our main special singer, my son plays the drums and works in outreach. Anyone on the platform should be en example.
Preachers and their families do live in a glass house, especially in a small community.
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05-30-2007, 02:16 PM
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She makes me look good!
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by revrandy
T1...
I have many friends who aren't serving God now who were brought up very strict...
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Me too...
Preacher kids and saints kids end up in the same ditch when they are forced to follow stuff that makes no sense just for the show of it.
How many of these grow up and just say, "Forget God". When in reality they never did it for Him, they only did it so the parents could parade tham across the front of the church...
I have a couple of girls who's mom would grab their hair in Walmart, get a strangers attention, and say, "Look at this uncut hair (it went to their ankles)...it is God's glory." The girls hated it with a passion!
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05-30-2007, 02:17 PM
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Beaux's li'l buddy............
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Like it or not, the children of the pastor are NOT the same as others. Yes I agree that they should be treated the same and I make every effort to see that happen in our five childrens lives, but that aside, it is not the same.
As a pastors Child, you live in a glass house. Things that are all right for others to do, you are not allowed. A pastors childs mistakes are magnified many times over and their achievements are what they should do.
I have explained to my children over and over again, that life is not always fair, but they do have certain privileges that others do not have and therefore there are certain negatives to being a pastors child.
I know this because I am one and I am attempting to raise 5 (well one is married now.... to a preacher) of our own.
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05-30-2007, 02:20 PM
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Beaux's li'l buddy............
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Originally Posted by revrandy
T1...
I have many friends who aren't serving God now who were brought up very strict...
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I have friends who are serving God now who were brought up to Love Him.......I also have many friends who are not serving God now who for whatever reason let everything go........
RR....your folks were pretty straight and you turned out OK????? ....... well as OK as one can get from CA............. 
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05-30-2007, 02:20 PM
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Location: East Texas
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Originally Posted by IAintMovin
Like it or not, the children of the pastor are NOT the same as others. Yes I agree that they should be treated the same and I make every effort to see that happen in our five childrens lives, but that aside, it is not the same.
As a pastors Child, you live in a glass house. Things that are all right for others to do, you are not allowed. A pastors childs mistakes are magnified many times over and their achievements are what they should do.
I have explained to my children over and over again, that life is not always fair, but they do have certain privileges that others do not have and therefore there are certain negatives to being a pastors child.
I know this because I am one and I am attempting to raise 5 (well one is married now.... to a preacher) of our own.
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AMEN
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05-30-2007, 02:22 PM
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Beaux's li'l buddy............
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Originally Posted by Whole Hearted
AMEN
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You agreed with me WH.....that is not good on your resume'............next thing you know you will be wearing suits w/o hankies.........and playing golf.............in a short sleeve shirt.................
WHAT ARE WE EVER GONNA DO.................
lol
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05-30-2007, 02:23 PM
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His Eminance, High Potatohead Potatotate
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Stockton, California
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True.. But I don't have the relationship for whatever reasons with them I think we could have had..
and I'm fairly more liberal than my dad....
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