Ministers kids - views on our roles

[skuxess]

Hey guys, sorry for being really random but what are your views on the roles of ministers kids? I, myself am one of a pacific island church congregation of about 300-400 atendees on sunday services, we play a huge part yet it is it so wrong to be normal for a day?it is in the eyes of many but why? - i dont see the big picture of it. any thorts or anything would be cool!

 

[Want2DoRite84]

I am a PK as well and I felt my role was that of sort of a pawn in the church. If there needed to be someone in the nursery I would have to go and play with the kids. That was fun for me. Or if there needed something a little nasty to be done I would have to do that. It felt like the members expected me to drop whatever I was doing just to wait on them, even if I was working on homework. I was like the whipping girl.

 

[skuxess]

yeap i agree on that, thats too true. Its real complicating aye evreyone seems to have all thse expectations on yous but never their own kids, something that still makes me wonder to this day.

 

[seeking.IAM]

The role of a preacher's kid is to be a kid. If they expect more, let them put us on the payroll.

 

[JosephOrtiz]

we do what we have to dur roll is to be a example and teach those in our church how to love.Pretty much try our best.Wife is not on the payroll yet she does things.Pastor family have a roll and everyone should play there part

 

[Want2DoRite84]

The role of a preacher's kid is to be a kid. If they expect more, let them put us on the payroll.

LOL. I love this. It made my day. I felt like the church's unpaid secretary at times.

 

[nanz2688]

haha..me too... unpaid secretary..pianist...teachers...etc...

always unpaid...

 

[Faithxx1]

If you're a Pastors/Ministers child just be yourself and don't try to act perfect because a lot of children/teens will look up to you as a role model and if you're pretending to be the perfect one then people will easily see that you are lying.

Oh and always remember to smile!

 

[meowmix]

I am a PK as well and I felt my role was that of sort of a pawn in the church. If there needed to be someone in the nursery I would have to go and play with the kids. That was fun for me. Or if there needed something a little nasty to be done I would have to do that. It felt like the members expected me to drop whatever I was doing just to wait on them, even if I was working on homework. I was like the whipping girl.

I second that !
I don't mind when I have to work in the kitchen, but Babysitting Is VERY Difficult for me when It's early in the morning . It takes me about half the day to get to my normal self, Otherwise I'm Cranky and 'Depressed' about everything . The Little kids think I'm a boring person, Until they meet me on a youth night .

If you're a Pastors/Ministers child just be yourself and don't try to act perfect because a lot of children/teens will look up to you as a role model and if you're pretending to be the perfect one then people will easily see that you are lying.

Oh and always remember to smile!

If I was myself..... Hmm.. No, That won't work ..
Since Church Is in the morning, I'm extremely tired..
I Don't want to talk to people, I want to sleep, I'm Cranky....
So In church I put on a mask. I smile, Laugh, Talk to the people, shake hands, and act Mature about the Sunday morning ...

The kids in my church still look up to me for answers, and I'll try to help them the best I can with a smile ..
In my mind I just want to tell them, "Go ask someone else, I'm tired.".... But You gotta do what you gotta do, I suppose ...

 

[xygtfalcon]

Your role as a Pastor's Kid shouldn't be any different to anybody else your age in the congregation. Meaning, you are in the congregation to fill your God given purpose in your particular church. Everyone has a role to play of some sort, just some people's roles are seen as being more important than others, although this is never true, each person is as important as each other. The person who greets on the door or helps in the nursery is not any less important than the Pastor him/herself. I think it is important as Pastor's Kids that we don't step into ANY role just because we feel obliged as a PK, but that we fulfill the role that God has set in place for us.