My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preachers' kids get off base sometimes. Because they don't see the same things at both places.
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If you're a preacher's kid, you see the church differently.
In the pulpit, we're supposed to present the teaching with all of its unvarnished clarity, but when you step out of the pulpit, you have to meet people where they are and try to walk with them.
Both my parents are Methodist preachers, I grew up in a church.
I was born into a family of preachers.
My dad was a pastor, so we were in church all the time.
From my youngest days, I always felt certain affinities with the idea of being a preacher.
My uncle was a preacher, and I used to go watch him preach. He was also funny, so I'm very 'preacher-ish' on stage, not by intent but because that's where I learned to talk in front of people.
So many people grew up in the church, and you can have an awesome upbringing, but I made a personal conviction; I made a personal decision when I was very young. I enjoy going to church without my parents. On Sunday mornings, I want to go. Bible studies on Wednesdays... I have a relationship - not just through my parents.
It certainly was unusual growing up with two fairly well-known pastors as my parents.
Preacher's kids usually go one way or the other - way wild, or they follow in their dad's footsteps.