Surviving the Fishbowl: Letters to Pastors' Kids - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1601788347 ISBN 13: 9781601788344

Verlag: Reformation Heritage Books, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

Pastors' kids have it hard, feeling the weight of undue expectations and the observing world around them.

In Surviving the Fishbowl, Catherine J. Stewart assembles an experienced group of authors to give advice for those feeling the pressure of life lived in the scrutinized house of a minister. With contributions from pastors and their wives, as well as from former pastors' kids, this book gives sage advice for those navigating difficult waters. Whether you are pastor's kid struggling to understanding your identity, dealing with troubling social pressures, or just wishing you could escape it all, read this book and see that these trying days are survivable and even attended with blessings you may not have considered before.

Table of Contents:

Foreword by David Strain

Part 1: Laying the Foundation

1. Identity Crisis: PK or Child of the King?--Jasmine Holmes

2. Expectations: Who Sets the Standard?--Megan Hill

3. Count Your Blessings: Enjoying the Benefits of Being a PK--Joel and Mary Beeke

4. Friendships: The Glorious Gift of Extended Family--Terry and Emily Johnson

5. Loving the Church: Pressing on Through Family Highs and Lows--Tom and Donna Ascol

Part 2: Sharks in the Bowl

6. Criticism: The Godly Response--Mike and Mae Milton

7. Loneliness: Choice or Inevitability?--Amanda Martin

8. Cultural Change: Adapting to New Surroundings--Carl and Catriona Trueman

9. Depression: The Dark Night of the Soul--Neil and Catherine Stewart

10. Rebel PK: The One that Got Away (Almost)--Ike Reeder

11. Financial Crisis: High Calling with a High Price--Daniel Wakefield

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Donna Ascol lives in Cape Coral, Florida where her husband Tom serves as senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church. They have ten pastor's kids.

Tom Ascol live in Cape Coral, Florida where Tom serves as senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church. He has ten pastor's kids. He is also the President of Founders Ministries and the editor of the Founders Journal.

Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) served as president of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary from 1995 to 2023 and now serves as its chancellor and professor of homiletics and systematic theology. He is a minister of the Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Mary Beeke is the mother of Calvin, Esther, and Lydia. She has served as a registered nurse and an elementary teacher and has an M.A.T. in learning disabilities from Calvin University.

Megan Hill is a pastor's wife and a pastor's daughter. An author of three books, she also serves as an editor for The Gospel Coalition and lives in Massachusetts with her husband and four pastor's kids, where they belong to West Springfield Covenant Community Church (PCA).

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Reformation Heritage Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1601788347
• ISBN 13: 9781601788344
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 161
• Herausgeber: Stewart Catherine
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