Barnabas Piper is the assistant pastor at Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tenn. He is the author of The Pastor’s Kid: What It’s Like and How to Help and also co-hosts The Happy Rant podcast.
"Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so" (Acts 17:11).
I’ve written before–and firmly believe–that pastors’ kids want a parent more than a pastor. I spent my entire upbringing as a PK to John Piper, and I’m now raising three
Reconciling Your Primary Responsibilities to Church and Family
We need a new way of thinking about the relationship between family and ministry than “balance.” Two foundational biblical realities can help us see a new paradigm.
Thankfulness is More than a Mood. It’s an Acknowledgement of God
When we treat gratitude as a reaction, a vibe, or a mood, we miss a defining characteristic of it that makes it virtuous, that of being thankful to. Thankfulness is
PKs need their parents more than they need their parents as pastors. They need conversations more than sermons. They need a patient listener more than stern advice. They need a
