Surviving the Fishbowl: Letters to Pastors' Kids - Softcover

Catherine Stewart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1601788347 ISBN 13: 9781601788344

Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books, 2021

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

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.<br /><br />

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.

<br /><br />JOEL R. BEEKE is president of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary and a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan.<br /><br />

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).

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Jasmine Holmes is a wife, mom, and speaker, and the author of Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope. She and her husband, Phillip, have two sons, and are members of Redeemer Church in Jackson, Mississippi.

Edition details

• Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1601788347
• ISBN 13: 9781601788344
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168