My parents never pushed me a particular direction, but I picked up a sort of tacit understanding of vocational ministry as a higher calling. RNS: Did you experience pressure to follow your dad in ministry?īP: Yes and no. The difference is that now I have a relationship with Christ, so those hollow or dry aspects of knowing God are easier to spot and repair or repent of. But I had fooled myself into thinking that was the same as relationship with Jesus. I still struggle with this to a degree. I could answer every question small group leaders or youth pastors threw at me about relationship with God. RNS: You describe how pastors’ kids often experience a “false intimacy.” What did this look like for you? Do you still struggle with this?īP: I thought I was close to God because I knew all the answers. My biggest struggles came after I moved out of the house when the little lies of childhood stopped being so little.īook cover image courtesy of David C. I got myself in some sticky spots both ways. The big things I got in trouble for were mainly being argumentative–with everyone–and lying. RNS: You say that growing up the son of a well-known pastor was like “being a sinner on display.” What is the worst sin you got caught in? Any arrests or pregnancies?īP: I was a pretty good kid growing up, at least in terms of illegal activity and the like. Here, Barnabas discusses the false intimacy he experienced growing up, what he thought of his brother’s excommunication, and the role his mother played in the household. Third, this is my son, and he is writing out of his own sorrows. Second, it is not always clear which of its criticisms attach to me and the church I love. You will ask, “Was it painful for me to read this book?” The answer is yes…First, it exposes sins and weaknesses and imperfections in me.
So honest, in fact, that John Piper writes in the book’s foreword: In his provocative new book, “ The Pastor’s Kid: Finding Your Own Faith and Identity,” he shares honest insights from his childhood. Barnabas Piper, son of famed preacher, John Piper, shares honest insights about his upbringing in a new book.īarnabas Piper is the son of famed pastor John Piper, but he wants you to know he’s more than that.
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