Why Do Some Christian Pastors’ Kids Abandon the Faith?
Dale Hudson, a children’s ministry expert, recently explored this very subject in a Charisma op-ed, explaining his own experience as a P.K. (the acronym for “pastor’s kid”) and detailing the challenges and experiences these individuals generally face.
Citing statistics from the Barna Group, a faith-based research firm, Hudson dove into statistics that show some pastors’ kids inevitably do leave the faith.
In fact, according to the Barna research, 33 percent of pastors report that their children are no longer active in church. That said, only seven percent said that their kids had left the Christian faith entirely.
Pastors also shared the reasons they believe P.K.’s shy away from the faith, citing unrealistic expectations (28 percent), exposure to negative aspects of church (18 percent) — and a lack of faith modeled in the home (14 percent), among others....
