What if I’m the church leader?
12 Mar 2023
Three church leader parents contribute to a podcast episode dedicated to supporting those who parent as church leaders.
Parenting as a church leader
Parenting when you are also a church leader can bring up some unique situations and challenges, but there are practical things we can do to enable our families to flourish in the goldfish bowl of church life.
Watch
Our Parenting as a Church Leader course is exclusively designed for all those balancing family life with vocational ministry, whether you’re in church leadership or married to someone who is.
It’s entirely free to view, and freely accessible on our dedicated website, so you can watch at a time convenient to you.
You can also run a course (in person or online) for your church leadership team, region or denomination. Do get in touch if you’re doing this – we’d love to pray for you and support you.
Read the book
Parenting as a Church Leader written by Rachel Turner, is based on years of research and experience in church leadership, and explores four practical things to think about when you are parenting and in leadership.
Ask
Join our dedicated Facebook community* to ask questions and share experiences with people in similar situations. You can ask anything, big or small, and problem-solve whatever you’re facing together.
We at Parenting for Faith are here to support you too, so if you have questions for us, or specific resources that would be helpful, just get in touch – we’d love to help.
*Please note to keep this a safe space, you need to answer three quick questions before being admitted to the group.
FAQs
All the questions that church leader parents have asked us at past training events have been popped on the following pages:
Connected Prioritised Covered Empowered
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1. Connected
We want our children to feel connected to us, not just in the happy times or just when you are present, but in the actual midst of ministry.
2. Prioritised
Church leaders’ children and teens need to feel prioritised: valued, important, and safe and secure in your affection and love.
3. Covered
There are things we can do to cover church leaders' children, and to protect them from scrutiny.
4. Empowered
We long for our children and teens to go on their unique faith journey and have their own adventure with God. Both the discipling that happens at home in the everyday and the influence of the church community that wraps around the family are vital for this.
Leading with kids attached
11 Jan 2021
Annie Willmot and her husband Pete, parents of two small people, regularly find themselves leading in church.
Preaching © Lee Turner licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 / Cropped & Scaled