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PK questionnaire
Below are the questions we asked PK's (Preacher's Kids) from around the world. Most of the responses were not from subscribers.
- How old are you?
- What is the denomination in which you grew up?
- Do you still count yourself as a part of that denomination?
- Which parent is ordained and what was your age when s/he was ordained?
- How often did you attend church as a child?
- If you are married, did you marry someone involved in the church?
- Was that a consideration when you looked for a spouse?
- Do you attend church, now?
- How often?
- If you don't attend now, do you believe that having children will change that (or did having children change your involvement in the church)?
- If you're not active in church now, what do you see as some of the reasons?
In regards to church attendance:
- What will you do (or do you do) differently with your children than your parents did with you?
- What did your parents do well?
- What do you wish your parents had done differently?
- What did parishioners, parishes, dioceses do well?
- What do you wish parishioners, parishes, dioceses had done differently?
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37 year old, male, Episcopal Church 1.-3. 37 years old and male. Episcopal, Church. No, but yes to the larger group, Anglican.
4.-5. My dad, before I was born. Every Sunday.
6. Yes. Dad confirmed my wife; she was Methodist but became Episcopalian.
7.-9. Yes. Yes. Every week.
10.-11. I think having children makes it harder when they are very young, but makes it more attractive as they grow older. I am active.
12. Start at an early age with Bible stories and Sunday school, but making sure they understand adults go to Sunday school too, and like it.
13. Conveyed the importance of reverent worship.
14. Making sure we had a youth group when we were younger.
15. Dinner for 8, fellowship visits. Traditional events: Seder Dinner, Outings, etc.
16. Youth Group.
Being a PK did result in a great deal of unwanted visibility. However, it also made many things visible that I otherwise would not have been able to see, such as what happens to adults who don't really know Jesus. It was a hard life, but I would have it no other way.
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