When your own wife and kids call you, Pastor

[TK Burk]

Originally Posted by Apostolic1ness

IMHO If your "what" doesn't become your "who" in God's kingdom then your "what" is not subject to "who" God called you to be.

Dad is what you became when you had kids.
Husband is what you became when you got married.
If these titles became a "who" based on certain conditions, then Pastor is "who" you became based on the same premise.

The difference is, becoming a fireman doesn't mean you are thereafter called "fireman."

Being a dad is not the same. In most cultures, dad, or some variation of dad, is a name commonly used to address your dad. But I've yet heard a child call their dad, "fireman." Or their mom, "housewife."

See the difference?