With both Jesse James and James Dobson the sons of ministers, generalizations about the effects of growing up in a pastor's home are difficult. But the question remains: How do the unique dynamics of the minister's home life affect ministry now, and in the next generation?

To investigate, LEADERSHIP editors Terry Muck and Marshall Shelley gathered four individuals who've seen both sides-as PKs (preacher's kids) and as pastor/parents:

H. B. London, Jr., is pastor of First Church of the Nazarene in Pasadena, California. His father, Holland London, served as a pastor and district superintendent in Missouri and Arkansas, and now enjoys an itinerant ministry. H. B. and his wife, Beverley, have two sons: Brad, 28; and Bryan, 24.

Chuck Smith, Jr., pastors Calvary Chapel of Dana Point, California. His father pastors Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa. Chuck and his wife, Chris, have five children: Will, 11; Jennifer, 9; Michael, 7; and twins Scott and Karen, 3.

Joseph Stowell III recently became president ...