The Rev. George Back often jokes that he will fire one of the younger priests at his church if the man starts "preaching too well.”
But Back, dean of St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, would never really do that. He’d miss his grandchildren too much.
That younger priest is his son, the Rev. Luke Back, an associate pastor at the cathedral, 127 NW 7.
George Back is among clergymen whose children followed their dads into the ministry.
"I just love to watch him preach and do the liturgy,” he said of his son. "It’s a joy to watch him, especially to have him in the same congregation.”
The adage that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery seems to hold true for these families.
"I think it’s natural for a son to want to be like his daddy,” said the Rev. Alan Day, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Edmond.
Luke Back agreed.
He said his father encouraged him to cultivate his own relationship with the Lord.
"He has shown me a lot about who the divine parent is through his parenting,” Luke Back said.
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