How to Let Go and Say No When You’re Overwhelmed (Delight Series)
Mom warned that she would not keep the kids for me to go globe trotting on foreign mission trips every year. I did NOT like her attitude about that whole situation!
But God used that wisdom from my mother to help me learn some powerful principles about WHAT I should be doing as a ministry wife and WHEN I should be doing it.
How Hospitality Can Help Us Reach Others, with Angela Sackett
Why is hospitality something that you personally are passionate about? My parents were divorced when I was very young and I lived in a lot of different places, went to a lot of different schools. I had a longing to be included, to feel like I had a place where people knew me. I think that we serve and we give to others out of the places that we have longing for.
How Podcasting Can Help You Connect With Your Church Family, with Wren Robbins
Have you ever thought about starting a podcast? Podcasting is an effective way to reach people in your ministry circle of influence whether it’s a Bible study class or youth group, your whole church family or even your community. This post is part 2 of Creative Ways
New Directions for the New Year
My favorite day of the year is January 1 because I love the whole concept of a fresh start. New calendars. New goals. New “word of the year.” A new theme! During 2024, Married to the Ministry will be focusing more on Delight, which is part of our ministry tagline.
What Mary Teaches Us About Doing Hard Things
On Wednesday nights at our church, I’ve been teaching a Moms of the Bible in the women’s discipleship class. While studying Mary’s story, I realized she left a great example we can follow about how to handle hard things in our lives. Her story is told in the first two chapters of both Matthew
BONUS! Encouragement for Ministry Wives with Jeana Floyd, continued
Building a culture on your church staff was very important to you, and y’all had a vision for how you wanted the staff to function and get along well, which was possible, I guess, over years as you were building and adding to your staff. Not that we all need to be best friends, and I’ve told my staff wives that, we don’t need to be best friends, but we need to be friendly.
Encouragement for Ministry Wives, with Jeana Floyd
Do you have another woman in your life teaching you how to be a good pastor’s wife? Have you ever been mentored in your role or are you having to figure it out by yourself as you go along?
How to Keep the Holidays Happy
Each time God calls us to a new place of ministry, we get farther away from home and our loved ones. So how can we keep the happy in our holidays when we’re in the ministry? These five things have helped our family enjoy festive seasons when we can’t celebrate with our loved ones.
When the Pastor’s Wife Works Full-Time, with Bretta Cochran
Are you juggling a job on top of managing your family and serving at church? All three of those roles are full-time, aren’t they? And many times they overlap on our schedules and totally drain our energy levels! What’s a hard-working pastor’s wife to do?