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.
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?
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.
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?
After talking about some of the challenges of ministering on the West Coast, Malone surprised me with stories of time spent with Pastor Adrian Rogers and his wife Joyce several years ago. Since our discussion revolved around ways we’ve found to love and support our pastor husbands,
Have you ever experienced culture shock in ministry? Maybe you’ve traveled to another country and realized those mission trip prep meetings did not really prepare you. Or perhaps your family has relocated to a new church or ministry assignment and you just feel like you’ve moved to a foreign country!
Sometimes it’s hard to feel connected to the people at church, especially if you haven’t been there very long. Or when your congregation is growing so fast you can’t keep up with everybody! If you could use some creative ways to connect with your church family, here are three things that have helped us engage with our congregation.
Recently my pastor husband and I talked about some challenging issues that ministry couples face, like the impact that ministry has had on our marriage, ways wives can support our pastor husbands, and how to approach sensitive conversation topics with your spouse.
I like to start conversations with ministry wives with questions like this: Can you tell me something you love about serving where you are now? What’s one aspect of ministry life that blesses you? Their responses inspired me to make my own list of married-to-the-ministry blessings.
Does your money ever run out before the month does? In ministry you sort of have to redefine and think differently, so here are a few creative ideas we explored about how ministry families can stretch their finances.