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1. 3 Things Your Minister's Wife Probably Won't Tell You ...: I count it as one of my biggest "minister's wife failures." I was on the phone with a woman who attended our church, fielding her latest complaints about my husband. I can't recall exactly what the critic ...; Created on 29 April 2020
2. 10 Questions a Pastor's Spouse Can Ask a Prospective Church: ... s advice to a pastor recently and he asked what questions his wife should ask. I decided to share here what I suggested to him. 10 Questions a Pastor's Spouse Can Ask a Prospective Church: What will fam ...; Created on 24 December 2019
3. Dealing With Harsh Disappointment as a Pastor's Wife ...: The phrase, "Don't let the disappointment in a 'few' keep you from loving the 'many'," comes from a chapter in my book, 10 Things Every Minister's Wife Needs to Know. In recent days, I've gone through a ...; Created on 10 July 2017
4. Why Pastors' Wives Have a Target on Their Back: ... s of what we are doing to the wives of God's servants sent to pastor His churches: Good church people criticize the husband to the wife. A young minister's wife alerted me to an aspect of their vulner ...; Created on 11 October 2016
5. 5 Battles a Pastor's Wife Must Fight ...: ... . This is a tough one, especially for a pastor's wife that helped their husband pioneer a church or for one that's very hands on. Sometimes the job can be "whatever it takes," even if you have to do som ...; Created on 16 June 2016
6. Let's Celebrate All Women on Mother's Day: Mother's Day is one of those sticky, tricky holidays in church life. It is absolutely a day worth celebrating and acknowledging! Moms deserve to be lauded, applauded, encouraged and recognized. "But encourage ...; Created on 06 May 2016
7. 5 Keys to Working Well With Your Spouse in Ministry: There are many opinions on whether husbands and wives should work together in ministry, and there are many facets to what this looks like. I do believe if a man is called to full-time ministry, his wife ...; Created on 28 April 2016
8. Ladies, Take the Mask Off in Your Ministry: ... gs. As a pastor's wife, you feel those expectations, you sense people looking at you and critiquing everything you do. You can even feel that from your husband as a pastor's wife—not that he does it intent ...; Created on 14 April 2016
9. Pastors and Wives: Be Thankful for Your Marriages: ... other. He is my best friend. I encourage you today, whether you are a husband or a wife, to take time to write down things that you are thankful for of your spouse. You will realize how much that wil ...; Created on 24 March 2016
10. Pastor's Wives, Your Support for Your Husband Matters Immensely: So many times, I have seen it. The pastor or minister's wife takes a backseat role to her husband. Some women have even said "that's what he does." I don't believe that wives necessarily MUST work in the mini ...; Created on 17 March 2016
11. 9 Things You Can Learn as a Pastor's Wife ...: I grew up going to a Catholic Church, so the only man of God I knew was the priest, and he vowed to celibacy. I never even knew of a pastor and a pastor's wife. I grew up in a small farm town, so I wa ...; Created on 18 February 2016
12. The Pastor's Wife: The Forgotten Church Member ...: ... forgotten church member?" The answer is us—the pastor's wife. This is not a feel-sorry-for-us article, but it is written to bring to the church's attention a very important member who frequently sacrifi ...; Created on 21 January 2016
13. No Two Marriages Are Alike, but Some Are Amazingly Like Yours: ... every case have their ups and downs. So, if you've been feeling like a failure because a) your husband spends more time at the church than at home, b) your wife isn't nearly the cook or housekeeper yo ...; Created on 16 July 2015
14. 11 Things Pastors Need to Know Their Spouses Are Thinking: One of the more pleasant surprises of this blog the past few years is the opportunity to interact with the spouses of pastors. I use the term "pastors" to refer to the lead pastor of a church most of the ...; Created on 02 June 2015
15. Here Is Perhaps the Greatest Failing of Godly Pastor-Husbands: Many a preacher who loves the Lord, enjoys his ministry and seems to be doing well wishes he had married differently. His wife does not appreciate him sufficiently. Give me a break. Here is what this looks ...; Created on 27 March 2015