There’s been a big wave of pastoral resignations lately, both with friends of mine in real life, and among the many pastoral families that I have contact with in my online communities. While a resignation may be, in its simplest form, a date on the calendar that marks the end of one season and the… Read More 5 Things Every Pastor’s Wife Wants You to Know After Her Husband Resigns
“We must not evaluate our spiritual progress based on how many projects we accomplished or deadlines we met today. Our life with God is more like the planting of a garden. When we arise from sowing in the secret place, we will not usually be able to point to immediate results or benefits. What we… Read More Ministry Matters: 3 Ways to Accost Your Accomplishment Addiction
Every year it seems that God impresses a different aspect of the Christmas story on my heart in an indelible way, causing me to value His advent a little more than the previous year. This season has been incredibly rich. I’ve chosen to be mostly “unplugged” from social media and my phone in order to… Read More Ministry Matters {Christmas Edition}: How Fear is the Gateway to Joy
1. Pray specifically and consistently for her. Prayer is the most important thing you will ever do for your pastor’s wife. I made this one number one because ironically, if you are not praying for her, it is likely that you will struggle with supporting her in the other eight ways outlined in this… Read More 9 Things You Should Be Doing to Support Your Pastor’s Wife
1.You will never regret choosing to give grace. The very essence of the wonder of grace is that it is bestowed on undeserving recipients! God gave us abundant grace while we were yet sinners, and He still does lavish us with undeserved, daily grace. In order to give grace, we must first know how to… Read More 10 Choices You Will Never Regret Making as a Pastor’s Wife
