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- 1. Pastors' Satisfaction in Their Work Takes Nosedive ...
- The percentage of pastors who are "very satisfied" with their jobs has drastically decreased in the past eight years, and it's a strong indication of why many believe the church itself is in decline toda ...
- Created on 20 March 2023
- 2. 3 Must-Know Tax Benefits for Pastors and Ministers ...
- Some pastors find themselves saying something along the lines of, "I am so upset that I owe $5,875.00 on my tax return!" Or you may hear another pastor saying how excited they are because they would b ...
- Created on 12 January 2021
- 3. 3 Things Your Minister's Wife Probably Won't Tell You
- ... ter's wife even better. Ministers' wives are growing too. I'm a sinner saved by grace, just like you. I might even be worse. I would never have been awarded the title "Most Likely to Be a Pastor's Wi ...
- Created on 29 April 2020
- 4. 5 Practical Ways to Support Your Minister's Family
- ... bout their concerns, questions or suggestions instead of going directly to the pastor—or, when appropriate and only when directly involved, the pastor's spouse. It takes courage to speak directly to the ...
- Created on 27 April 2020
- 5. 10 Things Pastors Only Say to Other Pastors ...
- ... y ear to bend must be a careful decision. Many pastors feel freer to be most transparent with someone who has walked in their shoes—namely, other pastors. Throughout the last month, I asked dozens of pasto ...
- Created on 09 March 2020
- 6. 10 Reasons Every Church Should Send Their Pastor on a Missions Trip
- ... n (Matt. 28:18-20) is for all churches, and pastors most influence the direction of the church. I have never found a strong Great Commission, missions-minded church without a pastor who sets that agend ...
- Created on 30 January 2020
- 7. This One Act of Pastoral Kindness May Bring Guests Back to Your Church
- ... Mission and Evangelism at Wheaton College and serves as executive director of the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism. He has planted, revitalized and pastored churches, trained pastors and church plante ...
- Created on 29 July 2019
- 8. The 5 Life-Changing Challenges Every Pastor's Wife Faces ...
- "The pastor's wife." It's how most people introduce me. Some have asked if that bothers me. I lean toward taking it as a compliment. Yes, I am my own person and have my own identity. However, I learned l ...
- Created on 21 February 2019
- 9. 7 Ways to Honor Your Pastor's Spouse ...
- One of the toughest jobs in the church is being the spouse of a pastor. It has been called the loneliest job in the church. No doubt I had one of the best pastor's wives in Cheryl. By trade, Cheryl is a ...
- Created on 31 August 2018
- 10. Top 3 Worries Pastors' Wives Battle—And How to Overcome Them ...
- Few of us are eager to admit we give in to the temptation of worry. Scripture clearly commands against it, yet we allow it to quietly creep into our hearts, hidden from the notice of others. Pastors' wives ...
- Created on 26 October 2017
- 11. New Research on Pastors' Spouses Reveals Sad Reality Many Face ...
- A brand-new LifeWay Research study came out last week about the lives of Protestant pastors' spouses. The representative study of 720 spouses revealed that their lives and ministries were a mixture of ...
- Created on 20 September 2017
- 12. Life in a Fishbowl: Survey Gives Voice to Pastors' Spouses ...
- The vast majority of U.S. Protestant pastors' spouses say ministry has had a positive effect on their families, but many report being isolated and under financial stress. A new LifeWay Research survey, ...
- Created on 13 September 2017
- 13. 10 Unfair Expectations People Place on Pastors' Wives ...
- In many churches, the pastor's wife carries heavy burdens. Sometimes, they are impossible expectations. To be fair, this post could refer to any church staff person, male or female, so it could be calle ...
- Created on 05 September 2017
- 14. Why Every Pastor's Wife Needs This Kind of Friend ...
- ... and I had been diagnosed with breast cancer in January. Ronnie and I were attending a conference for pastors and wives, and I had arrived with a broken heart. I knew some of the women by name who were ...
- Created on 23 June 2017
- 15. How a Ministry Transition Can Affect Your Wife
- From transitioning ministry opportunities to transitioning ministry styles to church revitalization, the pastor's wife often feels like the driftwood caught in a roiling tide. While her pastor husband ma ...
- Created on 26 October 2016
- 16. Why Pastors' Wives Have a Target on Their Back ...
- "What are these wounds ... ? I was wounded in the house of my friends" (Zech. 13:6, NASB). A year or two back, I wrote an article on pastors' wives that has traveled around the Earth a couple of times. "T ...
- Created on 11 October 2016
- 17. An All Too Common Tale: A Pastor's Wife in Distress ...
- ... mine, but the words are hers. The Lonely Pastor's Wife "Please allow me to share my feelings about the last many years of being a pastor's wife. I tried on many occasions to talk to my husband about it (loneline ...
- Created on 04 August 2016
- 18. 5 Battles a Pastor's Wife Must Fight ...
- ... o decipher how to apply it to every situation we face. However, the Word of God has every answer we need. Here are five battles pastor's wives encounter on their journey: 1. Finding God's purpose for t ...
- Created on 16 June 2016
- 19. Finding Purpose in the Glass House
- From time to time, you might hear about how pastors and their families live in a glass house. There is no hiding your life when it comes to pastoring. For a pastor's wife, the "glass house living" is feeli ...
- Created on 21 April 2016
- 20. Ladies, Take the Mask Off in Your Ministry
- ... iber of people I come into contact with or other women ministers and pastor's wives, I can look at their accomplishments or their lives and begin to feel insecure. I have had many cycles of those feeli ...
- Created on 14 April 2016
