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FINDING FRIENDS AS A PASTOR’S WIFE
Finding friends as a pastor’s wife… how could this short phrase be such a layered subject? The Writers’ Team at Alongside knew that to dive into this complicated topic, we’d need friends! So we linked arms and decided to dive into these questions together. We hope you enjoy the kaleidoscope of answers as much as we did!
GUTSY JOY AS A PASTOR’S WIFE
Perhaps your ministry journey hasn’t turned out at all like you thought it would…and you feel alone and scared. Where in the world does joy fit into that? How could joy fit into that?
TRANSITIONING CHURCHES AS A PASTOR’S WIFE
Leaving a church and entering a new one…it sounds so simple on paper, like hearing the gears of a three pronged turnstyle. Click click click....leaving one space to enter another. But any of us who have been through this process know…to see the real story would be...
Helping Ministry Kids Transition Well – 5 Things To Keep In Mind For Tough Days
Discover a handful of reminders to help you walk with your children through a church transition.
THE PASTOR’S WIFE CRISIS CONDUIT: MOVING PEOPLE FROM FIRST CONTACT TO REAL CARE
Three things I do when someone is struggling on a Sunday morning and God has placed me in that moment with them.
“IF ONLY”: FINDING FRIENDSHIPS IN BIG CHURCH VS. SMALL CHURCH AS A PASTOR’S WIFE
There are dangers and snares with distracted daydreaming to be somewhere “better”. We’ve discovered that some of these daydreams are actually myths. We’d love for you to listen in on this myth-buster conversation between Coletta and Julie Lynn.
Conflict in Ministry Marriage: CHALLENGING WITH RESPECT
Letting a fallen sinner lead is always difficult. And sometimes no easier when he’s your husband.
5 FUN THINGS ABOUT PASTOR’S WIFE LIFE
Laughter is God’s GRACIOUS gift to us. In your pastor’s wife life journey…where can you capture moments of laughter like fireflies in a jar? Where is it in your long dirt road that only God could break through with the birth of a deep ridiculous belly laugh?
CONFLICT IN MINISTRY MARRIAGE PART 1: TIME
It’s so utterly predictable. When the pressure goes up at church, the amount of conflict that happens in our marriage follows the same trajectory. And when the stress mounts on both fronts, we find ourselves less able to deal with any of it well. But conflict isn’t...
WHEN GOODBYES AREN’T GRANTED: DEALING WITH FRIENDS WHO LEAVE YOUR CHURCH
Not having the opportunity to say goodbye happens often in ministry. But we rarely realize the impact that it has on us. Here are five ways to effectively manage relationships for your good and for God’s glory:
When Loving Your Pastor-Husband Is Difficult – 4 Ways to Move Toward Him When You’ve Been Hurt
As much as we may want to, we cannot change our husbands. What we CAN do is choose to trust that God’s love is enough to carry us into obedience. Laying down our pride and reaching toward our husband is a step toward healing. In our obedience we will find God working in ways we haven’t seen yet.
LOVING PEOPLE WITH HIGH EMOTIONAL NEEDS
Emotionally needy people can see the pastor’s wife as a safe go-to and can consequently try to monopolize time on Sunday morning, maybe without even realizing it.
INVESTING INTENTIONALLY – TOOLS FOR PASTORS’ WIVES
We’d been meeting for a few months now and still not getting below the surface. She was one of those beautiful people, from a beautiful family, that seemed (on the outside at least) to have things figured out. She’d sought me out after church one day because God had...
GROWING IN WISDOM – Worksheet for Pastors’ Wives
Here is a tool to help you reflect and inquire of the Lord as you learn from this past year.
YOUR GIFT TO JESUS AS A PASTOR’S WIFE – A GUIDED PRAYER
Carve out a few minutes. Just you. Take some time to read through this familiar prophesy of the coming of our Emmanuel. And make yourself pause to reflect on what God is saying to His people Israel, but also to what He is saying to you.