No matter how wonderful a person, place, or thing is, there seems to be something connected to it that is just not fun. Every fulfilling thing has another side, a requirement: it takes effort—I call it grunt work! It’s in the details, and requires you to think-through, organize, plan, prepare—in other words, work. It requires…
Like any other new thing we encounter, we anticipate what we know and plan how to handle the known challenges. The early season of ministry has so many new things for us. As my husband and I entered our formal full time service, it corresponded to his first semester in school. Were we both in…
My husband is THE minister, but hey—what about me? Where do I fit in, and do I even count at all? Seems there are so many expectations, including own expectations, so how do I know what to do, or be? My husband often referred to the “BE” theory – – God created the world and…
Would you believe that doing whatever necessary for us once meant freezing eggs? Yep, when it was necessary, we froze eggs. In our early days of ministry, the economy was similar to 2011. Life was uncertain. Gasoline prices spiked. People traded large vehicles for small cars. Most people who also lived on campus did whatever…
I think in fairly simple terms, such as—in God’s world there are only two families, and two spirits. There is the Holy Spirit, and the unholy spirit. The unholy spirit is of Satan, the ruler of this world, and his job is rob, kill and destroy you. Therefore, you will face opposition, and disappointments. This…
When you are a new pastor’s wife most everything is a first occasion. If your husband is a pastor, then you have a new pastor too! I hope you love the messages God gives your pastor/husband. One student wife confided to me, “I just hate how my husband tries to preach.” Now that would…
I believe church congregations who work with first-time pastors must be a really special bunch of folks! I believe God must have a special love for those congregations. There was so much my husband and I did not know as we began with that first place of service; we didn’t even know questions to ask….
Day 10 Welcome to your first ministry opportunity! You must be excited, thrilled, and eager to engage in real ministry! How is this first place of service different from where you were? Is the state or town different? Is the church rural, metropolitan, or suburban? Are the church members like the people you were accustomed…
Have you found yourself in a bind, and wondering, just how do we live like this? (This, of course, will vary family to family.) What are the demands you face? What choices do you face just now? One common dilemma to many new in ministry is that of being under-employed. I chose to be the…
Day 8 I had this weird and wonderful concept that people in ministry would eagerly befriend one another! In the early student days, people seemed more willing to be friends, but once pastors and their families lived nearer their respective churches, friendships with others in ministry seldom occurs. When we moved to a new state,…
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