By Diane Nix In ministry, we live our lives with high expectations. According to the web, the word expectation defined as a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future, a belief that someone will or should achieve something. Expectation is conjecture, assumption, hope! Awe! There it is…hope! Proverbs thirteen…
By: Anita Cook I wish that I knew then, what I know now… Come to think of it; I say that way more frequently the more seasoned I become. Early on in ministry, a visit to our house with little or no notice would send me into a frenzied state. And oh, my poor family–I…
By: Jodi Aiken “Now that my husband is a Pastor do I need to lengthen my skirts?” This question was one of many I had as we entered the ministry. I felt so inadequate to be the wife of a Pastor. I viewed Pastor’s wives as having it all together, well versed in the Word,…
By: Rebecca Holloway With the office of pastor’s wife comes a list of expectations. We’ve all read articles on the internet or books about how to meet those expectations. But what if you CAN’T respond to those expectations? What if it becomes humanly impossible for you to serve? What if you are sidelined by a…
By: Christi Watson Until I was a preteen, I ate up every part of being a pastor’s kid. In my eyes, my Dad knew everything about God and everyone loved my Dad. Being a pastor’s kid afforded me opportunities to do things like have lunch with my favorite musicians. Doors were opened for me to…
Many of us carry a burden of unmet expectations. Expectations that come from others, God’s, our own. They weigh us down to the point of daily exhaustion and a sense of defeat. I know this weight. I too carry it. So this article today is written to myself first and then to you, Sister, loved…
My hope is built on nothing less… When was the last time you clarified just where you place your hope? I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on… We know the right responses, and lyrics of this old hymn, but do we really believe what we sing? Do we examine our hearts…
Recently I was tagged in a Facebook post by a woman who was active in the student ministry in one of our former churches. She posted an old picture of her and another friend ( scrunched 80’s hair and all) saying, “This was taken over twenty years ago right after I was baptized. I will…
Tracy Osborne If everyone reading this was asked to finish the sentence, “I wish I had a dollar for each time I…”, we would have as many different answers as readers. Currently I would probably answer something like, “…picked something up off the floor”. Earlier in my life, however, it would have been,…
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