INSPY Award Finalist Maura Sullivan thought she knew what she was getting into when married soon-to-be pastor Nick Shepherd. But when "the other woman" in her marriage turned out to be her husband's congregation, she ran. Six years later, she's back in the small community of Granger, Ohio, for the reading of a will that names both her and Nick as beneficiaries. Now, Maura must face the husband - and the congregation - she left behind.
In 1853, Antoinette Brown Blackwell was ordained by a Congregationalist church, but her ordination was not recognized by the denomination, so she eventually left and joined the Unitarians who recognized her ordination in 1878.
From my tendency toward the savior complex to the complexity of parenting pastor's kids, I found kinship, courage, and wisdom in her words. I encourage every pastor's wife to read this book.
Lorna Dobson knows firsthand the struggles and joys of being married to a pastor—and the questions, not the least of which is, “What is a ‘pastor's wife,’ anyway?” As her poll of hundreds of women reveals, the wife of a minister ...
Pastor's wife, Kirstie Donovan, lives life in a fishbowl, so when she hops on the back of a bright pink motorcycle, tongues start to wag at the conservative, century-old First Independent Christian Community Church of Eels Falls.
Revival will not come through a program but through a true passion to be a part of the change that needs to come to the church. It is with this passion that I have written this book.
What could possibly drive a pastor's wife to run away from home?
The Pastor's Wife
The devil uses this to cause division in the church. God said that where there is unity, there is strength. This book will unsilence this area in the church so that the church can move forward in unity and the love of God.
How does she deal with church gossip, or even slander? As a pastor’s wife of almost fifty years, Jani Ortlund addresses these questions, along with many others, as she offers encouragement and guidance to ministry wives.
John Gill, John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible (Seattle: Amazon Digital Services, 2012). 3. Bob Benson, Laughter in the Walls (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1990). 4. Elisabeth Elliot, Through Gates of Splendor (Wheaton: Tyndale, ...