A few weeks ago I had the amazing opportunity to be part of the Armed and Dangerous Retreat, hosted by sweet friends Lori Wilhite and Brandi Wilson. It was a fabulous time of connecting, sharing and learning from some great women in ministry!
At one point, I was part of a Q&A session where I was asked several questions that brought the reality of day-to-day life as a pastor’s wife to the forefront of the discussion.
One of the biggest questions I was asked was …
How do you get your children to love the ministry?
This is such a crucial issue as a pastor’s wife, because I believe we play a major role in how our children view the church. It comes down to this: so goes my attitude (and Ed’s) towards ministry, so goes our children’s attitude towards ministry.
Ed teaches leaders that the ministry is “brutiful” – that there’s a beautiful side and a brutal side to it. That’s so, so true. As a pastor’s wife (and Ed as a pastor), our job is to protect our children as much as we can from the brutal side of it and to show them the beautiful, life-changing, miraculous aspects of ministry.
Some of the other questions I was asked at the Armed and Dangerous Retreat were:
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How do you handle criticism?
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What do you do if there is a moral issue to deal with?
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How do you balance family and ministry day-to-day?
Tomorrow, at 12:00 pm CST, Ed and I will be taking part in a live webinar where we’ll look at these questions and more.
I truly believe this is a time when we can learn from each other and open up about some of the tough to handle issues we all deal with in life. I hope you’ll join us for this live session. I can’t wait to answer your questions!
