I was recently asked by a man who traveled as a church business consultant why pastor’s wives no longer were actively involved in the ministry like they were in the past. It is true that the role of the pastor’s wife has changed through the years. When we pastored our first church in the early…
A wife of noble character is a crown to her husband but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones. Proverbs 12: 4 I have been in the ministry alongside of my husband for over 50 years. I will readily admit that when I first answered the call to ministry I was very idealistic….
John Piper’s article Is There a Place for Female Professors at Seminary has raised quite a lot of debate in recent weeks. I have read a lot of responses to it, both in favor of his view and in opposition to it; and I would like to now add my own voice on this subject…
Many times we think of burned out Christians as Christian leaders, but there are a lot of burned out Christians serving in in volunteer ministry, too. Are you one of those burned out Christians, afraid to let people down? Maybe you’re a chronic “yes”-sayer, afraid your “no” will disappoint God; or maybe you know for…
