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Getting to Know You: Q&A with a Pastor’s Wife

Have you ever wanted to sit down and ask your pastor’s wife some questions? In this blog, Elizabeth Brinson, wife of Pastor Greg Brinson of London Bridge Baptist Church, has shared some questions she would like to ask. She even…

Pastor Wives CHAT

Encouraging others is one of my spiritual gifts. Allow me to encourage you with a few things I’ve learned and will continue to learn in the ministry. God doesn’t need perfection just a moldable heart! Courage to be a pastor’s…

Sunday Morning Slow Down

I'm often guilty of walking too fast through a crowd. My fast paced mental agenda brain feels like those old pinball machines. As soon as the church doors open, I'm the pinball that has been launched out of the narrow passageway…

Finishing Well

This time of year, we are often overwhelmed by countless graduation and recognition awards ceremonies. As a pastor’s wife, I receive more than my share of invitations. My daughter sometimes becomes a little resentful as she longs for the simplicity…

Questions from Pastors’ Wives: How Do I Respond When People Leave Our Church?

I said last summer that I planned to move away from writing about ministry and church planting, but in reality I haven't moved away from it much at all. Why fight it? I'm passionate about the church, passionate about ministry,…

Confidence in Your Calling

This year I've felt a bit wobbly in my calling. I've kept right on doing what it is I've known for sure in the past I was to give my time and energy to, but sometimes it feels as if…

The Gift of Being Limited

On Monday I stayed in my pajamas until 4 pm. Although I woke up early and drank two back-to-back heaping cups of coffee, the fuzz of sleep didn't burn away until late morning. By that point, showering and changing into…

Three Lessons from the Farmer about Faith

My brother-in-law Travis, a farmer, daily dips his hands in the fertile south Texas soil that is his family’s very provision. In the current season, the realized hope of summer harvest has past, and the remnants of harvested crops have…

For the Struggling Church Planting Wife

It’s hard, I know. The uncertainty, the all-encompassing nature of the work, the homesickness, the discouragement—church planting is simply not for the faint of heart.Church planting is like taking the leap into marriage or becoming a first-time parent. As much…

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