Eve: You Are More Than Your Mistakes

We LOVE that God includes the lives of real broken women in the bible and reveals how he interacts with and redeems them. Women need other women. You don’t have to remain alone in your faith even when no one is around. We are excited to surround ourselves with...

What Other Women in the Bible Teach Us About Ourselves and Ministry

Women need other women. True, we have our husbands, children, etc. But women are unique to other women because we see and feel things similarly and can support each other from that common vantage point.  We aren’t meant to live alone, isolated, or in our silos....

4 Ways To Say No in Ministry Without Feeling Guilty

As ministry wives, we get a lot of requests to do a variety of things: serve at a luncheon, teach a bible study, listen, advise, solve problems, decorate for an event, have lunch, host things, and take information to our husbands. It’s easy to feel like we have...

Feeling the Pressure of Ministry Success and Failure

As followers of Jesus, we live on mission by sharing the gospel and engaging our broken world. We help, listen, bring meals, visit hospitals, pray, and invite as we love Jesus by serving our churches and communities.  How do we evaluate the work that we do? What do we...

When People Are Just Too Much

People can be so sweet. But sometimes in masses, they are a lot to handle. Just too much. Too many questions. Too much interest. Too much advice. Too many words. Too many needs. Too many opinions. Too much.  The way I respond to other people is more about what’s going...

Can I Really Have a True Friend in Ministry?

As a ministry wife, it can be very difficult to have a true friend. There are so many layers to being in church leadership, and people often hold you to unrealistic expectations and may treat you differently. It’s not easy. But, some of my sweetest friendships I...