Today, I am actually just going to link you over to Dr. Thom Rainer’s blog post on this. I worked with him on getting this simple research put together and just wanted you as a minister’s wife to see you are NOT alone in many of the things you face. Women’s leaders, these are things for you to be aware of as you minister to these women in your church. Find ways to reach out and encourage … [Read more...]

Ministry Wives Weekend 2009 from BGCO Women on Vimeo.As a ministry wife, what kind of shoes do you wear?  Listen to co-authors of In Our Shoes: Real Life Issues for Ministers’ Wives by Ministers’ Wives, Jennifer Landrith and Rachel Lovingood,  as they share their thoughts about the different kinds of shoes ministry wives wear!For more from Jennifer and Rachel, check out the … [Read more...]

  Our guest blogger is Karen Alexander-Doyel.Karen is a writer for the Tennessee Baptist Convention Ministers’ Wives blog. She is a speaker and conference leader, former pastor’s wife, and LifeWay Ministry Multiplier from Lenoir City, TN. Karen was married to Dr. Douglas R. Alexander, former pastor of First Baptist Church in Lenoir City until his untimely death a few years … [Read more...]

We have just added a new blog category for ministers’ wives! Our guest blogger is Karen Alexander-Doyel Karen is a writer for the Tennessee Baptist Convention Ministers’ Wives blog .She is a speaker and conference leader, former pastor’s wife, and LifeWay Ministry Multiplier from Lenoir City, TN. Karen was married to Dr. Douglas R. Alexander, former pastor of First Baptist Church … [Read more...]

One question we have gotten at our YOULead training event  is “What do you do when the pastor’s wife is not on board with the women’s ministry?” I have heard this many times before.  We would probably all love for our pastor’s wife to support and participate in what we are doing with women in the church.  But do we EXPECT it as a part of her role? I do … [Read more...]