Scripture does not give a job description for the wife of a man in ministry. So how do we know what God expects from us? What is our role? Paul gives us some character qualifications that are necessary for a deaconess or wives of deacons. "Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things" (1 Tim. 3:11). As wives of men in ministry, you and I must be sure that we have this kind of exemplary character...our calling is exactly the same as that of every other woman in the church - to be a godly woman, wife, mother, and a faithful member of the body of Christ...
...The role of a wife of a man in ministry is no different than any other exemplary woman in the church... Keep in mind that you are not on a pedestal because of your position as the wife of a man in ministry. You and I are sinners saved by His matchless grace, not having to prove anything in ourselves.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Ministry Wives #1
My husband just returned from one of the 9Marks Weekenders at Capitol Hill Baptist. He learnt so much, and since his return, so have I. He brought me a few books back, books that I sense will be invaluable. I've already made good headway with two of them. Here's a quote from Mary Somerville's, One with a Shepherd: The Tears & Triumphs of a Ministry Marriage, something that I, as well as others, need to be mindful of.
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very true.
Some of the problems ministry wives face is not in how they think of themselves, but how others in the church and community view them. I had a family member who accused me of thinking I was better than her because my husband had recently become a pastor. I was shocked. I treated her nor anyone else any differently when my dh became a minister. However, she perceived that my *position* must have elevated me somehow. I lovingly set her straight. It was one of the first challenges I faced when my husband took on his calling. A minister's wife's first calling is to be his wife. I just wish others would understand that.
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