What Not to Say to a Preacher’s Wife

Without the women of the Church there would be no Church. Wherever I go, the Pastors wife and a strong group of women keep Churches going and are such a help to the Pastor and his wife. Like here at FGGAM, Sharon’s nursing salary is vital to keeping FGGAM going, and I know other cases where the wives of Pastors work to support the Church. I so much respect the wives of Pastors. I love my Dear Sharon, because I know she always cares about my well being. She is my sounding board, she is the one that meets me after funerals to encourage me, like she did after the service I officiated at for an 8 year-old girl who drowned. Without my Sharon, I would be off in the ditch someplace! This message is also for the men who help their wife, who is a Pastor. I know of a precious man who works full-time to support his wife and family who is an awesome Pastor. Pastors are very much under appreciated in the American society.

PS: October is Pastor Appreciation Month! What did you do for your Pastor to show your appreciation?

FROM CHURCHLEADERS:

Joe McKeever

“Encourage one another and lift up one another…” (I Thessalonians 5:11, somewhat, and a favorite line in an old chorus)

“You cannot use my name.”

That’s how the typical private note from a preacher’s wife begins.

Marlene introduced herself as the wife of a pastor. She had come across our article from a year or more ago on “59 things not to say to a preacher.” Back then, I had solicited input from Facebook friends and ended up with that number of comments which preachers do not need to hear and which affect them negatively. The article got a good bit of play and drew more than a fair share of controversial reactions.

Preachers loved the list. And so did their wives, incidentally.

There’s a lot of hurt out there

What Not to Say to a Preacher’s Wife

THE CHRISTIAN POST:

By Nicole Alcindor, CP Reporter

Standing at 6-feet-tall, Jessie Roseberry of Indiana can still recall when she first fell in love with her husband. It was on the campus of her Christian college about a decade ago. She locked eyes with someone “amazingly” taller than her. At 6-foot-7-inches tall, Eric Roseberry would later become a pastor, her best friend and her husband.

In 2005, the 19-year-old was the completing a dual degree in nursing and missionary studies. She said it was his “peculiar” but “attractive” height that first grabbed her attention. She couldn’t help but notice his “wide” and “bright” smile from ear to ear.

5 pastors’ wives share blessings, challenges of their calling for Pastor Appreciation Month

I was taught in Christian radio that only 10% of the listeners give, so very true, that or less. So very many soak in our resources and never give, that holds true here at FGGAM and so very many ministries. But God has surrounded us with very, very faithful givers and keeps us going. God performs miracles all the time here at FGGAM, like the time Pastor Ruben and Lucy Gomez of Midland, Texas donated the ‘JESUS CAR’ to us! AWE OF GOD!!!!  I like to shout it from the rooftops! It is an interesting dynamic, I know some Churches that are kept going by one just a few individuals. With the older demographics of many Churches, it is stressful for many Pastors. The population of young people in rural New Mexico is dropping as there are not many jobs and also many just do not go to Church. The elders have no one to follow in their footsteps in many cases. I know, I see it. I could do a sermon or two on giving. God has never ordered anything that He has not already paid for!

FROM CHURCHLEADERS:

Charles Stone

Tithing is a spiritual discipline many Christians practice. In its simplest form, it means giving back to God 10 percent of what you make. I’ve practiced it for years as a regular part of my giving. I tithe ‘plus’ to my local church and I give to other causes on top of that. However, throughout my 35 years of ministry I’ve seen 10 common reasons that church people don’t tithe.

I list the 10 reasons people don’t tithe below with a counterpoint below each.

Reasons people do not give to the Church