ministers' wives get real

Lifeway is hosting a "Minsters' Wives get real" broadcast TOMORROW! So make your plans to tune in live at 9:30am central.

I'm rather excited about this because there are not a lot of "web conferences" or "conferences" for Pastors' Wives.

Panel discussions are one of my favorites!

Click here for live video streaming.

There will be a live audience of 300 Pastors' Wives.


Our friend Brandi Wilson from Leading and Loving It will be on the panel discussion board and that is exciting in itself!

Other guest on the panel include: Rachel Lovingwood, Leighann McCoy, Jennifer Landrith, Pam Case. The live event is FREE.

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speaking of networking..

I found this article by Becky Badry, on the Lifeway site. It's about pastor's wives finding ways to network with each other and the benefits of developing these relationships, including:

Encouragement to keep priorities straight. Women are people-pleasers by nature. Imagine what a challenge it is to try to please the whole church. Keeping God first, family second, and ministry third are challenges that are common to these women.

Mentoring relationships, friendships, and role models. Based upon several surveys of ministers’ wives, a leading concern is loneliness. How can you be involved in a congregation of people and feel alone? It's easier than you think. I experienced it as I entered into marriage at the age of 19. Suddenly I had gone from a 19-year-old youth to being a minister’s wife! It was a whole different playing field in many ways--including socially. Granted, I was pretty unprepared for the change and the role. It wasn't like anyone presented me with a "minister's wife manual" as a wedding gift. However, I sought out other wives to relate to, observed their lives, and allowed them to become my role models and mentors.

A listening, loving, safe environment. As minister’s wives gather, they like to tell their stories. The safe environment of a peer support group allows for ministers' wives to receive affirmation when moving toward Christ-likeness, but also allows for feedback from different perspectives. Prayer support becomes critical for these wives.

They also list ideas for connecting PWs in your community. Check out the article here.

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networking with other PWs

Back in April, Craig Groeschel, pastor of Lifechurch.tv in Oklahoma, opened his blog up for readers to ask his wife, Amy, questions. The question I posted was:

Do you network with other pastor’s wives in your area? If so, what activities/events have you found to be the most beneficial in terms of support, sharing, spiritual growth, etc.

Here's her answer: (check out the rest of the question/answer blogs here)

Delina, Yes! For the past several years I have co-hosted a pastors’ wives luncheon in our metro area. We gather together at least semi-annually to connect as friends and pray for one another. It has been a wonderful blessing to get to know and deeply care for these women and the churches they serve.

If you’d like to start something like this in your community, here are a few ideas:

• Start with two or three pastors’ wives you know and ask them to invite their friends.
• Ask your husband which pastors he knows whose wives might be interested.
• Pray and ask God to show you ministers you’ve never met that you could invite.
• I’ve found that most pastors’ wives can make it to a midweek lunch. Many love to bring something and contribute.
• Chances are good you’ll be shocked at how many ministry wives crave these friendships.

I strongly recommend you start uniting ministries however you can in your community!

Have any of you have success networking with other PWs?

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